Overview of the Expert
The Independent Chief Sustainability Officer helps businesses navigate the complexities of sustainability and ESG integration. I work with corporations, non-profits, and government agencies to drive the sustainability strategy forward, helping the business to plan, align and deliver.
Igazeuma is a sustainability leader with over 20 years experience, recognised for influencing a cultural shift to improve organizations capability, structure and maturity to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Meet Dr. Igazeuma Okoroba
Igazeuma is a sustainability leader with over 20 years experience, recognised for influencing a cultural shift to improve organizations capability, structure and maturity to achieve sustainable outcomes.
My Approach
Materiality: Focus on the most material sustainability topics, working closely with board, executive management stakeholders and shareholders.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize metrics to assess ESG risks, opportunities and impact.
Regulatory and Compliance: execute regulatory and voluntary reporting compliance and action plans.
Consider me your Sustainability Business Problem Fixer!
Affiliations to bridge the Town and Gown divide: Global Reporting Initiative, (GRI), MB 100, University of Durham, University of Lincoln, British Council
I serve as your in-house CSO providing bespoke sustainability solutions tailored to business needs to:
– Define sustainability strategy and work with function leaders to operationalize strategy in products, services, policy and operating standards.
– Talent development – provide empathetic and engaging leadership and support the value chain
– Lead critical projects that will enable the business to achieve commercial targets along with sustainable outcomes.
– Strategic communication of sustainability goals, action plans and progress to key stakeholders
– Thought Leadership & Best Practice – bring challenge and a critical eye to current efforts