
Founder and Chief Executive
Lavinia Fernandes
- DPP readiness
- Responsible sourcing
- Carbon accounting
- Traceability
- Regulations tracking
- Product compliance
Lavinia founded Symolem after nearly two decades spanning global luxury retail and sustainability. Her retail career included senior roles at Stylebop.com and Al-Ostoura, followed by a decade in carbon markets, ESG methodology and supply chain compliance, including leading innovation at Viridios Capital. She sits on the UN/CEFACT UNTP Supply Chain Working Group, the body defining the technical standards underpinning Digital Product Passport implementation worldwide, and serves as Vice-Chair of Landfills2Landmarks, a UN-accredited NGO working in the Ghana textile waste corridor. She has made formal policy submissions to Defra, the Department for Business and Trade, DSIT, the Office for Product Safety and Standards, and the House of Lords under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025.
Areas of expertise
- Digital Product Passport strategy
- ESPR and Extended Producer Responsibility policy
- Chain of custody and traceability standards
- MRV system design
- Carbon markets
- Retail supply chains
Experience
UN/CEFACT · UNTP · Zayed Sustainability Prize · Viridios Capital · European Carbon Control · ClimatePartner · Stylebop.com · Al-Ostoura · Missoni · Pucci · Alberta Ferretti · Rifat Ozbek
Executive MBA, Supply Chain Management, London College of Fashion (UAL) (2020); MA Fashion Journalism (2004)





