Xiaohui 'Andy' YU

Doctoral student; sustainability practitioner

Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

About

Seasoned corporate sustainability and responsible business management practitioner with deep, practical experience of business sustainability strategy and policy establishment and execution over decade; mature project management skills; proved ability of internal and external stakeholder engagement and communication; advanced knowledge on corporate sustainability reporting; critical understanding of supply-chain social and environmental reformation; two master's degrees in sustainability science.

Experience

  • Doctoral Student at Keele University
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Sr. Technical Advisor / Center for Sino-German Sustainable Development at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Manager at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)
    Oct 2016 - Jul 2017 · 10 mos

    - Led and managed a team of seven to drive desired outcomes in a timely manner for various parallel projects, which covered planning, budgeting, executing and reporting training for over 50 factories within the frames of BSR's HERproject and Women in Factories project. - Secured cooperative engagement with internal and external project owners; proactively reached out to the potential clients; was the main contact window for BSR's membership service in China. - Managed and optimized daily operation of BSR's South China office, which resulted in more flexible coordination of human and financial resources.

  • Advisor at China EHS Roundtable
    Nov 2014 - 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    - Successfully engaged with local governments (e.g., Ministry of Environment Protection, Ministry of Public Security, National Development and Reform Commission) to provide updates on EHS standards and legislation trends for relevant business.

  • Director, Sustainability and Innovation at Openview Service Limited
    Nov 2015 - Oct 2016 · 1 yr

    - Tailored, repackaged and developed consulting products of supply chain social and environmental auditing and training to obtain better fit in market segments and meet clients' various expectations.