Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Singapore · On-site

• Work with businesses and financial institutions on the inclusion of biodiversity in nature strategies, with alignment to best practice like the IFC PS6 and the Nature Positive Initiative guidance
• Evaluate sustainability frameworks, standards, and regulations to leverage platform datasets for sustainability reporting (including CSRD, TNFD, GRI, SFDR).
• Serve as a liaison between biodiversity and business, facilitating their interaction and providing relevant trainings and work on strategic business development.
• Provide sector-specific insights to help companies recognize and address biodiversity risks.
• provide capacity building to both internal and external stakeholders on the importance of nature, navigating biodiversity related reporting space, and various biodiversity data, platforms and tools.
• marketing and communication support to convey the message of nature, and the importance of credible and high integrity biodiversity datasets to the private and public sector
• represent IBAT at international conferences and speaking events such as the UN Biodiversity COP16 and Nature action dialogues 2024 (participated in a panel at both conferences) - including curating session agendas and handle event logistics.
• IBAT serves as the integral focal point between biodiversity datasets (WDPA, WDKBA, IUCN Red List) and the private sectors, allowing for companies to screen for biodiversity risks associated with their operations. From financial institutions, to carbon project developers and renewable energy sector, anyone with operations on the ground would have some extent of exposure to nature related impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities. It is thus important for companies to understand these risks early, and take appreciate prevention and/or mitigation plans to conserve the the natural ecosystem.
• [Find out more about IBAT here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibat-alliance]

Mar 2023 – Dec 2023 · 9 mos · Singapore

• As part of EDB’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy Division, the team aims to transform Singapore into a leading carbon services hub, chart decarbonisation pathways for companies, and explore greater opportunities to capture green growth opportunities from Singapore.
• My main role involves:
• Engaging carbon services companies to anchor them in Singapore & better link our sustainability ecosystem, at the same time understanding the carbon market ecosystem.
• Working with the marketing team on sustainability content (up to 6 events and publications so far)
• Developing strategies for decarbonisation pathways opportunities for Singapore (with a focus on biomethane)

Sep 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Singapore

• Conservation | Global Palm Oil Team
• Supporting WWF's Global Palm Oil Strategy to 'halt the conversion of natural ecosystems by palm oil, ensuring that production, trade and consumption is responsible, protects, restores and connects landscapes, and benefits people and nature'. As part of the Global Palm Oil Team, we ensure the alignment of this global strategy and position of WWF on palm oil both internally and externally, engaging with stakeholders (like MNCs and FIs) to transition into the sustainable palm oil industry, support the Network's Palm Oil Working Group, and lead the Asia Sustainable Palm Oil Links (ASPOL) and Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard.
• My main focus of work is on providing timely updates on sustainable palm oil industry with the team, assisting in the reporting of the ASPOL $10million 5 year project through consolidation and effective communication of the sustainability goals across various WWF national offices. We also work on engaging with numerous stakeholders on the sustainable palm oil movement with actionable steps and benchmarking tools. Exposure to building a sustainable supply chain through working with stakeholders (Growers-> Traders -> Corporates -> Consumers & Governance).
• I am also involved in multiple research and publications from the global palm oil team, namely the Business Case for Sustainable Palm Oil, Financial Flows Study Analysis, and the Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2021. Using sustainable finance tools to drive the transition in this supply chain is also one area which I have started working on, through engaging with FIs and identifying potential areas of collaboration.

Dec 2020 – Sep 2021 · 9 mos

• IBG-COO Sustainable Finance
• Sustainable Finance as an instrument to drive corporates transitioning towards achieving their sustainability goals. As part of the team, I worked on analysing the client's portfolios, providing recommendations based on the UNSDG, GLP, SBTi amongst other sustainability standards to provide sustainable finance strategies and solutions. Conducting deep-dives into high-impact industries was also crucial in establishing the ESG standards to underline future financing for the team.

May 2019 – Aug 2019 · 3 mos · Orlando, Florida, United States

• A 10-week Disney Cultural Exchange Program at Walt Disney World, Orlando.