Michael Praeger

Michael Praeger is a man of words and action. As Bystronic’s Chief Sustainability Officer, he knows that conversations, consultancy and campaigns are very useful elements of the move towards carbon neutrality. But there is one element above all that turns the heat from simmer to a boil – action. For action, read ‘operationalising’; a 16-letter, seven-syllable word that actually gets straight to the point. Michael, who has worked for 30 years in industrial corporations, mainly in metals and packaging, says: “What inspires me is helping companies to see sustainability as a business opportunity and to get it done.” He is passionate about operationalising sustainability: shifting the focus from reports to action. He has found the perfect place with Bystronic, which has embedded sustainability into every area of its business – and is modelling and sharing its ESG performance management system to help other businesses to do the same.