Meet the steering group

Farid Yaker

Farid Yaker, independent SPP expert, led the work of UNEP in Sustainable Public Procurement from December 2008 to March 2023.

Antonio Astone / Translator

Antonio Astone is the Global Sustainability Manager in DNV GL – Business Assurance. In his position, Antonio has the global…

Jose Augusto A K Pinto de Abreu

José Augusto A. K. Pinto de Abreu, Managing Director of Sextante Consultoria, is a civil engineer and expert with more…

Ahmed Babader / Translator

Executive Director of King Abdul Aziz Quality Award   Ahmed Babader is an environmentally friendly packaging and standards developer. Ahmed obtained…

Felipe Calvo

Felipe Calvo Villalobos   Felipe Calvo Villalobos is an industrial engineer and an expert with more than 13 years of…

Lex de Bruijn / Translator

Over the past 25 years Lex has been engaged as business developer, expanding on the topics Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable…

Leona Gergelová Šteigrová,

Mgr. Leona Gergelová Šteigrová, Ph.D.   Deputy Director of the Public Department of Contracts and Legal Aid,   Leader of…

Jean Louis Tourneux / Translator

Jean-Louis Tourneux (Haie) is a sustainable procurement thought leader and expert. Since 2008, he has advised dozens of organisations across…

Tanya Harris webinar speaker

TANYA HARRIS, Head of Sustainable and Ethical Procurement, Edge Environment Tanya is a national and international representative and expert practitioner…

Josh Jacobs webinar speaker

Director of Sustainability for WAP Sustainability Josh is responsible for engaging and understanding the global marketplaces’ sustainable/healthy rating systems, codes,…

Sanjay Kumar webinar speaker

Sanjay Kumar has a successful track record of over 24 years in Governance, Public Policy, Procurement & Sustainability.  His vision, leadership and dedicated…

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