Meet Ellie, your team's co-pilot towards a sustainable future.

Born from the industry, for the industry
Ellie’s network-driven and hands-on approach is what sets us apart form others.

Your sustainable future is
shaped by your

Your sustainable future is shaped by your

Sustainability team

Marketing team

Sales team

Innovation team

Learning and development team

Your entire organisation

All of them encounter questions

 questions where an answer to
is not instantly found.

Why?

When it comes to sustainabilty, there is no clear path to follow. Often, the solution to the questions raised, lies in gaining a new perspective, in learning from someone who has already been in your shoes, gaining a deeper understanding, or finding insight from an unexpected connection.

There is always a next step, if you know where to find it.

Why?

When it comes to sustainabilty, there is no clear path to follow. Often, the solution to the questions raised, lies in gaining a new perspective, in learning from someone who has already been in your shoes, gaining a deeper understanding, or finding insight from an unexpected connection.

There is always a next step, if you know where to find it.

Ellie helps you take sustainability to the next level enabling you to:

  • Engage your entire organisation in your transformation
  • Stimulate entrepreneurship by empowering your teams in finding solutions.
  • Increase the efficiency of your teams: they always know their next step.
  • Dedicate the freed-up time to what matters: creating impact.

Ellie helps you take sustainability to the next level enabling you to:

  • Engage your entire organisation in your transformation
  • Stimulate entrepreneurship by empowering your teams in finding solutions.
  • Increase the efficiency of your teams: they always know their next step.
  • Dedicate the freed-up time to what matters: creating impact.

How?

By offering you 2 concrete solutions:

Ellie.connect, the digital platform, for organizations looking for independent support focused on finding a concrete next step, anytime, anywhere.

Ellie’s sustainability-as-a-service on demand modules, offering a trusted partner next to you, tailored to your needs & challenges.

What sets Ellie apart from others?

Ellie was born from the industry for the industry and acts from a network-driven and hands-on approach.

Ellie by Ariadne Innovation.

Ellie.Connect & Ellie are services by Ariadne Innovation, founded in 2020 by sustainable textiles ambassador Julie Lietaer from a personal mission to drive positive impact in the industry.

Behind the magic. Meet the team!

Julie Lietaer, Founder & CEO

Founder of Ariadne Innovation. Ceo European Spinning Group. Ambassador for sustainable textiles. Julie is a Commercial Engineer by education, and holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School. She has several years of experience as a business consultant at Arthur D Little, and business analyst at Barco. Julie’s expertise lies in knowledge of fibers and sustainable yarns, as well as in circular product development projects.

Florence Lootens, COO

Florence is the operational manager at Ariadne Innovation. Florence holds a master’s degree in Business Economics. She has several years of experience in the fashion & textile sector, focusing on international business development and marketing. From the start, Florence has been responsible for all day-to-day activities within Ariadne, as a true connector she is constantly looking for new possible synergies and ways to further inspire & inform the Ellie.Connect ecosystem.

Florence Lootens
Amorine Danvin

Amorine Danvin, Communication

After obtaining a master’s degree in communication in Lille, Amorine joined the Ellie team to put her ideas and knowledge into practice. 

From developing the communication strategy to creating social media posts, designing documents or sharing information on the platform, she makes sure Ellie communicates in a meaningful way every day. 

Amélie Verbeke, Community Manager

Amélie is the newest addition to the team!   

She has experienced the importance of the Ellie community first hand when she worked on a sustainable development project in fashion during her last job as an executive manager in the fashion industry. Driven by ambition and a firm believer in the importance of an extensive network, she loves meeting inspiring people and discovering their stories.  

Today, her goal is to expand Ellie’s international community and create change together!