ROI of DEI

Alison is a Sustainable Finance Manager at WWF-UK. She looks at how risks and impacts in the environmental sector affect businesses and financiers, and how innovation - in policy, technology and financial products - can drive the changes we need to see. Her roles involve Product development, advocacy and advisory in managing environmental risks related to the finance industry. https://www.linkedin...

Mayank is an MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF) candidate at Georgia Tech with a background in finance and engineering. He has a deep interest in financial mathematics/ financial engineering and has experience in quant modelling, programming, research, data analysis and process automation. He has a track record of working in the Financial Services industry at MSCI Inc, in the Clima...

Geoff is a CEO and Co-Founder of Future-Fit Foundation, a UK-based charity whose goal is to translate systems science into free tools to help companies and investors make better decisions in pursuit of a flourishing future. He has experience in consulting on sustainability to global companies. His expertise is in designing, building and marketing high-tech software. https://www.linkedin.com/in/geo...

Lowellyne is an academic, author and consultant specialising in applying sustainability and corporate social responsibility tools within organisations. His research is aimed at assisting businesses in creating products and services that are inherently sustainable, aligning objectives to achieve a social purpose and profitability. He is a Co-Creator of www. SDG-Assessment.com - A sustainability Imp...

Will is a Partner at 3Keel LLP. He is a committed environmentalist grounded in pragmatism. He works with a range of businesses, organisations and governmental bodies. His goal is to remain at the forefront of spreading innovation and insights. He specialises in Big data and systems for sustainability insights and action. https://www.linkedin.com/in/schreiberwill/ We spoke about sustainability meas...

Rory is the CEO of Chronos Sustainability Ltd. He works to deliver transformative, systemic change in the social and environmental performance of key industry sectors. He is an avid reader. I have now known him for many years. Chronos Sustainability Ltd is one of our clients. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rory-sullivan-73188418/ We spoke about the work of benchmark practices and one question that Ro...

Pranav is passionate about solving some of the world's most pressing challenges using well-designed technology and business model innovation. Empathy, collaboration, perseverance and scientific rigour are the tenets he values most when bringing ideas to life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranavsridhar/ We spoke about impact measurement and how the data makes a huge difference to the impact you...

Yuli is a diversity and inclusion professional at Inclusion Sensei. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She specialized in managing D&I programs within multi-cultural international organizations. In her current role, she assesses the current workplace environment, proposes KPIs to improve workplace inclusiveness, connect the dots of workplace inclusiveness and bus...

Wael is a Partner at Resilience&. He has experience in organizing TEDxWadmedani in Sudan for the past 7 years. He is a PhD holder in telecom engineering. Currently working with Teleperformance. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wael-elayied-aa0853162/ We spoke about Digital Transformation in businesses. He mentioned the advantage he got due to participating in the TedX events. ---- ESG Scorecard 2X...

John Booth is an experienced IT professional who has worked in all areas of the industry, including presales, bid management, installations of server, networking and desktop IT equipment, surveys and auditing, structured cabling installations (Fibre & Copper), project management, team management, remote and onsite support. He is an active committee member of the BCS Data Centre & Green IT...

Olivia is a Racial Justice Initiative Manager at As You Sow. She leads Racial Justice Initiative by monitoring corporate actions on racial equity, DEI disclosure, and environmental justice. She manages a team of Research Associates to create, and maintain, Racial Justice Scorecards on the S&P500. She has received masters in Environment, Development and Policy, at the International Development...

Estefania Marti Malvido background is in food science and my policy experience is in nutrition, agriculture and health. Her focus primarily on the Global Index and U.S Index, collecting data and producing reports including company scorecards. She also supports methodology development, stakeholder consultations and planning for other projects. The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) is an indepen...

David is on a mission to Future-proofing SME businesses for the 21st century and beyond. His role involves assessing the profitable sustainability of a business, its products and services, how it impacts employees and customers, and developing a change programme is not something that can be successfully carried out alone. He does that using an established assessment tool, business performance is r...

Nathan is an ESG researcher and is interested in all things digital and sustainable development. He was a Lead Research Analyst at World Benchmarking Alliance. His role involved working on Digital Inclusion Benchmark (DIB), which ranks the world's largest ICT companies on their performance in building an inclusive digital system, particularly for those in the developing world. https://www.link...

Liesl Director is Europe and Materials Strategy at Textile Exchange. She has been associated with Textile Exchange for more than a decade now. Her experience as an engagement Director demonstrates her history of working in the textiles industry. She has a degree of BAppSc (Hons) focused in Environmental Assessment & Management from the University of Newcastle. I have known her for more than 5...

Angel is the founder and Managing partner at Transcendent. It is a Business Impact consulting firm. They improve the activity and business of companies using social impact as a lever for generating value. He has more than 18 years of experience. I learned about Angel after Transcendent became an ally World Benchmarking Alliance. https://www.linkedin.com/in/angel-perez-agenjo-65ab335/ Transcendent...

Matt Loose is Chief Executive and Founder of Canopy: Sustainability Consulting. He leads a talented team helping clients to accelerate corporate sustainability solutions. Matt helps clients make bold strategic decisions to transform sustainability outcomes. He helps organisations set inspiring sustainability ambitions and guides teams on the path to implement. He helps organisations engage and com...

Guy Bigwood is a consultant and speaker on sustainable and regenerative tourism and events. For the past 15 years, he has been helping cities, governments, corporations and associations step up, scale up and speed up their sustainability programmes and practices. He is currently leading the Global Destination Sustainability Movement. It is a transformation platform that engages, inspires and enabl...

Sarah Rogerson is a Lead Research Associate in the project Forest 500. It's an assessment of the 500 most influential companies and financial institutions in forest-risk supply chains. Prior to Global Canopy Sarah has worked on corporate environmental transparency with both CDP and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, and on domestic recycling and engagement with Keep Britain Tidy. Sarah ha...

His work has involved designing and commissioning complex technology products and solution sales to clients across verticals like Banking, Finance, Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Education, Publishing etc. He has successfully set up business operations in new markets and geographies handling various aspects of the business like account management, sales, customer success, partnerships and team b...

She is a Masters's graduate in Environmental Studies and Resource Management with 2.5+ years of experience. During her short tenure, She has worked with governmental, private as well as not-for-profit organizations - which has given me a wider understanding of how different types of corporations operate. She has helped develop reports, engaged with clients, researched and analyzed markets and...

Jonathan Evans is a lecturer at Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Finance and Entrepreneurship at The Hague campus. He has been researching social entrepreneurship and co-creation in the UK with links to other parts of the world. His passion: to engage with and teach value creation, entrepreneurship, international finance, co-creation and engagement on both a practical and academic level...

Her passion shines when working collaboratively and effectively with partners in the public and private sector to advance human rights and sustainable practices on a global scale. Her expertise within NGO events and causes sets me apart. The opportunity to handle several projects simultaneously excites and drives her while making me a versatile asset to any team. She learns difficult subjects rapidly...

Namit Agarwal works at World Benchmarking Alliance as Asia Public Policy Lead. He leads WBA's engagement with the external policy environment in Asia, focusing on issues that advocate long-term sustainable development, finance and corporate reporting. Namit brings over a decade's experience of influencing public policy, companies and investors on issues of transparency, accountability, hum...

Matt Moscardi started Free Float Media to find the narratives in the market. After two decades in #ESG, we wanted to tell market stories through the lens of real people. And make it interesting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/moscardi/ We talk about two stories in this episode both in a different spectrum of success stories. I really liked the way Matt has seen the ESG space and especially how you ca...