Dr. Sedef Uncu Akı · Independent advisor

The system is changing.
Are you?

Sustainability is not a reporting agenda. It is how value is created.

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Approach

From insight
to implementation.

Business insight, innovation and sustainability combined in practical, scalable solutions.

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Understand
See the whole system. Identify the questions that matter.
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Connect
Bring science, market insight and commercial reality together.
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Implement
Translate direction into decisions, action and measurable progress.

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An independent perspective

Experience, research
and leadership.

Dr. Sedef Uncu Akı’s background spans more than 25 years of global experience, including responsibility for ORTA’s €100 million denim business. A PhD in Textile Technology and Management, a book on investment decisions and chapters on life-cycle assessment, sustainability and emerging biomaterials bring a research perspective to industrial and commercial decisions.

Background & experience

Selected work

Real challenges.
Tangible outcomes.

A selection of projects, collaborations and initiatives across business, innovation and sustainability.

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ORTA Anadolu · 2016–2023

Connecting sustainability with commercial performance

LCA across five impact categories for every collection product, supplier mapping for transparency, and margin-focused commercial and operational management.

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Bossa · 2004–2016

Industrial innovation and operational excellence

R&D leadership, the introduction of LCA, operational excellence and Six Sigma projects connecting innovation with process improvement.

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GOZEN · 2024–2025

Commercialising LUNAFORM and establishing manufacturing operations

Commercialisation of LUNAFORM, a bio-based leather alternative, and the establishment of manufacturing operations, alongside investor engagement.

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Perspectives

Ideas that
move us forward.

Insights, conversations and new perspectives on business, innovation and a more sustainable future.

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Forthcoming chapter · CRC Press

A Case Study on Bacterial Nanocellulose at the Forefront of Textile Innovation

Forthcoming chapter on biomaterials, biofabrication, bacterial nanocellulose and GOZEN’s LUNAFORM™ as a case study.

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Webinar · event announcement

Blue Goes Green: Designing Denim’s Eco Future

A webinar announced for 14 November 2023 with Sedef Uncu Akı, Jenny Fredricsdotter, Jane Palmer and Daniel Grushkin, exploring denim innovation and sustainability.

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