RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT

sures (TCFD): Risks & Opportunities for the Banking Industry, through the United Nations Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

“I’ve realized I need to just keep learning and keeping on top of all of these things,” she says. “I’ve taken dozens of courses throughout the years to keep up with the ESG world. I can imagine that it’s like many industries or fields right now. It’s very fast moving in terms of the knowledge base that you have to be familiar with.”

Her first professional position was as an environmental consultant in toxicology and risk assessment at Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc., a consulting firm in Toronto. She then worked as a senior land conservation specialist before landing a management-level procurement role at a large North American bank in 2013. There, she managed its responsible procurement program, including supplier diversity.