Lara works with BSR members on their sustainability management, human rights, and equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives. Lara supports members improving their social and environmental performance through sustainability strategies, materiality assessments, and sustainable reporting, among other projects. 

Lara comes to BSR from the international development space, with five years of experience in partnership development, stakeholder engagement, communications, and project management. Most recently, she supported gender and development research and policy advocacy at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC. Furthermore, Lara has an extensive background in business, development, and mission-driven partnerships in Africa, creating and leading the Partnerships team at Baobab Consulting, an Africa-focused social impact consulting firm, and founding her own digital communications consulting company for Africa-focused businesses and organizations. Lara is a Spring 2022 Sustainable Investing Fellow at 17 Asset Management, an impact asset management and advisory firm focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Lara holds a MSc Development Studies (Specialism in Applied Development Economics) from the London School of Economics and a BA in Sociology and International Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.  

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Dunstan leads BSR’s work at the intersection of technology and human rights.

Previously, Dunstan led BSR’s information and communications technology, heavy manufacturing, and human rights teams.

He brings significant experience working on a diverse range of engagements and issues, including human rights due diligence, privacy and freedom of expression, sustainability reporting and strategy, and stakeholder engagement.

Dunstan facilitated the multistakeholder process of developing global principles on freedom of expression and privacy, which led to the launch of the Global Network Initiative in October 2008. He also helped create the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, a collaborative initiative of more than 100 ICT companies improving conditions in their supply chains. Dunstan participated in the process of creating the Global Reporting Initiative G3 guidelines, and he is a regular commentator on issues of corporate accountability, reporting, and human rights. He also co-authored the 2010 book Big Business, Big Responsibilities.

Prior to joining BSR in 2004, Dunstan was part of British Telecommunications' corporate responsibility team.

Dunstan has an M.Prof. in Sustainable Development from Forum for the Future.

With 15 years of experience in sustainability and ESG, Charlotte leads BSR’s global sustainability management practice, supporting companies across sectors to define and implement sustainability strategies that create value for business and society.

With a key focus on changing investor expectations and ESG in the financial services sector, Charlotte helps companies identify priority material topics, engage stakeholders in a meaningful way, define sustainability strategies and goals, and deliver meaningful sustainability reporting. Charlotte also leads BSR’s financial services practice in Europe.

Prior to joining, Charlotte was an analyst for five years at Innovest and Vigeo, two socially responsible investment rating agencies. Charlotte is bilingual in French and English. She holds an M.A. in CSR Management from the University of Paris XII and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado..

Ricki supports BSR’s work across various industries, including food, beverage, and agriculture, consumer products, healthcare, and information and communications technology. She focuses on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, including materiality, governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

Prior to joining BSR, Ricki worked at ZS Associates, a strategy consulting firm, where she advised healthcare companies on their growth marketing strategies. This work entailed designing and executing all stages of market research and then analyzing and synthesizing research results to draw business insights and develop corporate strategies.

Ricki holds a B.S. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

Raluca works with BSR member companies across various industries on sustainability management projects, with a focus on the financial services industry. She also supports the Healthcare Working Group collaborative initiative.

Prior to joining BSR, Raluca was a Production Manager at Vigeo Eiris (part of Moody’s ESG Solutions), a socially responsible investment rating agency. She focused on evaluating the positive contribution of public companies’ commercial activities to sustainable development. 

Raluca holds a MA in Environmental Policy from Sciences Po Paris and a BA in International Relations from the University of Bucharest. She speaks English, Romanian, and French.

Jiajia works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including supply chain sustainability and human rights.

Prior to joining BSR, Jiajia was part of the international labor standards team at The Walt Disney Company. She worked with leaders across the company and external partners to ensure compliance with labor standards requirements, with the aim of improving factory working conditions as part of a responsible supply chain. Her experience spans policy implementation, stakeholder engagement and remediation through social compliance audits. She was involved in projects focusing on forced labor indicators, recruitment fee repayment and fair employment practices. She was also a representative in its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) strategy taskforce. Jiajia started her career in a boutique sustainability reporting consulting firm, and also has corporate work experience in financial crimes compliance at MUFG Bank.

Jiajia holds a BBA (Hons.) in Accountancy and Management & Human Capital from the National University of Singapore. She is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Megan supports BSR’s work across various industries and areas of expertise with a focus on financial services and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Megan worked at Mercer on the investment manager research team, where she led investment due diligence on hedge fund strategies and advised institutional investors on investment manager selection, investment strategy, and portfolio construction. In addition to her research responsibilities, Megan also helped lead the Diversifying Alternatives ESG committee. This role entailed analyzing best-in-class approaches to ESG and responsible investing and improving Mercer’s proprietary ESG rating framework across asset classes.

Megan has a B.B.A. in Finance with a minor in Accountancy from Villanova University. She is a CFA charterholder.

Sarah works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management by helping them build positive and impactful strategies.

Prior to becoming an associate, Sarah worked at BSR as an intern and as an external consultant. She supported the climate change and the supply chain teams. She also interned at Siemens in Germany and at the Canadian engineering school Ecole de technologies supérieures, where she focused on waste management.

Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Paul Sabatier and a double master’s degree in sustainability management from University of Sherbrooke, Canada and environmental engineering from Université technologique de Troyes. She also went on an academic exchange program at the Estonian Life Sciences Faculty, where she studied nature conservation, environmental impact assessment, and life cycle analysis.  

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Sandra is a Director of Business Transformation strategy in the EMEA region. She works with companies across all sectors including Information and Communications Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Consumer Products, to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating positive impact for their businesses, while contributing to a sustainable world.

She brings over 20 years of experience in high-tech organizations, building and leading sustainability transformation, governance, strategies, ESG reporting, as well as communication and reputation management at a group level. Prior to BSR, she was Head of Corporate Responsibility at Nokia, and Sustainability Director at Alcatel-Lucent. More recently, Sandra has worked as an independent consultant on sustainability, focused on medium-sized companies in France.

Sandra holds a Masters in Communication and a Masters in Brand Strategy from CELSA Paris Sorbonne. She speaks English and French.

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Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab. She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world.

She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.

Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.

A dual Canadian-French citizen, Christine holds an M.A. in History and a B.A. in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa, she completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Carolina works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, human rights, and supply chain sustainability. 

Prior to BSR, Carolina worked in the research and policy space for organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, International Organization for Migration, and the Solidarity Center. Past research project themes include supply chain traceability of cotton from India, the future of just transition for unionized workers, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the Accord agreement on garment workers in Bangladesh, and the need for financial inclusion and assistance for artisanal and small-scale miners in Colombia. Carolina’s interest in this work stems from her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea, West Africa, where she focused on community economic development issues. 

She earned a MPP from the University of Michigan and a BS in Public Relations from the University of Florida. Carolina is a native English and Spanish speaker.

Kelly supports BSR’s work across various industries with a particular focus on human rights, women’s empowerment, and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Kelly worked as a consultant on various human rights projects, including issues of modern slavery and labor rights in global supply chains. Clients included Rights CoLab, UNFPA Supplies Partnership, and the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains. Kelly has worked extensively on women’s rights, including two years supporting a women’s economic empowerment program in Surkhet, Nepal, and a number of years working with the United Nations Foundation on international sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Kelly holds an MA in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University.

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Sara applies her management consulting and international development experience to BSR’s collaboration and inclusive economy work. She also directs the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition.

Previously, Sara worked at Business Call to Action—a multistakeholder platform of the United Nations Development Programme focused on inclusive business innovations in support of the Millennium Development Goals—recruiting and advising companies and social enterprises developing products and services to address the needs of low-income populations. She also worked at McKinsey and Company, consulting global companies and development organizations on projects related to strategy, corporate social responsibility, economic development, and philanthropy. Sara has also contributed to social and environmental justice programs in Latin America through the Inter-American Dialogue, the Sierra Club, and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. She speaks English and Spanish.

Sara has an M.B.A. from IE Business School in Spain, and a B.A. in Plan II and Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.

Adam works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including stakeholder engagement, materiality, strategy and reporting, among other topics.

Prior to BSR, Adam was a thematic expert on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, focusing on the linkages between climate, development, business, and sustainable consumption and production. He previously worked on the SDGs team at World Resources Institute. During his graduate studies, Adam interned at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and was a Coca-Cola World Fund fellow with Conservation International, researching the strategic connections between the SDGs and corporate sustainability.

Adam holds a Master’s in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Business and the Environment. He has a BA in Environmental Studies and Government, with a concentration in International Politics, from Wesleyan University.

Constance works with BSR member companies across various industries and areas of expertise with a focus on sustainability management and financial services.

Prior to joining BSR, Constance was an associate at Green Soluce, an entrepreneurial sustainability consulting firm based in Paris. In this role, she advised real estate and private equity investment managers on their ESG policies and impact rating tools, and she led a range of events, workshops, and trainings on sustainable investment. In addition to consulting, Constance was also an auditor for the newly launched French Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) label for real estate funds. This role consisted of analyzing responsible investment policy and its implementation at the fund level against the label's specifications.

Constance holds a Master’s in Business Management from EDHEC Business School and a Certificate in Science, Technology, Business and Society Challenges of Sustainability from Copenhagen Business School.

Constance supports BSR’s sustainability work in the Infrastructure and Finance industries, with a focus on ESG and impact investment. She supports financial actors in building ambitious responsible investment strategies, conducting due diligences, monitoring performances, and growing outcomes.

Prior to joining BSR, Constance worked in PwC’s sustainability services practice in Paris. In this role, she supported French and European private equity firms in developing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategy, conducted ESG and impact due diligence, and reviewed sustainability practices of French CAC 40 companies in the banking, insurance, oil and gas, and automotive sector.

Constance holds a MSc in Environmental Technology, Business and the Environment from Imperial College London, a MA in European Public Policy from King’s College London, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Sussex. She speaks fluent French, Spanish, and English.

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Laura is a global expert on corporate sustainability, with two decades of experience in strategy consulting and has advised senior executives at global companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues.

Laura has also been a leader in BSR’s organizational growth and impact. She launched BSR’s financial services practice and New York office, and she is currently the Chief Operating Officer, leveraging her strengths in strategy, organizational change, and people management.

Laura works with leading global companies to develop and enhance their sustainability strategies to maximize value for business and society. She is sought after to facilitate senior-level strategy workshops and multistakeholder collaborations. She has published reports on environmental, social, and governance trends among investors as well as sustainability integration and leadership. From 2006 to 2010, she facilitated the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, growing the initiative from 15 to more than 50 companies.

Laura previously worked for Deloitte Consulting, where she acquired extensive strategy experience advising multinational financial services companies. She also worked on several community and economic development projects in Latin America.

Laura holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is an adjunct professor in the Bard M.B.A. in Sustainability program, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a member of the UN Global Compact Expert Network.

Rachel supports multiple teams at BSR with their regular administrative duties and identifying cross-functional team collaboration opportunities. She focuses on supporting business transformation;  financial services; human rights; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and technology.

Prior to joining BSR, Rachel worked for International Justice Mission as an Office Coordinator, filtering external stakeholder inquiries and facilitating internal team collaboration for maximum impact. Rachel spent time in India implementing ethical storytelling and marketing practices for small anti-trafficking organizations.

Rachel has a BBA in Marketing Management with a minor in Political Science from Texas Christian University.

Taylor supports BSR member companies across industries with a primary focus on human rights and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Taylor worked as an associate attorney for a boutique firm in Denver, dealing primarily with international trade issues. He also worked for The Code, an NGO based in Thailand, where he worked with tourism companies around the world to prevent sexual exploitation of children. Additionally, he is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.

Taylor holds a J.D. with a certificate in International Law from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, as well as certificates in Public and Private International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law and a B.A. in Political Science from St. Olaf College.

Hansika works with BSR consumer product member companies on sustainability management projects.

Prior to joining BSR, Hansika managed apparel material and product development at Reebok. She also advised the senior leadership team on sustainability strategy and developed an internal sustainability education program. She has an extensive background in sustainable fashion, including designing a zero waste activewear collection, researching regenerative textile solutions, speaking at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit on achieving gender equality in the fashion industry, and consulting for a nonprofit supporting artisan communities in South America.

Hansika has a BS in Fiber Science and Apparel Design with a minor in Sustainability Sciences from Cornell University. She speaks English, Tamil, French, and Spanish. 

With deep experience as researcher and consultant, Ogi advises companies in Japan on a range of sustainability topics to promote business practices that are aligned with global and forward-looking perspectives. Within her sustainability management consulting work, she focuses on materiality analysis, sustainability strategy development, and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to joining BSR, Ogi worked for a research consultancy for 20 years. She focused on a wide range of environmental issue areas, including climate change, circular economy, disclosure, and communications to governments and the private sector.

She holds an M.A. in Policy Science from Doshisha University Graduate School of Policy and Management.

Eva works with BSR member companies across various industries, with a focus on sustainability management to help integrate sustainability into core business considerations.

Prior to BSR, Eva worked as a sustainability consultant at EY, managing assurance engagements, auditing ESG data and contributing to advisory projects across a range of industries, including tourism, energy, and publishing. She holds experience in multiple sectors, delivering impact in the fields of development cooperation, trade and investment promotion and public diplomacy. Building on her interdisciplinary background at the interface of business and international development, she conducted research on social entrepreneurship in the Global South.

Eva holds an MA in International Development from Sciences Po Paris as well as a MSc in Business and Management from Stockholm School of Economics. She also has a BA in Culture and Economy from the University of Mannheim. She is fluent in English, French, and German.

Anson works with BSR’s sustainability management team to advise multinational companies across a range of industries on integrating effective sustainability strategy and management practices into business operations.

He brings over a decade of experience across the US, Middle East, Africa, and Europe as an operator and strategist, where he built field teams, partnerships, technical architecture, processes, and procedures, as well as synthesized data and structured approaches to model, measure, and transform product and service potential. Prior to joining BSR, Anson founded two social enterprises to help entrepreneurs navigate the complexities and risks to growth in underserved, emerging markets with the right tools. Anson recently led sustainability practices at the largest aquaculture firm in Africa, which included pioneering a grain sourcing operation with full-cycle partnership support and executing impact and materiality assessments and analysis. He started his career managing international development and humanitarian aid programs in the West Bank and Gaza.

Anson holds a Master’s in Population and Development from the London School of Economics and a BA in Government and Politics, with minors in International Development, Conflict Management, and Arabic from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Brett works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Brett worked at a strategic communications consulting firm, advising companies in industries as diverse as technology, energy, food and beverage, and healthcare. Brett worked to promote global policy and awareness of critical topics, assisted in the development of organizational strategy, coached executives, conducted research, and used data analytics to advise companies on the implications of relevant issues.

Brett holds a BS in Environmental Studies from UNC Asheville as well as a Master’s certificate in Environmental Policy and an MBA in Sustainable Business from Bard College. At Bard College, Brett focused his career on the circular economy, supply chain resilience, renewable energy, and sustainable beer production.

Ariela works with BSR member companies across various industries on sustainability management, with a focus on climate change and human rights.

Prior to joining BSR, Ariela was an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow with Sustainable Jersey, where she helped New Jersey municipalities implement energy efficiency projects. Previously, she worked as a consultant with Amnesty International, where she helped develop the organization’s platform on tear gas. Ariela was also a research assistant for the Mexican Ministry of Health, where she researched the impacts of changing climactic conditions on dengue. Ariela’s experiences focus on the intersection of climate change, human rights, and health.

Ariela holds an MPA from Columbia University in Environmental Science and Policy as well as a B.S. in Society and Environment and B.A. in Public Health from UC Berkeley. She is a native Spanish speaker and is proficient in French.

Olivia advises companies operating in Asia across a wide range of sustainability management services, with a focus on materiality and strategy, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, and supply chain sustainability. She also led several grant-funded projects on information technology and disadvantaged populations in China, climate resilience and private sector engagement in Vietnam, and gender equality and empowerment in global supply chains.

Prior to joining BSR, Olivia worked in Canada as a vice president for the global youth network AIESEC Canada. Before that, she was vice president for AIESEC China. In both roles, Olivia was responsible for finance, conferences, and building capacity of local AIESEC chapters.

Olivia holds a BA in International Trade and Economics from the University of International Business and Economics. Olivia speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and French.

Ashley works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management and women’s empowerment, among other topics.

Ashley brings to BSR experience in corporate sustainability, sustainable food systems, and corporate social responsibility. Prior to joining BSR, Ashley worked with a food service management company as the Director of Sustainability, heading its sustainability department in higher education. There, she established and implemented a more sustainable supply chain from consumables to single-use items. She also developed social programs targeting high-risk youth, educational food sustainability campaigns and programs, and programs to reduce overall food waste. Ashley also worked with food distributors on a regional level, connecting them to local farmers and other hospitality partners to develop a more sustainable local economy. Early in her career, she worked within the hospitality industry, focusing on waste management of materials.

Ashley holds a M.P.S. and a B.S. from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in association with Syracuse University, with a focus in Sustainable Development for her master's degree and a focus in Environmental Law and Policy for her bachelor's. Ashley also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies of Sustainable Enterprise from Syracuse University.

Eric supports BSR’s sustainability work across various industries, especially consumer products. He primarily focuses on nature, climate change, and sustainability management.  

Before joining BSR, Eric had various experiences within the luxury and agricultural sectors, supporting nature and sustainability strategy programs.  

Eric holds a Master’s in Management and a MS in Luxury and Design Management from ICN Business School. He is a French and Créole Réunionnais native speaker and speaks English fluently.

Jorgette leads BSR’s consumer products practice for the United States, and the global food, beverage, and agriculture practice. She focuses on aligning innovative sustainability practices with business strategy and operations, working with executives from the food, beverage, and agriculture; consumer packaged goods; apparel; footwear; and retail industries, among others.

Jorgette brings more than 10 years of experience consulting with multinational companies and governments, with expertise in supply chain management, procurement, strategy, and employee engagement. She has worked at Arthur Andersen, Great Place to Work, and Unisys. She also spent four years at PepsiCo leading global supplier CSR assurance. Jorgette speaks English and Spanish.

Jorgette holds a B.A. in Economics and Policy Studies, with a minor in Marketing, from Syracuse University.

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Jonathan leads BSR’s work in the EMEA region with companies in the Industrials and Utilities and Information and Communications Technology industries. Jonathan also leads BSR’s global sustainability reporting team as part of the Sustainability Management practice.

His experience in sustainability includes strategy development, reporting execution, and stakeholder engagement for these industries, as well as a focus on transparency and traceability in the supply chain via advanced technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.

Prior to joining BSR, Jonathan was a packaging developer with Coty US LLC, the world’s largest fragrance manufacturer. Jonathan designed and executed technical packaging specifications for perfume and cosmetics launches, coordinating the needs of internal marketing and sales teams with external material suppliers and manufacturers. This positions Jonathan as BSR’s sustainable packaging contact.

Jonathan holds an M.S. in Sustainable Development from HEC Paris School of Management and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Syracuse University. He speaks English and French.

Sandrine supports BSR member companies across industries and areas of expertise, with a focus on supply chain sustainability and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Sandrine worked as Program Manager at Makesense in the Philippines, where she designed and coordinated various initiatives to promote social and environmental action across the country. There, she led the Plastic Smart Cities program in partnership with WWF, where she supported and coached social entrepreneurs in creating viable solutions to eradicate plastic pollution. She has also intervened as an external consultant on sustainability-linked projects for companies in the logistics, agricultural, and social sectors. 

Sandrine holds a BCom in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Social Business Strategy from McGill University and a MSc in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris. She speaks French, English, Spanish and Arabic.

Miwa supports BSR’s advisory services in sustainability management and human rights across industries in Japan and overseas. She also supports the Human Rights Working Group in Tokyo.

Prior to joining BSR, Miwa worked as a field coordinator on agriculture projects in conflict-affected areas in Sri Lanka, where she supervised overall project progress. Miwa also interned at the Asia Foundation, where she conducted a research on women’s empowerment in the Philippines and developed monitoring and evaluation tools for peace and stability programs. Before working at international development space, Miwa worked as a product planner at Panasonic for more than 3 years.

Miwa holds a MA in International Affairs from the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego and a BA in Politics from Rikkyo University.

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After nine years of working with BSR members to advance sustainability strategies, Cecile now leads BSR’s global People and Culture team. In this role, Cecile leads all processes related to building and retaining an exceptional global team of sustainable business experts. She works with the People and Culture team on attracting and hiring the best and brightest talents and making BSR a place where people grow, develop, and thrive in our international mindset and culture as well as have an impact on the world.

Cecile continues to stay close to BSR’s mission and impacts through limited and targeted projects, mostly in the healthcare sector. She also leads the Healthcare Working Group.

Prior to joining BSR, Cecile served as deputy director for SGS Sustainability Services. Her work involved developing service offerings for sustainable supply chains. Before that, she was executive director of SFSTP, one of the largest associations of industrial pharmacists in Europe. She started her career in the chemicals industry, working for Clariant in the UK and Canada.

Cecile holds a MBA from Ryerson University, a BSc in Chemistry and Business Administration from Kingston University London, and a Life Science degree from University of Angers. She speaks French and English.

Travis supports BSR member companies across various industries, focusing on sustainability management and climate change.

Prior to joining BSR, Travis was a Climate Corps Fellow with the City of San Rafael, where he helped the City advance its Zero Waste goals and develop a plan for creating a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient local economy. Previously, he worked at the Center for Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship where he performed research funded by WWF in the areas of on-farm food loss and produce donation.

Travis holds a MS in the emerging field of Biomimicry from Arizona State University and a BS in Environmental Science from Santa Clara University.

Beatriz is part of the nature and climate change teams, aiming at strengthening and developing BSR’s nature offering as well as tapping into the interconnectedness between these two areas and crafting solutions that uplift members’ climate and nature commitments and their overall impact.

Prior to joining BSR, Beatriz was the Consulting Director and Board Member at the Paris branch of a global social impact student consultancy, where she managed a range of missions, especially within the education, consumer, and financial sectors. She also worked for over two years as a public sector consultant at EY Madrid, where she mostly assisted public bodies in project definition, strategy, and implementation under the European Regional Development Fund scheme, participating in a wide array of projects focusing on social inclusion, the circular economy, green mobility, and smart cities.  

Beatriz holds a MS in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris, a MS in Management Consulting from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and a BSc in International Management and Modern Languages (IMML) from the University of Bath. She speaks Spanish, English, and French.

Giulio supports BSR’s work across various industries. He primarily focuses on climate change and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Giulio was the founder’s associate at the start-up Cirka cph, where he was responsible for designing multi-stakeholder initiatives to drive climate action. Giulio also collaborated with the Copenhagen-based art group SUPERFLEX, where he was responsible for the company's sustainability and emissions reduction strategies.

Giulio holds a MSc in Climate Change from the University of Copenhagen and a BSc in Forestry and Environmental Technology. He speaks Italian and English.

Elisa works with consumer-facing companies on sustainability management, human rights, and developing sustainable supply chains, among other topics. She also supports the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality.

Prior to joining BSR, Elisa worked in international sexual and reproductive health and rights. She has worked extensively in the Latin America and Caribbean region on improving policy and supporting social movements to advance gender equality at national and regional levels. She frequently collaborated with grassroots organizations on the development of advocacy strategies to strengthen gender equality across the region. Elisa has also managed projects, focused on East Africa, on improving the supply chain for contraceptives. She also worked on advancing gender equality in intergovernmental spaces, including at the United Nations.

Elisa holds a first-class honors MA in Gender, Society, and Representation from the University College of London and a BA in Economics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Tufts University. Elisa is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Victoria works to advance women's empowerment through consulting, collaboration, research and resource development. Victoria contributes to BSR’s work by supporting companies in designing and implementing strategies to promote more respectful societies and by helping to facilitate BSR’s Business Action for Women.

Prior to BSR, Victoria worked in an inclusive business consulting firm and developed business models for social impact. Before that, she worked for Natura Cosmetics, where she implemented the company’s sustainability and social investment strategy in its Argentina operations. She has also supported and developed strategies for social entrepreneurs and NGOs across a wide range of sectors in India to accelerate and scale their impact, and she has mentored women in microcredit programs in Buenos Aires.

Victoria holds an M.Sc. in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris Business School and a B.A. in Business Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.

Beth helps companies increase business and societal resilience through effective sustainability strategy and management.

She supports BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab and sustainability management teams and regularly advises companies on climate change. Her work includes materiality assessments, strategy development, ERM integration, and strategic foresight. Beth has led engagements in all of BSR’s major industry groups and works regularly with members in the financial services, transport and logistics, industrials and utilities, and ICT sectors.

Prior to joining BSR, Beth served as the director of sustainability for a packaging manufacturer, where she was responsible for corporate-wide sustainability strategy and implementation. Beth also worked as a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she developed benefit-cost analyses of proposed federal regulation and supported industry partnership development.

Beth holds an M.E.M. from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Economics from Colby College.

Awa works with BSR member companies across industries with a focus on sustainability management, supply chain sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change. She also supports BSR’s CoLab initiative.

Prior to joining BSR, Awa drove in-house corporate responsibility strategies and projects at DER Touristik Group, a European travel company. There, she managed the group’s environmental protection and resource conservation program, developed and implemented its global animal welfare strategy, and contributed to industry projects on sustainable food, among others. Awa has also worked to promote renewable energy by consulting on bringing new technologies to market and by managing initiatives to study and scale renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa. This included working with grassroots organizations and community members to assess the viability of small-scale solar applications to mitigate climate change and health risks. 

Awa is a Fulbright alumna and holds a M.S. in Environmental Studies, a M.A. in International Development from Ohio University, and a B.A. in Journalism and Business Communication from the University of Europe for Applied Sciences. She speaks German and English.

Andrea supports BSR’s sustainability management team and works across various industries, including financial services, industrials and utilities, and energy and extractives. She focuses on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, reporting, stakeholder engagement, social impact assessment, and governance.

She brings over a decade of experience in international development, spanning project management, business development, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to BSR, Andrea served as a Lead at the World Economic Forum's Shaping the Future of Mobility team, where she led collaborative initiatives to drive innovation and digital transformation in the aviation, travel, and tourism sectors. In the aftermath of COVID-19, she led a global effort to reopen borders and restore mobility in a safe and sustainable manner. Andrea has also consulted for multilateral banks, companies, nonprofits, and development agencies across Latin America, East Africa, and Asia Pacific, and she has conducted onsite impact assessments in the energy and extractives sectors. She started her career at Freedom House managing human rights and democracy projects.

A native Spanish speaker, Andrea holds an MPA in International Development from the London School of Economics and Sciences Po Paris and a BA in International Relations from Syracuse University.

Sonia supports BSR’s work and member companies across different industries and areas of expertise, with a focus on sustainability management and financial services.

Prior to joining BSR, Sonia worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, where she focused on green finance and supported the integration of gender across its green investments and climate change agenda. Sonia also interned for the Office of the Executive Director at Europol in The Hague, where she assisted with the implementation of diversity and inclusion and stakeholder engagement initiatives.

Sonia holds a MA in Public Policy from King's College London and a BA in International Science, Development and Cooperation from the University of Turin. She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.

Aude leads BSR’s healthcare practice and works with member companies to advance human rights and promote sustainable and inclusive business practices.

Aude has more than 10 years of experience in sustainability and expertise in human rights due diligence—including human rights impact assessments at the corporate and field levels, human rights strategies, materiality assessments, sustainability strategies, and stakeholder engagement.

She also manages the Healthcare Working Group.

Prior to BSR, Aude worked for the French oil company Total, where she helped develop and expand the company's access to energy program in Africa and Southeast Asia. Before that, she worked as a sustainability consultant at Deloitte. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.

Aude holds an MBA from the ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Laura supports BSR’s sustainability management work across industries. She has also worked on several of BSR’s multistakeholder collaborations, including the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition and Maritime Anti-Corruption Network.

Prior to joining BSR, Laura was the director of the Copenhagen branch of a global social impact consultancy advising startup companies and social enterprises on fundraising and communications strategies as well as social impact creation and measurement. She also held an internship position at a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the rights of women journalists. Laura speaks German, English, and Spanish.

Laura holds an M.Sc. in Business and Development Studies with a Minor in Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship and a B.Sc. in Business, Language, and Culture, both from Copenhagen Business School.