With nearly 20 years of experience in the environmental and sustainability services field, Laura Nelson provides strategic sustainability solutions to clients in the food and beverage, consumer goods, manufacturing, technology, finance, and energy industries.
She specializes in sustainability disclosure frameworks and standards, bolstered by a recent two-year position on the technical staff at the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation. Laura has also served as an associate director and facilitator for sustainability coalitions including the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Technical Reference Group. As a principal sustainability consultant, Laura provides clients with solutions that proactively address sustainability risks, recognize opportunities, build internal competency and governance of sustainability matters, and help navigate the complex sustainability disclosure landscape.
Publications & Presentations
- (2022) Answering your top five questions about the ISSB and SASB Standards | SASB Article
- (2020) Benchmarking Best Practices | BIER Virtual Presentation to the International Food Information Council (IFIC
- (2019) Investor Focused Reporting | GRI Reporters’ Summit North America Workshop Facilitation
- (2018) Managing Sustainability Information Requests and Survey Overload | NAEM Forum Session Facilitation
- (2018) 2018 Water and Energy Use Benchmarking Study | International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) Education Session
- (2018) Assurance 101 | GRI Reporters’ Summit North America Workshop Facilitation
Education
- B.S., Environmental Studies, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Areas of Expertise
- Sustainability Strategy and Plans
- Materiality Assessments
- Collective Action Facilitation
- Sustainable and Resilient Value Chains
- Data, Disclosure, Reporting, and Strategic Communications
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