Unreasonable Fellows

Emilie Vanpoperinghe

Co-founder & CEO at Oddbox

Emilie is an Unreasonable Fellow. Emilie was part of Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe 2021.
Emilie is co-founder of Oddbox.
Oddbox is a sustainable fruit and veg box tackling food waste. Oddbox work closely with farmers, rescuing fresh, seasonal surplus fruit & veg which are at risk of becoming food waste.
With every box Londoners reduce food waste, save CO2 and water.
Emilie has over 15 years' project and team management experience in Fortune 500 companies (3M and BT) across the globe.
She was previously Director of Finance & Operations for an international NGO set up by the Nike Foundation and working in developing countries
to empower adolescent girls to reach their potential. Before that, she worked close to 10 years in finance in the corporate sector in France, India and the UK.
Emilie is originally from northern France and has been in the UK for the past 10 years. Her grandparents were potato farmers and so she knows what it takes to grow fresh produce.