Stakeholder Engagement - A Core Element of the Sustainability Toolkit

Andy Beanland is a Director with the Redefining Value team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development based in Geneva. Andy leads the Redefining Value project on Embedding ESG in decision making which currently focuses on supporting food retail companies in embedding ESG into risk management, corporate governance, performance management and internal controls. Andy holds a BSc in Computing and Business Management from the University of Leeds and an MSc in Energy and Environment from Lancaster University. Prior to WBCSD, Andy worked in the sustainable tourism and sustainable mobility sectors and as a database and GIS specialist for regional government, a university and the forest and paper products sector. He is also a fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. In his spare time, Andy runs Resilience Permaculture, a permaculture-inspired small farm in the French Pyrenees offering permaculture design services to individuals and organizations.

A multi-lingual communications professional with an extensive background in promoting international company development overseas. An expert in transforming corporate reputation through brand-building, high-level stakeholder engagement and community outreach. Possesses extensive experience working with public and private organisations and firms of all sizes and stages of growth. Acquired immense knowledge of Southeast Asian markets during her 20 years in Asia, specifically Singapore and Malaysia. Work experience includes senior positions in leading local and international PR consultancies based in London, Singapore and Malaysia. Worked as a business consultant for German companies entering Asia through the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Network.

Andy Beanland is a Director with the Redefining Value team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development based in Geneva. Andy leads the Redefining Value project on Embedding ESG in decision making which currently focuses on supporting food retail companies in embedding ESG into risk management, corporate governance, performance management and internal controls. Andy holds a BSc in Computing and Business Management from the University of Leeds and an MSc in Energy and Environment from Lancaster University. Prior to WBCSD, Andy worked in the sustainable tourism and sustainable mobility sectors and as a database and GIS specialist for regional government, a university and the forest and paper products sector. He is also a fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. In his spare time, Andy runs Resilience Permaculture, a permaculture-inspired small farm in the French Pyrenees offering permaculture design services to individuals and organizations.

A multi-lingual communications professional with an extensive background in promoting international company development overseas. An expert in transforming corporate reputation through brand-building, high-level stakeholder engagement and community outreach. Possesses extensive experience working with public and private organisations and firms of all sizes and stages of growth. Acquired immense knowledge of Southeast Asian markets during her 20 years in Asia, specifically Singapore and Malaysia. Work experience includes senior positions in leading local and international PR consultancies based in London, Singapore and Malaysia. Worked as a business consultant for German companies entering Asia through the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Network.

Roberto is the Executive Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, a Global Network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Roberto strives is to assist businesses accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by offering tools, methodologies and training to support the embedment of sustainability into corporate strategy and operations. With over twenty years’ experience, Roberto’s career includes several senior general management positions with both fortune-500 companies and start-ups, in countries such as Italy, UK, Spain. His main skills include international relations and business facilitation, strategic business planning, general management, marketing and business development. Roberto holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and an MA in Marketing from Lincoln University, UK. Roberto is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Malaya, Asia Europe Institute Malaysia working on a research project on business sustainability.

Lavanya joined WWF-Malaysia in 2013. She represents WWFMY on various national and international level engagements on Climate Change, Biodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which includes sitting on various governmental steering committees and task forces. Additionally, she was part of the WWF Network Leadership Team on Climate and Energy. She has also been appointed as a member of the Environmental Quality Act’s Appeals Panel. She was recently elected to be the co-chair of the CSO-SDG Alliance and is also a founding member of the Society for the Promotion of SDGs which guides secretarial support for the All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM) on SDGs. Lavanya led the WWFMY team in the preparation of the joint report with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) entitled “Securing our Future: Net Zero Pathways for Malaysia” which was launched in Glasgow at COP 26 last year. She has also contributed to the publication of various reports on climate change. Previously, she coordinated the preparation of Malaysia’s second report on climate change to the UN, worked at the UN in Geneva on post conflict issues; and practiced law in Malaysia. She has participated in several major international forums. Lavanya is a Chevening Scholar with an MSc in Sustainability (Climate Change) from the University of Leeds and a law degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Lavanya is passionate about ensuring that nature’s contributions which underpin everything are properly recognized and valued by society and integrated into development and economic agendas.

Roberto is the Executive Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, a Global Network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Roberto strives is to assist businesses accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by offering tools, methodologies and training to support the embedment of sustainability into corporate strategy and operations. With over twenty years’ experience, Roberto’s career includes several senior general management positions with both fortune-500 companies and start-ups, in countries such as Italy, UK, Spain. His main skills include international relations and business facilitation, strategic business planning, general management, marketing and business development. Roberto holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and an MA in Marketing from Lincoln University, UK. Roberto is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Malaya, Asia Europe Institute Malaysia working on a research project on business sustainability.