José Manuel Moller Dominguez · Cofounder & CEO, Common House · London, UK
I build zero-waste systems that work in the real world.
I'm the Cofounder & CEO of Common House, a London-based Zero Waste Studio that helps cities, brands and NGOs move from strategy to day-to-day execution. I co-founded it with Francisco Cerda (Chairman). We combine consulting, acceleration and venture building to operationalise reuse, organics and waste prevention with measurable outcomes.
Before this, I founded Algramo (2013–2025) in Santiago. Over twelve years we scaled smart-refill infrastructure built on one principle — pay for the product, not the packaging — from Chile to six countries, onboarded more than 5,000 neighbourhood stores, partnered with global brands including Unilever, Nestlé and Walmart, and helped hundreds of thousands of low-income families cut costs while pushing reuse rates from below 10% to above 80% in targeted communities. Algramo is now the subject of teaching cases at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
At Common House we co-drive implementation: refining unit economics, opening enterprise pipelines, and converting pilots into rollouts.
London-based Zero Waste Studio. Consulting, acceleration and venture building for cities, corporates and NGOs.
Strategic Advisor to Samed Ağırbaş, COP31 High-Level Climate Champion. Leading on zero waste as a focal point of the COP action agenda.
Programme design and strategic partnerships, positioning the Forum as the leading global annual convening for zero waste.
Strategic guidance to the UN's zero-waste programme of action. The Board launched the 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste initiative with UN-Habitat and UNEP in March 2026.
Smart-refill infrastructure built on the principle "pay for the product, not the packaging": customers refilled RFID-tagged reusable containers and paid only for the precise quantity of product, by the gram. Scaled from Santiago to six countries. 5,000+ neighbourhood stores. Partnerships with Unilever, Nestlé and Walmart. Reuse rates from <10% to >80% in targeted communities. Algramo is the subject of teaching cases at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
Chilean platform selling fractional doses of medication, reducing unit prices and reaching lower-income communities and neighbourhoods without nearby pharmacies. Applied a per-dose consumption logic to healthcare — a separate venture from Algramo.
All at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
Languages: Spanish (native) · English (fluent).
Contact: josemanuelmoller@gmail.com · LinkedIn