Experience

I am focused on the pursuit of just and sustainable business and tend to “connect the dots” between different parts of the profession. However, over the years, I have become more specialized in the following:

  • Business and human rights, especially the practical application of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.

  • Technology and human rights, especially interpreting the UNGPs in the context of rapidly changing technology and media services, such as social media, artificial intelligence, enterprise services, and entertainment.

  • Reporting and disclosure, especially the application of international reporting laws, regulations, and standards.

  • Human rights due diligence, including market entry/exit, new products/features, potential customers/sales, new policies/governance, and proposed mergers/acquisitions.

  • Stakeholder engagement, such as advancing multi-stakeholder initiatives, establishing expert forums/roundtables, and running stakeholder consultations.

  • Regulatory compliance, especially embedding human rights-based approaches into compliance efforts and pursuing both the spirit and the letter of the law.

My resume

1999: Join BT’s sustainability team

2001 – 2002: Establish BT’s first supply chain code of conduct

2001 – 2004: Participate in early discussions about EU policy towards responsible business

2001 – 2004: Write BT’s first four sustainability reports

2002: Participate in GRI telecommunications sector supplement working group

2004: Join BSR

2004 – 2005: Co-facilitate creation of Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), now Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)

2005 – 2006: Lead GE and Hitachi’s first materiality assessments

2005 – 2006: Participate in GRI G3 “Reporting as a Process” working group

2006 – 2008: Co-facilitate creation of the Global Network Initiative (GNI)

2008 – 2010: Act as secretariat for GNI before the first Executive Director is hired

2011 – 2012: Undertake some of the first human rights impact assessments using UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)

2012 – 2013: Undertake pre-investment due diligence for Telenor’s entry into Myanmar

2012 – 2016: Focus on implementing emerging reporting standards with companies

2015 – 2016: Lead human rights assessment of Telia Company’s divestment from Eurasia

2016 – 2023: Undertake over 120 human rights assessments for technology companies, including Google, Amazon / Twitch, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, Telia, and AT&T

2017: Establish BSR’s Future of Reporting collaborative initiative

2018 – 2022: Undertake multiple human rights assessments for Meta, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Israel / Palestine, end-to-end encryption, and the Oversight Board

2021 - 2023: Undertake human rights assessments for the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and the Tech Coalition.

2022 – 2023: Participate in first ever EU Digital Services Act Systemic Risk Assessments and Ofcom Online Safety Act Risk Assessments

2024: Leave BSR and move to freelance