The Just Transition Planning Process for Business

September 11, 2023

Jenna Kowalevsky

Manager, Energy, Extractives, Industrials, and Transport, BSR
Jenna Kowalevsky

Manager, Energy, Extractives, Industrials, and Transport, BSR

Paris

Jenna brings 20 years of experience working in human rights, sustainability, and stakeholder relations at global companies to her work with BSR member companies.

She works closely with companies as an expert on human rights and just transition, including focusing on the energy sector’s transition to net zero. She previously managed BSR’s Just Transition Collaborative Initiative.

Prior to joining BSR, Jenna held several senior roles at global organizations. She advised Suncor Energy on integrating sustainability into business processes, ensuring projects managed social and environmental impacts and risks, and led their human rights activities. While at Repsol, she developed and implemented a global community relations, Indigenous Peoples and human rights approach, and supporting management system. Jenna held multiple roles at Talisman Energy, where she led the global ethics program, implemented a supplier code of conduct and risk assessment process, analyzed company-wide safety and environmental performance, and conducted land consultation and stakeholder engagement. Jenna also held a key role at Interpol, guiding the organization on its strategic direction and was instrumental in developing its new organizational strategy.

Jenna holds an MBA and a Graduate Diploma in Social Performance Management from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Calgary.

Recent Insights From Jenna Kowalevsky

Just Transition and Modern Slavery / November 28, 2023 / Reports

The Just Transition Planning Process for Business / September 11, 2023 / Reports

Seven Lessons for the Just Energy Transition / June 8, 2023 / Blog

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Anine Bundgård

Manager, Climate Change, BSR
Anine Bundgård

Manager, Climate Change, BSR

Copenhagen

Anine works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management with a focus on the intersection of climate change and people, namely climate justice, just transition, and climate and human rights. She supports this work through one-on-one advisory engagement with companies, through facilitation of cross-sector collaborative initiatives like Transform to Net Zero, and through grant-funded resource development.

Prior to joining BSR, Anine worked at Operate A/S, a Danish consulting company, specializing in stakeholder analysis, stakeholder mapping, and stakeholder engagement.

Anine holds a MSc in Business and Development Studies from Copenhagen Business School with a focus on sustainable development and cross-sector collaboration. She also holds a BSc in Business, Language, and Culture, also from Copenhagen Business School.

Recent Insights From Anine Bundgård

Ten Guiding Principles for Co-creating Climate Justice Interventions / January 29, 2024 / Blog

Co-creating Climate Justice Interventions between Business and Communities / January 17, 2024 / Reports

Three Business Initiatives That Advance Climate Justice / December 21, 2023 / Blog

The Just Transition Planning Process for Business / September 11, 2023 / Reports

Advancing a Just Transition Across Sectors / July 6, 2023 / Blog

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Alexandra Kolev

Associate, Collaboration, BSR
Alexandra Kolev

Associate, Collaboration, BSR

Paris

Alexandra supports BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives portfolio, facilitating the development and implementation of impactful multi-stakeholder solutions that tackle systemic challenges to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate change, economic inequity, and gender inequality. She works across industries, largely within agricultural commodities and consumer products, to drive collective action for supply chain sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ethical trade.

Prior to joining BSR, Alexandra developed global partnerships to foster business transformation, promote responsible business conduct, and scale business action to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Alexandra began her career analyzing trade policy and coordinating international trade and supply chain projects for a global, multi-sector clientele.

Alexandra holds a Master’s in International Public Management, with specializations in Global Economic Policy and Diplomacy, from l’Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in International Affairs and French from the George Washington University. She speaks English, French, and German.

Recent Insights From Alexandra Kolev

Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2023 / January 15, 2024 / Reports

The Just Transition Planning Process for Business / September 11, 2023 / Reports

Sustainable Coconut Partnership: Toward a Responsible and Resilient Sector / May 17, 2023 / Blog

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Ouida Chichester

Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR
Ouida Chichester

Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR

San Francisco

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.

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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A Toolkit to Drive Social Dialogue and Stakeholder Engagement Toward a Just, Equitable, and Inclusive Transition

For companies designing and implementing a just, equitable and inclusive approach to net zero, the process is complex and requires difficult trade-offs. This guidance offers practical steps to help companies formulate a just transition plan, including implementation tools for: