Future of Reporting

Alessia works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including stakeholder engagement, materiality, strategy, and reporting, among other topics. She manages BSR’s Future of Reporting collaboration, a group of companies sharing reporting best practices and tracking the regulatory landscape in the US and EU. 

Alessia brings with her nearly 8 years of experience in sustainability reporting. Prior to joining BSR, Alessia worked in the financial services sector within sustainability teams managing the publication of sustainability reports and ranking and rating submissions. She also worked at GRI where she helped companies better understand and use the GRI Standards. 

Alessia holds a BSc in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. A Canadian and Italian national, she speaks English, Italian and French. 

Recent Insights From Alessia D’Ascanio

• “And” May Be the Most Important Word / September 14, 2022 / Blog
• What Business Needs to Know about the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive / July 7, 2022 / Blog

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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. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability. 

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.

Christine holds a MA in History and a BA 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.

Recent Insights From Christine Diamente

• The Silent G: Six Questions Every Leadership Team Should Ask About Sustainability Governance / November 12, 2024 / Blog
• BSR and NACD: Activating Directors to Meet Boardroom Challenges / February 7, 2024 / Blog
• Role of Boards and Governance with Christine Diamente / November 28, 2023 / Audio
• Making Connections Across Professions / September 27, 2023 / Blog
• The Evolving Reporting Landscape / September 18, 2023 / Insights+

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Marion is responsible for managing and developing BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives (CI) portfolio—providing dedicated support to the management of the portfolio as well as administrative, operational and event planning, and logistics support to key BSR CI staff and CIs across the portfolio.

Prior to joining BSR, Marion worked for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank in international affairs and global security, managing events and providing programmatic and administrative support to their Washington DC office. Previously, Marion worked for Greenflex in Paris, a consulting company in sustainable development, where she worked to foster and manage relationships with clients and their stakeholders and analyze human rights violations on clients' supply chains.

Marion holds a Master’s degree in French and common law from the University of Nanterre. She also graduated with an LLM from Boston University and is a member of the New York Bar. Additionally, Marion holds a Master's degree in International Project Management from ESCP Europe.

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.

Recent Insights From Adam Fishman

• Sustainability Strategy in the Age of Regulation: Don’t Lose the Plot / October 3, 2024 / Blog
• The Impact of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting on Corporate Functions / September 11, 2024 / Blog
• The Impact Across Business Units with Adam Fishman / November 28, 2023 / Audio
• The Evolving Reporting Landscape / September 18, 2023 / Insights+
• How New Regulations Are a Game-Changer in Just and Sustainable Business / June 1, 2023 / Insights+

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Sean supports BSR member companies across various industries in respecting human rights across their organizations and value chains. Sean is especially interested in improving the social and environmental impacts of the jewelry industry.

Prior to working for BSR, Sean worked for the NGO Catholic Relief Services, where he wrote winning USAID proposals for conflict resolution and sustainable agriculture projects in West Africa. Sean has also worked with CRS and other NGOs across Latin America on school feeding and childhood nutrition projects, and he led Bountiful Children’s Foundation expansion through local partners into Bolivia and Colombia. Previously as a social worker, he advocated for parent-child rights in the US foster care system and served as a mentor to youth involved in the juvenile justice system.   

Sean holds a MPA from Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a BA in Social Work from Brigham Young University Hawaii.

Recent Insights From Sean McClellan

• The Evolving Reporting Landscape / September 18, 2023 / Insights+

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Sophie works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including stakeholder engagement, materiality, strategy, and reporting, among other topics. She is part of BSR’s Future of Reporting collaboration, a group of companies sharing reporting best practices and tracking the regulatory landscape in the US and EU.

Sophie brings years of operational expertise as an in-house sustainability management specialist across diverse industries such as hospitality, corporate services, logistics, manufacturing, etc. She also has experience in managing CSR foundations and engaging with NGOs and NPOs. Prior to that, she worked for EcoVadis, focusing on the analysis and sustainability scoring of supply chains.

Sophie holds a BSc in Anthropology and Environmental Management and an MSc in Environmental Science from The University of Western Australia. She is also an accredited Climate Fresk Facilitator.

Nine supports BSR’s work 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, and governance.

Prior to joining BSR, Nine worked in PwC’s sustainability services practice, where she advised multinational companies on sustainability strategies. She focused on how organizations could integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their strategies and practices to increase their positive impact and mitigate their negative impact. She also audited social and environmental data. Nine is a One Young World ambassador.

Nine holds an M.Sc. in Food Safety Law from Wageningen University and an L.L.M. in Law from the University of Amsterdam. She wrote her master’s thesis at the University of Cape Town, focusing on food innovations for local farmers.

Recent Insights From Nine Weijenborg

• The Impact of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting on Corporate Functions / September 11, 2024 / Blog
• Beyond Compliance: Eight Considerations for Your Materiality Assessment / November 30, 2023 / Blog
• The Evolving Reporting Landscape / September 18, 2023 / Insights+

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Anna works with BSR member companies on a range of consulting projects and collaborative initiatives, with particular focus on sustainability reporting.

Her professional background encompasses corporate reporting, sustainability strategy, and providing training and coaching services. Before joining BSR, Anna operated as an independent ESG consultant and professional coach, following a thirteen-year tenure at Moody's Corporation. During her time there, she specialized in sustainable finance markets, ESG training programs, and ESG rating methodologies, in addition to overseeing a portfolio of companies within the basic materials industries. Earlier in her career, Anna spent nearly a decade at KPMG LLP, serving as an Audit Manager in the U.S. Additionally, she was a member of their International Standards Group in London (UK), where she assisted KPMG member firms and clients in adapting to changes in global accounting and auditing regulations.

Anna’s educational background encompasses social policy, human rights, corporate citizenship, business leadership, and mental health. She holds:

• Master of Social Work, Fordham University, New York, 2023
• Post-graduate certificate in Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Reporting, Boston College, 2023
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, San Francisco State University.

Recent Insights From Anna Zubets-Anderson

• Sustainability Strategy in the Age of Regulation: Don’t Lose the Plot / October 3, 2024 / Blog
• A Coherent Approach to Sustainability Due Diligence and Reporting: Making Sense of CSDDD and CSRD / June 17, 2024 / Blog

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