Selected Press

A tight curation. Last updated 11 May 2026.

A curated selection of coverage of José Manuel Moller's work — twelve years building Algramo (2013–2025), the 2023 UNEP Champion of the Earth award for Entrepreneurial Vision, and the 2025–2026 launch of Common House and Reuse for all. The pieces below focus on the model, impact and infrastructure of household-level circular consumption — how refill systems actually work at scale across six countries and 5,000+ stores — rather than fundraising milestones or duplicate award listings. Coverage spans English and Spanish and includes institutional sources (UN Environment, World Economic Forum, Ashoka), op-eds in UK business press (Business Reporter), international press (TechCrunch, Fast Company, Bloomberg Línea, TriplePundit), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation podcast, and Chile's major outlets (El Mercurio / Emol, La Tercera, BioBioChile, CNN Chile).

01/Institutional Recognition

Yunus Environment HubOpen Reuse: A Global Platform to Scale Reuse ModelsAnnounces the launch of an open-source platform — co-led by Common House and the Röchling Foundation — to help cities and companies adopt and scale reuse business models worldwide.2026
UN EnvironmentChampion of the Earth — Entrepreneurial VisionOfficial laureate page for the United Nations' highest environmental honour. Recognised for Algramo's work scaling refill infrastructure across six countries.Oct 2023
UN EnvironmentThe Chilean start-up changing our relationship with plasticLong-form profile of Algramo's origins, including Moller's experience identifying the "poverty tax" of small-format packaging — up to 60% higher unit prices in low-income neighbourhoods.Oct 2023
World Economic ForumAlgramo smart packaging is driving the refill revolutionCovers Algramo's smart-refill model and its partnerships with Unilever and Nestlé to deliver refillable everyday essentials to low-income households.Apr 2021
World Economic ForumSpeaker profileOfficial WEF people profile listing Moller's speaking engagements and contributions.—
AshokaFellow profileAshoka Fellow profile recognising Moller's work transforming consumer goods supply chains for vulnerable Chilean families. Elected in 2013.2013

02/International Press

Bloomberg Línea"Es imposible cambiar la industria sin los principales actores del mercado"Bloomberg's Latin American arm interviews Moller on why scaling refill requires partnering with the largest consumer-goods players rather than working in parallel to them.May 2022
TechCrunchAlgramo aims to cut plastic waste with a reusable container ecosystem and $8.5M A roundProfile of Algramo's IoT-enabled reusable container ecosystem and refill infrastructure model, written at the time of the company's US/UK expansion and $8.5M Series A.Jul 2021
Fast CompanyThis startup is ditching plastic waste by bringing the refills to youFeature on Algramo's dispenser-based refill model, framing the approach as a scalable answer to single-use packaging waste at the neighbourhood-store level.2019
TriplePunditIn Chile, a Circular Economy Game-Changer Is on the RiseEarly international coverage framing Algramo as a structural innovation in the Latin American circular economy, predating the global refill movement.2019

03/Op-eds & Bylined Pieces

Business Reporter (UK)Latin America shows the world: life without single-use was always possibleOp-ed by José Manuel Moller in the UK business outlet (distributed with The Times and The Sunday Telegraph), arguing that Latin America's existing reuse systems prove circularity is economically viable when designed affordably rather than as premium "eco-products." Key thesis: "Reuse is not nostalgia. It is a strategy to build economies that are resilient, fair, and rooted in local value."—

04/Podcasts & Long-form Interviews

Ellen MacArthur FoundationEpisode 101: The Circular Economy and ReusePodcast conversation with the foundation that defines circular-economy thought leadership globally. Discusses the role of reuse in household consumption and the operational challenges of scaling refill.—
TEDxUFROAlgramo, economía familiarTEDx talk in Spanish on Algramo and the economics of household consumption for low-income families.Nov 2014

05/Chilean & Spanish-language Press

La TerceraCommon House, la nueva apuesta sostenible de José Manuel Moller tras el fin de AlgramoLa Tercera's Emprendimiento section on the launch of Common House — Moller's London-based Zero Waste Studio shifting from consulting to execution. Includes the founding line: "Hoy sobran estudios, lo que falta es implementación con mirada sistémica."28 Oct 2025
Emol / El MercurioAsí opera Algramo: La empresa chilena cuyo fundador recibió el máximo premio ambiental de la ONUEl Mercurio's digital outlet explaining Algramo's operational model on the day of the Champion of the Earth announcement.30 Oct 2023
CNN ChileONU premia al emprendedor chileno con el máximo galardón ambientalChilean national-press coverage of the UN announcement — the most prominent Spanish-language piece on the recognition.30 Oct 2023
BioBioChileEmpresario chileno gana el premio ambiental más importante de la ONUAqui Tierra environmental section profiling Moller's UN recognition and the model behind Algramo.30 Oct 2023
Emol TV / El Mercurio"Lo que se está haciendo hoy cae en el marketing, en una acción caritativa"Live interview where Moller challenges corporate greenwashing, arguing that much of today's environmental action is marketing rather than systemic change.Dec 2021
Doble Espacio (U. Chile)"Al empresario le incomoda mucho que exista una compañía con impacto social"Long-form journalism-school interview on social entrepreneurship friction and the origin story of Algramo from Moller's student days in La Granja.8 May 2019
El Mercurio — EyNAlgramo vuelve a la cargaEl Mercurio's Saturday Economía y Negocios section profiling Algramo's expansion plans and new partnerships.27 Apr 2019
La Tercera"La reutilización es la evolución del reciclaje"Top Chilean broadsheet feature framing reuse as the next stage beyond recycling, profiling Algramo and Fracción.—