Southeast Asian Reptile Conservation Alliance Progress Report 2022

Authors

• Edwina McKechnie

  Former Associate Director, BSR

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  Laura Hansson

  Manager, Consumer Sectors, BSR

  

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  Laura Hansson

  Manager, Consumer Sectors, BSR

  

  Copenhagen

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  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.

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The Southeast Asian Reptile Conservation Alliance (SARCA) is a multi-stakeholder, industry-led initiative and technical platform made up of luxury brands, manufacturers (tanneries, processing facilities), industry intermediaries, trade associations, nonprofits, and academic and government institutions participating in the trade of reptile skins coming from Southeast Asia.

Since its launch in 2018, SARCA has worked to advance a responsible and transparent reptile skin trade that maintains wild reptile populations, supports local livelihoods and national economies, and promotes animal welfare. Our vision is to advance responsible and transparent supply chains of reptile skins from Southeast Asia and drive improvements in the trade’s operating environment.

SARCA is pleased to share its first Update of Progress, which reflects on the developments of the Southeast Asian reptile trade and highlights SARCA’s key achievements and areas of continued focus, with information for interested companies and stakeholders on how to engage.