Ana Loureiro
Candidate for President in 2024.
ISWA volunteer since 2002.
I believe in ISWA as a living entity that fosters cooperation at all levels, ensuring that public health and a safe environment are rights for everyone.
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Why I am a Candidate
Our action counts and we can make a difference, making sure that we are able to transform waste into resources and that ISWA leads this way with TRUTH, COURAGE, and TRUST.
Ana Loureiro
Candidate for ISWA President
Upcoming Events
15 - 18
SEP
ISWA 2024 – Waste to Wealth, Solutions for a Sustainable Future
CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa
11 - 22
NOV
COP 29 – Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Baku Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
20 - 23
NOV
21.º ENaSB - Transformação Tecnológica para a Sustentabilidade
By APESB, at Altice Forum, Braga, Portugal
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Vision for the Coming Years
ISWA will be an influential global association with technical experience recognized by entities with decision-making power at the national and international level, built with highly qualified volunteers on environmental and human issues, with specific knowledge and experience in waste and resource management.
These volunteers, supported by a dynamic, multicultural and versatile executive team are committed to sharing their knowledge and contributing to a healthier planet and humanity, which treats and value their waste as resources and defines good environmental examples for society.
Values I believe:
Healthy Environment as a Human Right
I believe that in ISWA, defending the right to a healthy environment is a human right, and that adequate waste management is essential for this human right to concrete. But I also believe it is a human responsibility, and that one cannot discuss the end of the process without involving who began it.
One Size Doesn't Fit All
I believe that there are no miraculous, imported solutions that fit any society or anywhere. The same size doesn't fit everyone - a good solution in a country or a region may not be a good solution elsewhere.
No Technical Bias
I do not believe in technical biases, whether they are about the treatment of organic waste, waste to energy or fair transition. We are in a multi-cultural, multi-racial association with representatives of all religions, where all human beings can express themselves, where we can present diverse, more conservative or more innovative technical solutions, and help decision makers think by their own head and their own wallet.
Closing Open Dumpsites
I believe that the closing of open dumpsites is possible, necessary, and that it should be mandatory. No human right is safeguarded in this environment and should not be possible to enjoy any economic or social advantage with this activity. I also believe we are all responsible for the existence of these places, either because much of those materials come from distant countries or because we have not been able to be strong and influential enough for governments to commit to closing these locations and betting on more suitable solutions for their population.
Our Planet. Our ISWA.
Changing the World for the Better
When people ask me what ISWA is, I used to answer that it is the organization that helps countries and organizations perform better in their waste management, an organization that brings together professionals from all over the world, from various sectors of activity and knowledge, from universities to companies, with very diverse technical capabilities, which make this a unique association.
After a few years as a volunteer and having already been through several work groups, projects and experiences, I already know that it is much more than that – it is mainly a group of people who believe that their gestures and attitudes can change the world, who put their knowledge and experience available and at the service of the planet and that they do so with the possible and available resources, and with ethical and reliable partners.
And it is with this motivation that I believe the time has come to make my most substantial contribution, and put to use my ability to make connections between people, organizations and entities that seek and materialize solutions to environmental problems, contributing more effectively to these solutions.
I count on everyone, in the certainty that they can also count on me.
Quando me perguntam o que é a
ISWA, costumava responder que é a organização que ajuda paÃses e organizações e terem um melhor desempenho na sua gestão de resÃduos, uma organização que agrega profissionais de todo o mundo, de vários setores de atividade e conhecimento, desde as universidades à s empresas, com capacidades técnicas muito diversificadas, e que fazem desta uma associação única.
Depois de alguns anos como voluntária e de já ter passado por vários grupos de trabalho, projetos e experiências, já sei que é muito mais do que isso – é sobretudo um grupo de pessoas que acredita que os seus gestos e atitudes podem mudar o mundo, que colocam o seu conhecimento e experiência à disposição e ao serviço do planeta e que o fazem com os recursos possÃveis e disponÃveis, e com parceiros éticos e credÃveis.
E é com esta motivação que acredito que chegou a hora de dar o meu contributo mais substancial, e colocar ao serviço a minha capacidade de fazer ligações entre pessoas, organizações e entidades que procuram e materializam soluções para problemas ambientais, contribuindo de forma mais efetiva para essas soluções.
Conto com todos, na certeza de que também podem contar comigo.
Cuando la gente me pregunta qué es ISWA, yo respondÃa que es la organización que ayuda a los paÃses y organizaciones a desempeñarse mejor en su gestión de residuos, una organización que reúne a profesionales de todo el mundo, de diversos sectores de actividad y conocimiento, desde desde universidades hasta empresas, con muy diversas capacidades técnicas, que hacen de esta una asociación única.
Después de unos años como voluntaria y de haber pasado ya por varios grupos de trabajo, proyectos y experiencias, ya sé que es mucho más que eso, es principalmente un grupo de personas que creen que sus gestos y actitudes pueden cambiar el mundo, que pongan su conocimiento y experiencia a disposición y al servicio del planeta y que lo hagan con los recursos posibles y disponibles, y con socios éticos y confiables.
Y es con esta motivación que creo que ha llegado el momento de hacer mi aporte más sustancial, y poner en uso mi capacidad de hacer conexiones entre personas, organizaciones y entidades que buscan y materializan soluciones a los problemas ambientales, contribuyendo de manera más efectiva a dichas soluciones.
Cuento con todos, con la certeza de que ellos también pueden contar conmigo.
Quand les gens me demandaient ce qu'est l'ISWA, je répondais que c'est l'organisation qui aide les pays et les organisations à mieux performer dans leur gestion des déchets, une organisation qui rassemble des professionnels du monde entier, de divers secteurs d'activité et de connaissances, de des universités aux entreprises, aux capacités techniques très diverses, qui en font une association unique.
Après quelques années de bénévolat et ayant déjà vécu plusieurs groupes de travail, projets et expériences, je sais déjà que c'est bien plus que cela – c'est principalement un groupe de personnes qui croient que leurs gestes et leurs attitudes peuvent changer le monde, qui mettent leurs connaissances et leur expérience à disposition et au service de la planète et qu'ils le font avec les ressources possibles et disponibles, et avec des partenaires éthiques et fiables.
Et c'est avec cette motivation que je crois que le moment est venu d'apporter ma contribution la plus substantielle et de mettre à profit ma capacité à établir des liens entre des personnes, des organisations et des entités qui recherchent et matérialisent des solutions aux problèmes environnementaux, en contribuant plus efficacement à ces solutions.
Je compte sur tout le monde, avec la certitude qu'ils peuvent aussi compter sur moi.
Ana's Footprint at ISWA
Communication and
Social Issues Group
Ana started at ISWA in the Communication and Social Issues Group, and over time was Vice-Chair, Chairperson, and part of ISWA's Technical and Scientific Committee - she was the youngest person and the first woman to be part of this committee. At the age of 30, she assumed this mission and represented ISWA at national and world congresses, work meetings, local projects and management events.
Task Force on
Resource Management
Task Force dedicated to the topics of circular economy and resource management, which included the participation of a multidisciplinary team from the ISWA Technical and Scientific Committee, and which resulted in a collection of reports and videos that are still a reference on this topic today for the association. Ana was part of the review team and coordinated the final outputs of the team's work.
COVID-19 Communication Guidelines
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ana promoted informative videos, training actions and educational materials, that were released by ISWA with good waste management practices to be implemented by citizens and organizations, at a time when there was no information available from the authorities. This information resulted from rapid work to compile information and disseminate it at ISWA level when there were no valid references available.
International Waste Manager
Since this certification was created at ISWA, Ana encouraged the process from the beginning and involved dozens of candidates, not only from her company but also from professionals with the potential to obtain the certification.
ISWA Scholarship Programme: Trading Trash for Education
ISWA program, led by Timothy Bouldry, to which Ana gave her personal and professional support during the period in which it was active.
Edited Publications
Ana has more than 15 publications related to waste and resource management and its association with social issues, behavior change and environmental communication. These are the three most relevant publications, published in book form:
A Roadmap for Closing Dumpsites – The World’s most Polluted Places ISWA - International Solid Waste Association
ISWA - International Solid Waste Association · Sep 1, 2016
https://www.iswa.org/closing-the-worlds-biggest-dumpsites-task-force/?v=35357b9c8fe4
Strategic Environmental Communication | Comunicação Ambiental Estratégica
CCAC - Climate & Clean Air Coalition · May 1, 2016
Recycling - How to implement successful communication campaigns
Reciclagem - Como Implementar Campanhas de Comunicação de Sucesso
D-Waste · Apr 1, 2012
About Ana
Ana began her professional activity in the Environment in 1996, in the Forest Park of Monsanto, at the Lisbon City Council, but it was in 2000 that she entered the wonderful world of waste and resources when she joined Valorsul, the company that manages waste from Greater Lisbon with an integrated management system.
For 16 years, she was part of a multidisciplinary management team that implemented and managed urban waste for a population of 1.2 million inhabitants, with collection and treatment methods that use complementary technologies, including manual and automatic sorting of packaging, anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, energy recovery through incineration, landfills with energy recovery projects, among other initiatives.
Professional Experience
Her specialization is contact with the population and ensuring that environmental communication is ensured with all interested parties, whether through institutional partnerships or with the population, through the implementation of projects with the community and management of all contacts.
During these years, her experiences in crisis management, company mergers and the holding company privatization process, allowed Ana to be challenged in 2016 to create the corporate communications area at EGF, the holding company of 11 companies which, in Portugal, is leader in the sector and which treats and recovers around 60% of the country's urban waste, with added responsibilities and projects that impact the Portuguese population.
In 2024, Ana joins Mota-Engil Environment, working in Marketing and Communication of the holding that is a shareholder of EGF and SUMA, the two leading companies in Portugal in the collection and treatment of waste and resources, but also with international experience and projects in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
More info about Ana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-loureiro-29266414/
Quando me perguntam o que é a
ISWA, costumava responder que é a organização que ajuda paÃses e organizações e terem um melhor desempenho na sua gestão de resÃduos, uma organização que agrega profissionais de todo o mundo, de vários setores de atividade e conhecimento, desde as universidades à s empresas, com capacidades técnicas muito diversificadas, e que fazem desta uma associação única.
Depois de alguns anos como voluntária e de já ter passado por vários grupos de trabalho, projetos e experiências, já sei que é muito mais do que isso – é sobretudo um grupo de pessoas que acredita que os seus gestos e atitudes podem mudar o mundo, que colocam o seu conhecimento e experiência à disposição e ao serviço do planeta e que o fazem com os recursos possÃveis e disponÃveis, e com parceiros éticos e credÃveis.
E é com esta motivação que acredito que chegou a hora de dar o meu contributo mais substancial, e colocar ao serviço a minha capacidade de fazer ligações entre pessoas, organizações e entidades que procuram e materializam soluções para problemas ambientais, contribuindo de forma mais efetiva para essas soluções.
Conto com todos, na certeza de que também podem contar comigo.
Cuando la gente me pregunta qué es ISWA, yo respondÃa que es la organización que ayuda a los paÃses y organizaciones a desempeñarse mejor en su gestión de residuos, una organización que reúne a profesionales de todo el mundo, de diversos sectores de actividad y conocimiento, desde desde universidades hasta empresas, con muy diversas capacidades técnicas, que hacen de esta una asociación única.
Después de unos años como voluntaria y de haber pasado ya por varios grupos de trabajo, proyectos y experiencias, ya sé que es mucho más que eso, es principalmente un grupo de personas que creen que sus gestos y actitudes pueden cambiar el mundo, que pongan su conocimiento y experiencia a disposición y al servicio del planeta y que lo hagan con los recursos posibles y disponibles, y con socios éticos y confiables.
Y es con esta motivación que creo que ha llegado el momento de hacer mi aporte más sustancial, y poner en uso mi capacidad de hacer conexiones entre personas, organizaciones y entidades que buscan y materializan soluciones a los problemas ambientales, contribuyendo de manera más efectiva a dichas soluciones.
Cuento con todos, con la certeza de que ellos también pueden contar conmigo.
Quand les gens me demandaient ce qu'est l'ISWA, je répondais que c'est l'organisation qui aide les pays et les organisations à mieux performer dans leur gestion des déchets, une organisation qui rassemble des professionnels du monde entier, de divers secteurs d'activité et de connaissances, de des universités aux entreprises, aux capacités techniques très diverses, qui en font une association unique.
Après quelques années de bénévolat et ayant déjà vécu plusieurs groupes de travail, projets et expériences, je sais déjà que c'est bien plus que cela – c'est principalement un groupe de personnes qui croient que leurs gestes et leurs attitudes peuvent changer le monde, qui mettent leurs connaissances et leur expérience à disposition et au service de la planète et qu'ils le font avec les ressources possibles et disponibles, et avec des partenaires éthiques et fiables.
Et c'est avec cette motivation que je crois que le moment est venu d'apporter ma contribution la plus substantielle et de mettre à profit ma capacité à établir des liens entre des personnes, des organisations et des entités qui recherchent et matérialisent des solutions aux problèmes environnementaux, en contribuant plus efficacement à ces solutions.
Je compte sur tout le monde, avec la certitude qu'ils peuvent aussi compter sur moi.
