Engaging Stakeholders in a Just Transition

Date and Time

November 14, 2024
11:00 am-12:00 pm EST

Location

Webinar

Event Resources

Recording Presentation

A just transition cannot truly be considered “just” unless those most affected are included in the process and have an opportunity to shape its outcome and process. As businesses navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy, companies should engage in a proactive, responsive, and ongoing way with stakeholders to understand their perspectives and concerns before making major decisions that impact them. 

Join BSR for a webinar sharing the insights from our new publication Stakeholder Engagement in the Transition Context. While the guidance originated from the Energy for a Just Transition (EJT) collaboration and is tailored to energy companies, the principles are applicable across various industries and all are welcome to join. 

Scheduled Speakers

• Homayoun Sadeghi, Responsible Business Advisor, Shell
• Ouida Chichester, Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR
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Ouida Chichester
Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR
San Francisco
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Ouida leads BSR’s Energy and Extractives practice. She applies her experience in international development to her work at BSR, where she advises global corporations across industries, but particularly extractives companies, on human rights; sustainable communities; inclusive economy; diversity, equity and inclusion; and women’s empowerment.
She also previously supported BSR's HERproject.
Prior to joining BSR, Ouida worked with the United Nations Development Programme in Belize, where she developed and contributed to projects on water governance, gender equality, and disability rights. She also has worked at Community Partners International, a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of the people of Myanmar. Ouida helped build New Global Citizens, an organization dedicated to engaging U.S. youth in global philanthropy and activism. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, she worked closely with youth, women, and grassroots organizations. She is fluent in Spanish.
As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, Ouida obtained an M.A. in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador. She also holds a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.
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Recent Insights From Ouida Chichester
• Stakeholder Engagement in the Transition Context: Guidance for Practitioners / October 15, 2024 / Reports
• Advancing a Just Transition: Lessons from Company Practices / June 12, 2024 / Blog
• Three Approaches for Integrating Human Rights into Company Risk Registers / February 27, 2024 / Blog
• Just Transition and Modern Slavery / November 28, 2023 / Reports
• The Just Transition Planning Process for Business / September 11, 2023 / Reports
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• Andrey Pertsov, Associate, Human Rights, BSR
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Andrey Pertsov
Associate, Human Rights, BSR
New York
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Andrey works with BSR member companies across industries with a focus on the intersection of finance and human rights.
Andrey comes to BSR from the financial services industry, with four years of experience as a management consultant within UBS' internal consulting team. Andrey brings to BSR a deep knowledge of large-scale business transformation and corporate responsibility. During his time at UBS, Andrey worked on six "change-the-bank" initiatives and received direct exposure to topics ranging across international client onboarding, regulatory compliance, pricing strategy, and technology transformation. He also spent a rotation with UBS's corporate responsibility team to help drive the completion of the RobecoSAM questionnaire that ultimately delivered UBS's fourth consecutive award as a Dow Jones Sustainability Index leader. Most recently, Andrey spent Summer 2021 working on Rights CoLab’s Mapping Civil Society Initiative, where he helped identify and feature innovative human rights organizations. 
Andrey holds a MIA in Economic and Political Development from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a BA in Economics and Psychology from Skidmore College. He speaks English and Russian.
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Recent Insights From Andrey Pertsov
• Stakeholder Engagement in the Transition Context: Guidance for Practitioners / October 15, 2024 / Reports
• Advancing a Just Transition: Lessons from Company Practices / June 12, 2024 / Blog
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