Padua, Veneto, Italy
For over 15 years, I have worked to protect forests and nature, support improved management of our shared resources, and reward landowners and communities for their good stewardship. Built and managed two multi-stakeholder landscape projects bringing together diverse corporates including Staples, Domtar, Kimberly Clark, Avery Dennison, Evergreen Packaging and NGOs WRI, Rainforest Alliance and others, landowners including Forestland Group and state and federal agencies to expand certification, improve forest management, and expand carbon stocks in the Southern US, winning the FSC Leadership Award in 2020. Partnered with some of the largest global forest products companies including Georgia Pacific, International Paper and Resolute Forest Products to develop and implement new sustainable wood and fiber procurement resulting in expanded conservation, improved forest management and limits on forest conversion across the United States. Subject matter expert for Rainforest Alliance Corporate Advisory for forest issues including the Accountability Framework Initiative, traceability, legality, assurance and certification, CDP Forests and the EUDR. Built productive relationships with diverse set of woodland owners and forest communities ranging from hectare-size smallholders in Java, indigenous forest communities in Guatemala, to small farmers and large timber investment management organizations in the US.
I work with Etifor's team of experts to design and implement forest projects that provide diverse benefits to nature, people and business.
Developed new Rainforest Alliance Direct Sourcing service offering with uptake from Williams-Sonoma, Teeccino and LUSH Cosmetics, leading to new value chains and documented positive social and environmental impacts. Subject matter expert for Rainforest Alliance Corporate Advisory for forest issues including the Accountability Framework Initiative, traceability, legality, assurance and certification, and the EUDR. Developed the Rainforest Alliance Integrated Community Forest Management strategy, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Tools as well as an impact-based Claims Framework for community forest projects as part of Global Forest Team.
Launched multi-million-dollar Appalachian Woodlands Alliance developing a first-of-its-kind point of harvest smallholder system for formal FSC pilot increasing certified volume by over 40% for pilot participants. Winner of 2020 FSC Leadership Award.
Expanded conservation, improved forest management and extended certification across hundreds of millions of acres across the US South through supply chain improvement partnerships with Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, and Resolute Forest Products. Developed sustainable sourcing commitments for large paper users including Staples and Office Depot/Office Max. Led Carbon Canopy building a diverse group of stakeholders including Staples, Domtar, Columbia Forest Products, Kimberly Clark, National Woodland Owners Association and others increasing FSC certification and expanding carbon sinks including IFM project with the Forestland Group. Developed and compiled Green Grades, the Report Card on the Paper Practices of the Office Supply Sector from 2006-2010 with ForestEthics (now Stand.Earth), setting early stakeholder guidance on sustainable procurement practices for leading paper markets.