Stakeholder Engagement in the Transition Context: Guidance for Practitioners

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  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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  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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Stakeholder engagement in the oil, gas, and energy sectors has evolved significantly over the decades. While many companies are currently using well-developed stakeholder engagement methods, the context of a just transition introduces new challenges and opportunities. By acknowledging existing strengths in stakeholder engagement while innovating to address gaps in current approaches, companies can help foster more equitable, inclusive, just, and sustainable engagement with all stakeholders throughout the transition process.

As businesses navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy, it is vital that they engage proactively with stakeholders to understand their perspectives and concerns before making major decisions that impact them. In this report, BSR’s Energy for a Just Transition Collaborative Initiative highlights key considerations and processes for conducting stakeholder engagement within the context of a just transition.