Freddie Joosten

Freddie Joosten serves as Associate Director of Environmental Policy at the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). The WSTA represents over 300 companies producing, importing, exporting, transporting and selling wines and spirits across the United Kingdom. WSTA members range from major retailers, brand owners and wholesalers to fine wine and spirit specialists, logistics and bottling companies. Freddie leads the WSTA’s environmental policy agenda and has over 5 years’ experience working on Defra’s Collection and Packaging Reforms, including Deposit Return Schemes, Extended Producer Responsibility, Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs), glass reuse and Simpler Recycling. In addition to government policy, he oversees the WSTA's environment working group and Net Zero sub-group, guiding their strategic direction and activities.