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STAKEHOLDER COUNCIL Members Expertise overview 2019
Dr. Carol Adams (Chair) Mediating Institutions Constituency
Position –
Organization
Professor of Accounting at
Durham University Business
School, UK and Swinburne
Business School, Melbourne,
Australia
Country UK / Australia
Expertise Carol Adams has expertise and experience in: sustainability accounting and report-
ing; governance financial accounting, reporting and auditing; integrated reporting;
environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management; stakeholder engage-
ment. She has held senior leadership positions and non-executive directorships and
consults on corporate reporting and integrating sustainability into strategy. She has
led the development of award winning sustainability reports and advised on award
winning integrated reports. She is an internationally recognised researcher and au-
thor with approx. 10,000 citations to her published work. She writes on her web-
site at www.drcaroladams.net Key sector experience: accounting, government, edu-
cation, investors and asset managers, banking & finance.
Ms. Milagros Zamudio – SC Vice-Chair Mediating Institutions Constituency
Position –
Organization
Director, Milagros Zamudio,
Sustainability consultants
Country Peru
Expertise Milagros has worked for more than 20 years in major companies - public and pri-
vate sectors. As Head of the Corporate Image and Social Responsibility area of
Electroperu she became the founder and Chairperson of the Social Responsibility
Committee of state-owned companies in Peru. At Telefonica, she won the first
prize in the High Potential Youth (JAP's) International Contest.
Milagros was also the Country Manager for BSD Consulting Peru and Director of
WomenCEO Peru.
She holds a Master´s degree in Communications from Michigan State University and
postgraduated studies in Harvard University.
Today, she owns a consultancy firm, she serves as professor at different universi-
ties, she is a panelist at various national and international events and have been par-
ticipating as part of the jury for the IDB beyondBanking awards and the UPC´s
awards.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CONSTITUENCY
Ms. Adriana Lagrotta Leles
Position –
Organization
Advisor of CEO, SANASA
Country Brazil
Expertise Her interests are water and sanitation focus on circular economy and Human
Rights Water and Sanitation. On behalf of SANASA at United Nations Global Com-
pact Brazil Network, she conducts the Movement Less Loss, More Water – the
main Brazilian project to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6. As a
speaker, she has traveled all over Brazil and other countries sharing the Brazilian
experience of SDG6. She is a member of Steering Committee CEO Water Man-
date.
Mr. Ahamed Kishor Hameed
Position –
Organization
CSR & Environment Manager,
Siam City Cement (Lanka) Lim-
ited
Country Sri Lanka Australia
Expertise Kishor Hameed is currently attached as Director at Cusino (Pvt) Ltd. Prior to
Cusino, Kishor was attached to Maga Engineering, Sri Lanka’s largest construction
conglomerate and Group Sustainability, Corporate Affairs & Communications of
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest market capitalized company on the Colombo
Stock Exchange.
Kishor possesses over twelve year’s industry experience and is responsible for
managing a suite of projects under the Company’s strategic planning, sustainability
and inclusive business portfolio.
Kishor is equipped with Masters in Business Administration from the Postgraduate
Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo. Kishor is
also an alumnus of the University of Virginia, United States and Member of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom.
Kishor, has a keen interest on voluntary community services, and serves as a
National Member of the World Assembly of Youth and is a Regional
Representative of International Youth Centre, Malaysia. In 2015 he was elected as a
Stakeholder Council Member to the Global Reporting Initiative team and had the
distinction of being the first Sri Lankan to be elected to the post upon a global
stakeholder voting. He was also a Member of the Sri Lanka Young Professionals
Exchange Program to United States of America in 2009 - hosted by United States
State Department. He has also presented papers at several International
conferences on youth development.
Mr. Anirban Ghosh
Position –
Organization
Chief Sustainability Officer,
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Country India
Expertise Anirban Ghosh leads Sustainability at the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group. Under
his leadership Mahindra has developed an award winning Sustainability framework,
become a founding member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition and the
first to commit to doubling energy productivity. He has, in partnership with the
World Bank, facilitated the creation of the Sustainable Housing Leadership Consor-
tium to accelerate the spread of green buildings in India.
Anirban has been an invited speaker at COP21, The Climate Week, World Circular
Economy Forum, GRI Global, EE Global, etc., featured in The Climate Reality Pro-
ject and acknowledged as a Distinguished Sustainability Officer.
Ms. Diana Minerva Guerrero Lozoya
Position and
Organization
Deputy Director of Ética y
Estrategia Consultores, S.C.
Country Mexico
Expertise Diana is Deputy Director at Ética y Estrategia Consultores, a Mexican company
specialized in responsible sustainability, corporate governance, and anti-bribery
management systems, as well as the development and application of standards in
the organization's ESG performance.
She provides advisory to organizations in the Responsible Investment decision-
making process; the development of sustainability and integrated reports based on
the GRI Standards; the fostering of transparency through the participation in dis-
closure platforms, and the development of KPI’s for sustainable management.
She collaborates with the UNECE, focused on the project ”Standards for the
SDGs”.
Dr. Elmer Lenzen
Position –
Organization
CEO, Macondo Publishing
GmbH
Country Germany
Expertise Dr. Elmer Lenzen is founder and CEO of the macondo publishing GmbH. He stud-
ied journalism and politics at the universities RUB Bochum, WWU Muenster/both
Germany and UCR San José/Costa Rica.
macondo publishing is a leading publishing house in Germany for sustainability top-
ics. It publishes among others the Magazine „UmweltDialog“, the UN publication
„Global Goals International Yearbook“and regularily support German federal and
statal governments in sustainability communication.
Before macondo Elmer worked for German and Swiss newspapers like Die
Woche, Handelsblatt, taz and Tages-Anzeiger (Zurich) and the German news
agencies dpa and epd. For many years Elmer was also member of the Latin Ameri-
can Consulting Group within the Protestant Church of Germany.
Mr. Fallight Xu
Position – Or-
ganization
Regional Officer Corporate So-
cial Responsibility Greater
China
TÜV Rheinland
Country China
Expertise Mr. Fallight Xu is the Regional Officer Corporate Social Responsibility Greater
China of TÜV Rheinland. He is responsible for the regional implementation of
TÜV Rheinland’s corporate social responsibility strategy. Fallight has 12-year
working experiences in TIC (testing, inspection, and certification) industry with
expertise in areas such as product ecolabelling, green building and sustainability
reporting. Fallight is passionate in making contributions to both international and
multi-stakeholder driven standardization initiatives. Fallight is a chartered
standardization engineer and sustainability assurance practitioner.
Ms. Helen Medina
Position – Or-
ganization
Senior Public Affairs Manager,
Government and Multilateral
Relations
Nestlé S.A.
Country Switzerland
Expertise Helen Medina joined Nestlé in February 2017 and was appointed the role of
Senior Public Affairs Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations. She is
responsible for building internal government and multilateral organisation
relationships and engagement plans coordinating across functions, markets and
globally managed businesses. She is also responsible for the implementation and
communication of partnerships. Helen joined Nestlé from the US Council for
International Business where she led work on, food and agriculture, health care,
product policy and intellectual property. During her tenure at USCIB, Helen
identified and tracked issues of concern to the corporate community by
developing and maintaining strong relationships and channels of communication
with a variety of global business organization (ICC, IOE, Business at the OECD)
foreign government officials and multilateral organizations such as the UN, OECD
and APEC. In consultation with corporate representatives, Helen drafted advocacy
positions and statements which reflected business priorities. She also represented
business priority views at international forums such as the FAO, SAICM, OECD,
and Committee on World Security, and helped to prepare and provide staff
support for business delegations to these meetings. Prior to joining USCIB in
2008, Helen was assistant director for international affairs at the International
Dairy Foods Association in Washington, D.C., where she promoted US dairy
interests in free trade discussions, including the World Trade Organization Doha
Round negotiations, and represented the dairy industry before US Congress on a
variety of trade issues. Previously, she was a trade consultant for Consultants
International Group in Washington, D.C. and also worked at the US Consulate
General in Florence, Italy. Helen holds a master’s degree in international
economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School
of Advanced International Studies, where she studied for a year in Bologna, Italy.
Ms. Isidora Diaz Heredia
Position –
Organization
Safety Director, Parques Reuni-
dos
Country Spain
Expertise Isidora Díaz has 15+ combined years of experience in health and safety and sustain-
ability areas, in multinational companies where she has worked at country, regional
and global level.
Her experience includes the waste management industry, constructtion materials
and mining industry as well as the hospitality sector.
She is currently Safety Director at Parques Reunidos.
She holds a MBA and MSc in Organic Chemistry as well as a MSc in industrial hy-
giene, safety and psychosociology.
Ms. Jennifer Leitsch
Position –
Organization
Director of Corporate Respon-
sibility, Commercial Real Estate
Services
CBRE
Country USA
Expertise Jennifer Leitsch is Director of Corporate Responsibility at CBRE, the world’s larg-
est commercial real estate services and investment firm. She leads the development
of the company’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report in accordance with the
GRI Standards and responds to stakeholder inquiries regarding CBRE’s environ-
mental, social, and governance practices. Jennifer has an MBA and MS in Marketing
from the University of Colorado Denver and a BSE in Chemical Engineering from
the University of Iowa. She is a SASB Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting
Credential holder. Jennifer was trained by Al Gore as a Climate Reality Leader. She
chairs the Advisory Council for the Managing for Sustainability program at the Uni-
versity of Colorado Denver Business School.
Ms. Karla Lizzeth Guerrero Lozoya
Position – Or-
ganization
Director of Ethics and Strategy
and Consultant, CEMEX
Ética y Estrategia
Country Mexico
Expertise Founder and CEO of Ethics and Strategy Consultants, experts and leaders in Mex-
ico in ISO 26000, from 2008 to date, providing CEOs advice in CSR and Anticor-
ruption, e.g. BEXEL, ALFA, GILSA, NEMAK, among others.
National ISO 26000 Mirror Committee Coordinator and expert for Industry 2004
to date
Head of the National Mirror Committee for :
• ISO 37001 Antibribery management systems from July 2014 to date
• ISO 20400 on Sustainable Procurement from July 2014 to date
• ISO 37000 on Organizational Governance from January 2018 to date
• ISO 37002 on Whistleblowing July 2018 to date
Adviser and Professor in various CSR issues for several Universities:
Trainer and speaker for various forums and business chambers in México interna-
tional events.
Dr. Karsten Schröder
Position –
Organization:
Corporate Responsibility
Manager, Daimler AG
Country Germany
Expertise Karsten holds a PhD in Economic Geography and two Master’s degrees in Business
Administration and Political Science/International Relations. Karsten started his
professional career as strategy consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. Then
he entered the sustainability field and became Deputy Head of econsense – Ger-
manys leading business association for sustainable development. At econsense he
lead several research projects on responsible sourcing, business & human rights,
and ESG reporting. Since 2017, Karsten serves as Manager Corporate Responsibil-
ity Management at Daimler AG in Stuttgart, Germany.
Ms. Marina Migliorato
Position –
Organization
Head of Sustainability Innova-
tion and Stakeholder Engage-
ment, Enel
Country Italy
Expertise Degree in Political Science and Master in International Law and Business Admin-
istration.
She worked for Unicef and many NGOs and she was also a consultant for various
Public Administrations and private companies. She joined the Enel Group in 1999,
where she started as Head of the Relations with the stakeholders in the Institu-
tional Affairs Department, then Head of Internal Communication and Head of
CSR in the External Relations Department. Since 2014 she is Head of Sustainabil-
ity Innovation and Stakeholders Engagement with the responsibility of identify and
manage sustainability trends at global level and to manage relationships with key
stakeholders and with rating agencies and investors on Enel’s Group sustainability
issue. She is member of the Steering Committee of the UN Global Compact
LEAD, Vice Chair of CSR Europe and member of the GRI Stakeholders Council.
She is also member of the Cornerstone Capital Inc. Advisory Board. She is also
member of the Management Committee of the multi-stakeholder platform on
SDGs of the European Commission.
Dr. Monica Streck
Position –
Organization:
Head of strategic sustainability
Management, Munich Airport
Country Germany
Expertise More than 10 year work experience in the field of sutainability management
Recent focus fields: Sustainabilty Strategy and Sustainability Management, Integrated
Reporting and Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Ratings, Projects on
Innovation and Sustainablity.
Education: PhD in Business Ethics, German diploma in business administration
Mr. Michel Bande
Position –
Organization
Former Corporate Sustainability
Officer, Solvay
Country Belgium
Expertise Education
• SOLVAY business school-commercial engineer
• Brussels free University-certificate in microeconomics
• Brussels school of ergonomics-advisor in organisations
Solvay
• financial auditor/ first assistant to the CFO for France/ financial corporate
analyst
• strategy and organisation
• IT (SAP General manager- telematics and office automation)
• -B2C BU manager
• -international purchasing and procurement manager
• -first corporate sustainability officer ( assistant to the CEO)
Today
Advisor to several NGO( CSR eur,ABIS,...)
SD Lecture/ Louvain university
Mr. Mikkel Larsen
Position –
Organization
Managing Director, Chief
Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank
Ltd
Country Singapore
Expertise In recent years, DBS has been strengthening its sustainability agenda in various
ways. In July 2017, the Bank was the first financial institution in Singapore to issue a
green bond to support the financing of green assets. It was the sole bookrunner of
Singapore’s first corporate green bond in April 2017. As an affirmation of its com-
mitment to sustainability, DBS was also the first Singapore bank to be included as
an index constituent of the FTSE4Good Global Index in 2017, making it one of 8
Singapore-listed companies to be globally recognised for its Environmental, Social
and Governance practices.
Prior to joining DBS, Mikkel was CFO for Asia Pacific in UBS from 2009 to 2012
covering Investment Bank, Wealth Management and Asset Management. He was
previously the Asia Pacific Head of Accounting Policy and location controller for
Hong Kong at UBS. Mikkel has also worked in Citigroup in London and KPMG in
London and Denmark
Ms. Mohzdeh Ghanbari Mobarakeh
Position –
Organization
Senior Management Consultant
Country Iran
Expertise Ms. Ghanbari Mobarakeh works at the Industrial Management Institute IMI
(www.imi.ir) Tehran (Iran) as a Management Consultant (Project Manager). Her
main areas of expertise are:
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
• Business Process Management
• Quality method and tools
• Performing 6 Sigma Projects (Black Belt)
• Lean Management Systems
Mr. Nilesh Moodley
Position –
Organization
Founder and Director, Sustaina-
bility Synapse
Country South Africa
Expertise Mr. Moodley is a sustainability professional and social entrepreneur. He has worked
in public and private sector institutions across industries such as Financial Services,
Mining, Management Consulting, Pension Funds and Developmental Agencies. He
has competencies in Sustainability Strategy, Training and Education, Mining, Financial
Services and on International developmental issues. He represents the business
constituency for Africa sustainability reporting related matters on the Global Re-
porting Initiative Stakeholder Council. He is interested in developing FinTech mod-
els for addressing development and novel Energy and Education programmes to en-
hance development impact. To create, connect and integrate is his purpose.
Ms. Prabh Kaur Banga
Position –
Organization
Associate Director, Strategy &
Growth, Toronto Pearson Air-
port
Country Canada
Expertise Mrs. Prabh K. Banga is the Associate Director, Strategy & Growth at Toronto Pear-
son Airport. Prabh leads the development and delivery of the airport’s long-term
strategy. Prior to joining the airport, Prabh worked in the government sector on
sustainability strategy, civic engagement and resource efficiency. She has over 10
years of experience working in the sustainability sector, ranging from energy con-
servation projects to corporate sustainability. Prabh sits on the Global Reporting
Initiative Stakeholder Council, Airports Council International- North American Sus-
tainability Working Group and the Smart Commute Board. Prabh has a Master in
Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University in Halifax,
Nova Scotia and undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Ms. Vishnee Sowamber
Position –
Organization
Group Sustainability and Corpo-
rate Social Responsibility Man-
ager, LUX* Resorts & Hotels
Country Mauritius
Expertise Vishnee offers expertise and provides leadership-level support for initiatives to op-
timise company-wide resources in Africa (Mauritius, Réunion Is.), Maldives, Asia
(China) and Europe. She undertakes a range of activities concerned with sustainable
development policy making and strategy which include drafting guidance, making
recommendations, reviewing policy and procedure, and researching new initiatives.
She is also involved to initiate, organise, attend and contribute to as chair, speaker
and facilitator, partnership and public events, conferences, seminars and other
awareness raising activities related to sustainable development. Vishnee is gearing
projects in line with international Sustainability Frameworks (Global Reporting Initi-
ative, Montreal Greenhouse Gas Protocol, DEFRA UK (Department of Environ-
ment, Food & Rural Affairs), HCMI (Hotel Carbon Management Initiative), including
sensitisation on Human Rights, Social Responsibilities and Environmental Protec-
tion, Global Reporting Initiative, Integrated Annual Report, the Stock Exchange of
Mauritius Sustainability Index, Carbon Offsetting, energy efficiency projects.; Water
Optimisation, Waste Management, Social Projects Management in collaboration
with bodies like JEC (Joint Economic Council) & EU, UNDP, various national and in-
ternational consultants amongst others). She participates in local & international
Conference proceedings on Sustainability related topics and has also co-authored
the Routledge Handbook of Hospitality Marketing. Her work has attracted various
awards and recognitions both locally and internationally for LUX* and has helped
influence strategies in various companies.
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CONSTITUENCY
Dr. Constance Kane
Position –
Organization
Executive Director, Litteratus
Associates
Country USA
Expertise My areas of expertise are; program design, program management, strategic plan-
ning, operational improvements, board building, long term and annual budget plan-
ning, impact assessment.
Mr. Hugh Grant
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Convener, Australian Sustaina-
bility Leaders Forum (ASLF)
Country Australia
Expertise Hugh convenes the Australian Sustainability Leaders Forum (ASLF) - a ‘not-for-
profit’ peer learning and development forum for Australia's most senior corporate
sustainability leaders.
Prior to establishing the ASLF, Hugh established and led sustainability consulting
practices, assisting a diverse range of private and public sector entities to effectively
integrate ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations into corporate
governance, strategy and core business processes.
Hugh also has extensive energy sector experience and expertise. He assists a di-
verse range of stakeholders in advocating for reforms aimed at improving the sus-
tainability of Australia’s energy sector.
Ms. Janet Neo
Position –
Organization
Global Strategy Head
Global Green Growth Institute,
Korea
Country South Korea
Expertise Corporate Sustainability, Strategy, Change Management, Environment Management
(ISO14001), Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Branding, Internal and External
Communications, Public Affairs, Corporate Relations, Employee Engagement, Circu-
lar Economy, Sustainable Innovation, Upcycling, Integrated Recycling System
Mr. Rusong Li
Position –
Organization
China Advocacy Coordinator,
Campaign for Tobacco-Free
Kids
Country China
Expertise Campaign (CTFK);
Road Safety (CTFK);
Sustainability reporting (CDP);
Institutional investors relations (CDP);
Supply chain (CDP);
Risk analysis (CDP);
Climate change (UNDP);
Energy efficiency (UNDP);
Water governance (UNDP);
Biodiversity conservation (UNDP);
Government relations (UNDP);
Fund raising (UNDP)
Dr. Ryan Johnson
Position –
Organization
Executive Director, Executive
and Professional Education, Ari-
zona State University, School of
Sustainability
Country USA
Expertise Ryan Johnson is executive director of executive and professional sustainability edu-
cation at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, USA. In this role,
Ryan helps both individuals and organizations meet their sustainability goals through
custom education programs and partnerships. He holds two Master’s degrees from
ASU, one in public policy and another in sustainability. Ryan has authored more than
three dozen articles and research reports on topics ranging from global sustainability
challenges, to contemporary issues in the financial services, and executive compensa-
tion. Ryan began his career as an aide in the U.S. House of Representatives in Wash-
ington DC.
Ms. Tatiana Araujo
Position
Organization
Institutional Projects Senior Advisor
Brazilian Business Council for
Sustainable Development
(BCSD-Brazil)
Country Brazil
Expertise Tatiana Faria de Araujo is specialist in sustainability, coordinating projects in a wide
range of fields, such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainable Produc-
tion and Consumption, Integrated Reporting, Sustainability Reporting, Circular Econ-
omy, Cities and others. Since 2016 has been working as an Institutional Project Sen-
ior Advisor in the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD-
Brazil). Previously, she worked with Health, Safety, Security and Environmental
(HSSE) Management, coordinating an auditing team. Tatiana is a Biologist and Master
in Ecology by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
Dr. Mark Anthony Camilleri, PhD
Position –
Organization
Resident Academic University
of Malta
Country Malta
Expertise Dr Mark Anthony CAMILLERI is a resident academic in the Department of
Corporate Communication. He holds a PhD (Management) from the University of
Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a member in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s
Stakeholder Council and he is a member in the editorial board of many academic
journals. In 2017, he published two Springer textbooks; "Corporate Sustainability,
Social Responsibility and Environmental Management: An Introduction to Theory
and Practice with Case Studies", and 'Travel Marketing, Tourism Economics and the
Airline Product'. Moreover, he edited "CSR 2.0 and the New Era of Corporate
Citizenship".
Ms. Mardi McBrien
Position –
Organization
Managing Director, CDSB
Country United Kingdom
Expertise Mardi is Managing Director of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)
(commenced 2011) following an eclectic career leading environmental change in sen-
ior campaigning roles, public-private partnership management, and public policy.
Mardi’s day-to-day work advances the non-financial reporting agenda globally. Mardi
is a trustee of the International Tree Foundation and founding board member of
WOCAN - Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource
Management. Mardi holds a double degree in Forestry and Environmental Science
from the University of Melbourne and a MSc in Agricultural Economics from SOAS,
UCL. In 2013, Mardi was awarded environmental campaigner of the year by the
Sheila McKechnie Foundation.
Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi
Position –
Organization
Projects Manager at Smart Du-
bai
Country United Arab Emirates
Expertise Mohamed Elimam’s main expertise resides at the crossroad of a strong technical ca-
pacity and the ability to communicate, promote as well as identify strategic aims and
interests and the means of achieving them. With a focus on smart and sustainable
cities, Mohamed works on developing efficient, sustainable and community-based
city programs that utilize the fourth industrial revolution technologies into achieving
sustainable development, tapping into a new array of opportunities. Currently, he
holds few positions including managing several initiatives on behalf of key client in
the region such as: the Environmental Center for Arab Towns (ECAT) and the
Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE).
INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS CONSTITUENCY
Mr. Antti Savilaakso
Position –
Organization
Partner and Head of ESG Re-
search, Auriel Equity Investors
Country Jersey
Expertise Antti’s expertise is within sustainable and responsible investments (SRI) connecting
financial markets to sustainable development. He has worked with most strains of
SRI analysis and portfolio management including ethical investments and exclusions,
ESG integration, Best-in-Class investments and environmental and social thematic
investments as well as within impact investment based on GRI and other criteria.
His expertise ranges from investment analysis to portfolio management mostly
within equities but also within fixed income and alternative investments. He has
worked with various SRI organisations including Principles of Responsible Invest-
ment(PRI), various Sustainable Investment Fora (SIFs) and Carbon Disclosure Pro-
ject (CDP).
Mr. Brandon Urdang
Position –
Organization
Sustainability Manager, Liberty
Holdings Limited
Country South Africa
Expertise Brandon works in the financial services industry, he is responsible for managing Lib-
erty's corporate responsibility and strategic sustainability performance. He focuses
on sustainability reporting, responsible investment, ethics, sustainability governance
and advisory to the business. He sees himself as a Change Agent helping the organi-
sation go beyond profit to emphasis the social and environmental importance. Bran-
don previously worked at Integrated Reporting & Assurance Services as an Analyst
highlighting sustainability trends of Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed compa-
nies through their public reporting.
Brandon holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Corporate Sustainability & Environmen-
tal Science and an Honours Degree (BSc) in Corporate Sustainable Development
from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Ms. Gao Seleka-Sekonopo
Position –
Organization
Managing Director, FinCraft In-
vestment Management
Country Botswana
Expertise Ms Seleka-Sekonopo has been practicing under various roles in Botswana’s financial
services industry for two decades. An avid developmental finance enthusiast; Ms
Gao Seleka-Sekonopo has been instrumental as a team member in the establish-
ment of four financial institutions from a Greenfield perspective in Botswana; devel-
oped multiple financial products and services. Ms Seleka-Sekonopo has published
extensive research on the local investment industry on CSR and sustainability issues
and is a member of GRI Stakeholder Council which advises GRI Board on strategic
issues & appoints Board Members.
She has served as a board member which led to the establishment of the independ-
ent Botswana Stock Exchange in 2002, Vice-chairperson of the Association of Bot-
swana Financial Advisors and currently chairs the FinCraft Retirement Fund. She
holds a BBA and an MBA both from Morehead State University, Kentucky, USA
which she merited in 1995. She has undertaken coursework on Advanced Strategic
Business and Financial Analysis (Euro Money Training) and Investment Securities
Analysis (Johannesburg School of Finance). As a team member; she has consulted
for international developmental organizations such as the United Nations Develop-
ment Programme for the formulation of a Framework of National Strategy for Sus-
tainable Development for the Republic of Botswana.
Mr. Rogito Nyangeri
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Head of Strategy and Research,
Nairobi Securities Exchange
Country Kenya
Expertise Rogito has over a decade’s experience in the financial services industry.
He is a multi-faceted expert in Islamic Finance, the capital markets, financial product
structuring and innovation, corporate strategy development and policy analysis. He
has a passion for sustainability and is a circular economy evangelist.
Rogito holds an MA (Distinction) in Islamic Banking & Finance, BSc (Hons) Banking
& Finance, the Islamic Finance Qualification and is a CPA.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, the Insti-
tute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts, the Institute of Directors and
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms. Lorraine Chemaly
Position -
Organiza-
tion
Strategist, Industrial Develop-
ment Corporation (IDC)
Country South Africa
Expertise Strategist at the largest development finance institution (DFI) in South Africa. Pri-
mary responsibilities include organizational and divisional performance measure-
ment, the development of indicators and metrics and the design of appropriate
monitoring tools, e.g. dashboards. Custodian of the organizational development
scorecard, participant in development impact assessments, contributor to sustaina-
bility policy development and reporting. Stakeholder engagement: international de-
velopment banks and funds, forums on SDG reporting and various platforms for
state-owned enterprises. Skilled Business Support Manager and Learning and Devel-
opment Specialist. Have held professional and management positions in private as
well as public sectors during a career span of three decades.
Ms. Kerry Lindupp
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Head of Investment Relations
and Reporting, United Super Pty
Ltd – Cbus Super
Country Australia
Expertise 16+ years experience in financial institution investment reporting including: sustain-
ability reporting for investment portfolios; Annual Integrated Reporting and GRI
Reporting (for the wider Fund), to a range of stakeholders including members, gov-
ernment, rating agencies.
LABOR CONSTITUENCY
Mr. Christopher Ng
Position –
Organization
Regional Secretary of the Asia
Pacific Regional Organisation of
UNI Global Union
Country Singapore
Expertise Being a full-time global trade union official for the last 42 years at the Singapore,
Asia, Pacific and international levels, I am very familiar with issues concerning/re-
lated to:
- labour management relations, human resources, vocational and skills train-
ing, industrial relations, human and trade union rights, migration and health
& safety at the workplaces.
- FTAs, Regional Economic Integration, particularly TPP, AEC, RCEP and
China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
- The business of the following industries that the organisation, I represent is
intimately involved: Finance, Commerce, Telecom, Temporary Work Agen-
cies, Postal & Logistic, Printing & Graphical, Media and Entertainment.
Mr. Marion Hellmann
Position –
Organization
Senior Advisor of the Building
and Wood Workers
International (BWI)
Country Switzerland
Expertise I worked many years with multinational companies such as IKEA, Lafarge, Faber
Castell to develop and implement Corporate Social Responsibility Policies around
the world; with institutions such as World Bank to develop and implement social
standards in procurement documents; lobbied and met with sport organizations
such as FIFA - local and global - to develop social responsibility policies in mega
sport events; developed with labeling
organizations such as Forest Steward Ship Council sustainable forest guidelines -
and many other issues.
Mr. Nilton Freitas
Position –
Organization
Regional Representative,
BWINT
Country Panama
Expertise Education degrees on Architecture, Safety Engineering, Mastership on Public Health
and International Relations. Professional career on Occupational Safety and Health
and Environmental areas, particularly related to the Chemical industry, chemical
management, OSH standardization and legal regulation at national and international
level. Some expertise on labor matters, such as decent work agenda, collective bar-
gaining, organizing, workers education and migration at both local, national and in-
ternational levels. Implementing CSR standards and other voluntary agreements
with local Unions and multinational companies in developing countries, in construc-
tion and infrastructure projects, as well as promoting certification of forest and
wood custody chain.
MEDIATING INSTITUTIONS CONSTITUENCY
Mr. Bahar Gidwani
Position –
Organiza-
tion
CEO and Co-Founder, CSRHub
LLC
Country USA
Expertise Bahar Gidwani has built and run large technology-based businesses for many years.
Bahar holds a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and was one of the first people to
receive the FSA (Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting) designation from SASB.
Bahar worked on Wall Street with Kidder, Peabody, and with McKinsey & Co. He
has founded several technology-based companies and is a co-founder of CSRHub,
the world’s broadest source of corporate social responsibility information. He has
an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in physics and
astronomy. He plays bridge, races sailboats, and is based in New York City.
Ms. Beth Knight
Company
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Beacon Institute Strategy and
Operations Lead, Ernst & Young
LLP
Currently seconded to:
SHOFCO (Shining Hope for
Communities), Chief Program
Officer
Country United Kingdom
Expertise Strategy, Sustainability, Change Management, Business Transformation, Organiza-
tional Development, Ethical Leadership, Leadership Development, Sustainability Re-
porting, Performance Improvement, Entrepreneurship, Micro-finance, Sustainable
Finance
Ms. Carina Luchini
Position –
Organization
Legal Representative, CEGCEN
Country Argentina
Expertise Lawyer with 25 years of professional experience in advising companies.
Dedicated to issues of Corporate Social Responsibility. Specialist in Sustainability
Reports contents and application of SDGs in companies.
Trainer in GRI Certified Training Courses.
Mr. Erdem Kolcuoglu
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Co-Founder, Kıymet-i Harbiye
Management Consultancy
Country Turquie
Region Europe and Central Asia
Expertise Sustainability strategy and policy development, performance assessment and bench-
marking, sustainability reporting.
Mr. John Sayer
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Director, Carbon Care Asia Ltd
Country Hong Kong
Region East Asia and Pacific
Expertise John Sayer was a farmer in Wales before moving to Asia. He worked on rural agri-
culture and development projects in India before settling in Hong Kong where he
worked with trade unions and NGOs on IT solutions and occupational health and
safety. He later became Executive Director of Oxfam Hong Kong, working on pov-
erty alleviation and humanitarian relief in Asia and Africa. He then worked with
Oxfam on relations between development NGOs and the private sector, and com-
pleted a Masters degree on the same subject. As Director of Carbon Care Asia he
currently works on Carbon reduction consultancy services to business, green bond
and green finance standards, resilience certification for buildings, and city-level re-
sponses to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Ms. Malin Lindfors Speace
Position –
Organiza-
tion
Senior Advisor, Ethos
International
Country Sweden
Region Europe and Central Asia
Expertise Malin Lindfors Speace has advised major corporations on sustainability regarding
their strategic development, supply chain management and reporting for over 15
years. Since 2007 Malin is a partner and senior advisor at Ethos International, a sus-
tainability advisory firm that she co-founded. Malin has been an active GRI advoca-
tor ever since its initiation and today she is a GRI Certified Training Partner. Fur-
thermore, Malin is AA1000AS certified lead assurance practitioner, certified
SA8000 auditor and has several years of experience as trainer and lecturer within
the field of sustainability. Malin is honoured to have received numerous awards,
such as the Stockholm UN Chapter’s Rights Award, the Respect Foundation’s
Grass Roots Work Award and the Non-violence Foundation’s Work against Vio-
lence.
Mr. Thomas Trier Hansen
Position –
Organization
Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Trier
Law ApS
Country Denmark
Region Europe and Central Asia
Expertise Thomas Trier Hansen has almost 20 years of professional experience with human
rights, labor and anti-corruption related issues nationally as well as internationally
from working in more than 45 countries in Latin America; Africa; Europe, Euroasia,
Middle East and Asia. Thomas has extensive experience within the field of human
rights risks and impact assessment, and reviews and appraisals of human rights pro-
grammes. Thomas has worked as a human rights EU-expert in the assessment of
EU candidate countries at the Balkans. He has since 2011 worked as a private law-
yer covering e.g. human rights law, labor law, public procurement and anti-corrup-
tion.