Lars is a trained economist with many years of experience writing reports on sustainable consumption for various international organizations and publishing in books and journals. He works at the European Environment Agency as an expert on consumption and products with focus specifically on textiles and plastics, and previously worked at the OECD and the UN. He is the author of various EEA briefings and reports on textiles consumption and the environment as well as on sustainable consumption. He works on a daily basis with policy makers across Europe, serving as a bridge between science and policy making on consumption, products, textiles and plastics.