Prof. Dr. Henning Wilts studied economics with a social focus at the University of Cologne and received his doctorate from the TU Darmstadt. After working as a research assistant at the TU Darmstadt and the Wuppertal Institute, he has headed the Circular Economy Department there since 2018. His work focuses on the topics of transformation processes towards a circular economy, resource efficiency and the economics of waste prevention. He has previously taught at the TU Darmstadt and the University of Wuppertal.
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Director of Division Circular Economy
Consumer & Industrial Goods