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GRI Sector Standards Project for
Textiles and ApparelWorking Group Member Bios
February 2024

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Contents
Textiles and Apparel Working Group Members ...................................................................................... 3
Anita Nagarajan ................................................................................................................................... 3
Arindam Saha ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Brooke Beshai ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Charith Jayasundera ........................................................................................................................... 5
Christina Hajagos-Clausen .................................................................................................................. 5
Gabriela Lozano-Corona ..................................................................................................................... 6
Isabella Luglio ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Julianne Thomas-Drolet ...................................................................................................................... 7
Karen Diaz ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Kristine Kim ......................................................................................................................................... 8Michela Angiolillo ................................................................................................................................. 9
Pami Kular ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Rishali Chaplot .................................................................................................................................. 11
Simge Aydin ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Simone Cipriani ................................................................................................................................. 12
Tamar Hoek ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Tara Luckman .................................................................................................................................... 14
Vidya Mani ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Walter Franklin Peter ......................................................................................................................... 15
William Hughes .................................................................................................................................. 16

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Textiles and Apparel Working Group
Members
In accordance with due process, the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has selected thefollowing members to participate in the Working Group that will develop content for a Sector Standard
for Textiles and Apparel. The members bring a balanced set of perspectives and expertise fromdifferent regions, commodities, size and type of organizations, topics connected to the sector’s
impacts, and sustainability frameworks and reporting practices relevant for the sector.
The table is organized by constituency in alphabetical order.

Anita Nagarajan
Associate Director, stewardship, Sustainalytics,
United Kingdom.
Constituency: Investment Institution
Anita currently leads Sustainalytics’ Modern Slavery
thematic engagement, a multi-year investor collaborative
engagement that is focused on modern slavery risks within
the retail apparel sector (and construction and engineeringtoo). The engagement allows investors to gain a greater
understanding of how companies address risks and what
measures and steps they plan to take. Before joining
Sustainalytics, Anita spent over a decade in the retailapparel sector, driving forward and advising on responsible
sourcing strategies for several retailers, including as afreelance consultant. She has first-hand experience of thecomplexities and challenges of translating corporate policy
commitments into business practices, within both retailers’operations and their global supply chains. Anita oversaw anaudit programme in Asia and Europe, instituted rigorous
audit methodologies to ensure assessments were credible
and reliable, and rolled out internal training and with the
supply base too.

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Arindam Saha
Director, Management Consulting, PWC Ltd.,
India.
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Arindam has more than 24 years of diverse professional
experience including leading consulting teams
for assignments in the areas of ESG, business
transformation, policy development, capacity building,
impact assessment, project / policy implementation,
investment promotion etc.
He has worked extensively with Government, Public Sector,
International Development Agencies and private sector in
India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Mali, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Thailand and other South East Asian countries.

Brooke Beshai
VP, Sustainability and Compliance at Deckers
Brands, United States.
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Ms. Beshai joined Deckers Outdoor Corporation in
November 2009. She is currently, Vice President,
Sustainability and Compliance, a key position for Deckers,
a +$3.6 billion global footwear and apparel company.
In her role, Ms. Beshai is responsible for leading andexecuting broad-based, company-wide strategic
sustainability initiatives, integrating sustainability throughout
the company and among our portfolio of brands which
include UGG, HOKA, Teva, Koolaburra, and Sanuk, andidentifying ways to improve and increase sustainability
efforts. This includes driving collaboration cross-functionallywith company-wide teams to ensure that the company’ssustainability effort enhances business performance andsupports the long-term interests of the company. Notably, in
2017, Deckers launched its Sustainable Development
Goals, with initiatives resulting in the company being
recognized by Investor’s Business Daily as one of the BestESG Companies, by Sustainalytics as one of the Top-Rated
ESG Companies, and by Newsweek as one of America’s
Most Responsible Companies and one of America’s
Greenest Companies.
Ms. Beshai is also responsible for the company’s
compliance program ensuring that a high standard ofintegrity is met through thoughtful engagement with
Deckers global employees.

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She is responsible for ensuring that both programs(Sustainability and Compliance) operate effectively and are
best in class, all while upholding Deckers’ unique culture.
Ms. Beshai earned her B.A. from the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctorate from Santa
Barbara College of Law. Continuing her education with a
Certification in Compliance from the Society of Corporate
Compliance and Ethics and an ESG Leadership
Certification from Diligent.

Charith Jayasundera
Founding partner, InterBalance, Australia &Associate Director, KPMG Australia.
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Charith has over 17 years of experience in Sustainability,
Risk Management, Corporate Planning, Policy
development, Strategy and Process improvement acrossdiverse industries in South Asia and Australia. Currently heis a Manager in KPMG Australia’s Sustainability services
team and was the founding partner of ‘InterBalance’ aboutique Sustainability advisory in Sri Lanka.
Charith is one of the pioneer Sustainability practitioners in
Sri Lanka and was the first to publish a ‘GRI checked’
report in 2010. He has worked in industries such as Apparel& Textile manufacturing, Telco, Leisure, Logistics, Banking
and Finance, FMCG, Retail and Australian Local Govt,
implementing ESG frameworks and processes in line withthe organizational strategies and stakeholder
requirements.
Charith has experience in audit and assurance where hecan identify potential gaps in both policy and process while
recommending remedial action and advising on
Sustainability performance management metrics andtargets.

Christina Hajagos-Clausen
Textile and Garment Industry Director,
Switzerland.
Constituency: Labor Organization
Christina Hajagos-Clausen is IndustriALL Global Union’s
director for the Textile, Garment, Shoe and Leather Sector.
IndustriALL Global Union represents 50 million workers in
140 countries in the mining, energy, and manufacturingsectors, including the garment & textile, leather and shoe
sectors. IndustriALL Global Union is a force in global
solidarity taking up the fight for better working conditions
and trade union rights around the world.

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She is a board member of ACT (Action, Collaboration andTransformation), a member of the Global Steering
Committee for the International ACCORD for Health and
Safety in the Textile and Garment Industries, and also a
Board Member of the Bangladesh RMG Sustainability
Council. She represents IndustriALL Global Union on the
Better Work Advisory committee and at the OECD Garment
and Footwear Advisory Group.
Christina holds a B.A. in Language and Literature from Bard
College, an M.A. in Women Studies from the New School
for Social Research and a M.S. in Union Leadership andAdministration from the University of Massachusetts. She isalso a graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program.

Gabriela Lozano-Corona
Head of Sustainability and Social Businesses,
EssilorLuxottica, Mexico.
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Gabriela is a highly accomplished professional with awealth of experience in the textile and cotton industries,
specializing in sustainability. With a successful tenure as
the Private Label Manager at Palacio de Hierro, Latin
America's premier fashion retailer, Gabriela excelled indesign, sourcing, and marketing, driving the company's
vision.
Building on this foundation, Gabriela further honed herexpertise in private label purchasing for fashion and homedecor at two prominent supermarket chains. Her diverse
experience provides a comprehensive understanding of theindustry, from retail operations to supply chain
management.
Passionate about sustainability, Gabriela has actively
contributed to various working groups and round tables
focused on impact management, including the Impact
Management Project, IRIS+, and Business Call to Action.
Her involvement in shaping industry frameworks andstandards demonstrates her commitment to driving
sustainable practices.
Previously, Gabriela served as the Head of Sustainability
and Private Sector at the UN Mexico, where she led
initiatives to promote sustainable business practices acrossmultiple sectors. Her strategic leadership fostered impactfulpartnerships between the private sector, government, andcivil society, driving positive change at a national andinternational level.
In a recent role as Director of Sustainability at ECOM, oneof the largest global cotton traders, Gabriela spearheaded
regenerative agriculture and facilitated the adoption ofcertified cotton, including organic, transitioning, regenagri,and Better Cotton Initiative (BC). Her collaborative
approach and close engagement with farmers and brands

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industry.
Gabriela actively contributes to the Sustainable Cotton andOrganic Cotton Round Tables at Textile Exchange,
collaborating with industry leaders to advance sustainable
practices and achieve positive environmental and social
impacts.
With a wealth of knowledge in the textile and cotton
industries and a strong focus on sustainability, Gabriela
continues to be a driving force in promoting responsible andinclusive business practices, contributing to a moresustainable future for the industry.

Isabella Luglio
Fashion Transparency Index Brazil Coordinator,
Fashion Revolution Brazil, Brazil.
Constituency: Civil Society Organization
Isabella is a fashion and sustainability professional andactivist with experience in ESG research, fashion policy andtransparency, project management and stakeholder
engagement. She holds a bachelor in Fashion Design from
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado and a postgraduate
certificate in Sustainable design from the Fashion Instituteof Technology in New York City.
She's been a part of Fashion Revolution Brazil since 2016
and is responsible for the coordination of one of the main
projects in the organization: the Fashion Transparency
Index Brazil. The Index analyses the level of transparency
in environmental, social and governance indicators acrossthe 50+ largest fashion brands and retailers that operate in
Brazil.
She is also a part of the policy team on the global Fashion
Revolution and researches for the global Fashion
Transparency Index, which analyses the 250 largest
fashion brands worldwide. Isabella has also been
responsible for engaging and mobilizing more than 300
undergraduate students over the years in Fashion andSustainability initiatives all over Brazil.

Julianne Thomas-Drolet
Senior Advisor, Environmental and social risk
management, Export Development Canada,
Canada.
Constituency: Investment Institution
Julianne has been working at Export Development Canada(EDC), Canada’s export credit agency, as a Senior Advisor
within the Environmental and Social Risk Management
team. Her work is focused on transactional ESG due
diligence for major Canadian enterprises and advancing thecorporation’s risk management framework. Julianne is a

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subject matter expert in human rights, workers’ rights, andsupply chain management, notably in the textiles & apparelsectors.
Before joining EDC, Julianne worked for a Canadianfashion leader and was responsible for supply chain
management and factory monitoring with international
suppliers in Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle
East.
Julianne holds a BA degree in Global Studies from theCollege of William & Mary in Virginia and a Master’s degreefrom Université Laval in Québec in International
Development and Humanitarian Aid Management. She also
obtained a postgraduate degree in Sustainable
Development Management from HEC Montréal.

Karen Diaz
Lead Advocacy Officer for Responsible
Purchasing, Fair Wear Foundation, Netherlands.
Constituency: Civil Society Organization
Karen is a committed human rights advocate, seeking toenable sustainable change in today’s world for the positivetransformation of tomorrow’s social, environmental andeconomic global values. Karen joined Fair Wear in 2019
after working as a policy coordinator in responsible
business conduct at GRI. She is now the Advocacy Officer
for Responsible Purchasing and manages the work for the
Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices.

Kristine Kim
Director of impact, DÔEN, United States
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Kristine is the Director of Impact at DÔEN, where she leads
the brand's impact strategy across their value chain. Her
work encapsulates both social impact and environmental
sustainability, with a focus on gender equity and carbon
reduction. Prior to her role at DÔEN, Kristine worked with arange of stakeholders to create improved social andenvironmental outcomes for the fashion industry. Her
experiences include working with fashion brands, factoryowners, labor unions, multilateral organizations, nationaland municipal governments, and academic institutions.
Kristine holds a Master's Degree in Sustainable
Development Practice from Columbia University and a
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Labor Relations from
Cornell University.

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Michela Angiolillo
Sustainability and Social Compliance Manager,
Zimmermann, Australia
Constituency: Business EnterpriseMichela Angiolillo is a sustainability professional who has
held sustainability roles in the apparel industry since 2015.
In her roles, Michela has developed sustainability
strategies, managed the implementation of supply chainrelated sustainability projects and delivered ESG reports.
In her current role as Sustainability and Social ComplianceManager at Zimmermann, Michela works closely withnumerous departments, including procurement andproduction, to advance the SDG agenda within thecompany’s operations and supply chain. Some of her key
duties include the development of Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG
emissions inventories, responsible procurement strategies,
supply chain mapping and materials traceability,
assessment of key environmental impacts, human rights
due diligence and ESG reporting and communication.
Michela is actively involved in a number of multi-sector andindustry-focused corporate sustainability initiatives.
Michela holds a law degree from Università degli Studi diPerugia (Italy) and an MSc in Environmental Science:
Legislation and Management from Brunel University (UK).

Pami Kular
Business Transformation and Advisory,
Independent Advisor, Mauritius
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Paramjit Kular, an Independent Advisor, possesses 30+
years of hands-on International experience in the Apparel &Textile supply chain, spanning Consultancy and executive
Operational roles in the industry. Her extensive career
includes spearheading enterprise-wide initiatives related toOrganization Restructuring, Culture Change, Lean
Management, and devising bespoke solutions for Human
Resource Development and Management processes.
Notably, as the inaugural Head of Sustainability at a
multinational Textile group, Paramjit established acomprehensive ESG management infrastructure across six
clusters, 20 facilities, and 4 countries. Under her leadership,
the company successfully delivered its first Sustainability
Report in 2021, with reference to the GRI standards. As full
corporate member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition(SAC) the team engaged in beta testing and developmentof the Higg tools for manufacturers. Her representation on
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the textile supply chain. Additionally, she oversaw andsteered impactful global CSR initiatives involving
employees within their communities.
In 2014, Paramjit represented Mauritius at the Indian Ocean
Rim Association (IORA) Dialogue Event (UNDP) on
Women’s Economic Empowerment, focusing on Tourism
and Textiles held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Her multifaceted expertise extends beyond textiles, having
served as a non-executive board member in non-textile
industries, including construction and hospitality sectors.

Pınar Özcan
Head of International Relations and Sustainability
Department, Öz İplik İş Textile Trade Union,
Turkey.
Constituency: Labor Organization
Fulya Pınar Özcan is graduated from Eastern Mediterenean
University in July 1999 with a degree of Bachelor of Arts inInternational Relations. She completed her Masters ofBusiness Administration at Webster University in Orlando,
Florida on August 2004 with 3.80 /4.00 GPA
After receiving her education, Fulya Pınar Özcan returned
to Turkey and started to work in Textile,Garment andLeather Trade Union Öz İplik-İş since 2006 as ProjectManager, president of women’s commitee and International
Relations Secretary
In her current position she is developing and implementing
projects/programs, she is maintaining network between
International organisations and union, advise President,
represent Union on International and national meetings andhave expertise specifically on Gender Policies, migration,
refugees, training, child labour, multinational companies,
code of conducts, global economy, due dilligance,sustainability, just transition, organizing, collective
bargaining, employment, unemployment, social dialogue,
Textile Industry.
She creates and maintains network among the social
partners, organize national networking, publicity andawareness raising events, produce and/or supervise theproduction of advocacy materials and reports
She is also representing Hak-İş confederation and Öz İplikİş Trade Union in International and national committees,councils and platforms and she actively involves to create
policy development processes, develop an overall strategy
and implementation plan for the projects, provide ongoingleadership and guidance to all initiatives in the project,
Prepeare policy papers,develop strategies andrecommendations on industrial relations
Fulya Pinar Özcan become European Trade Union
Confederation(ETUC) Women’s commitee member
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elected as vice president of ETUC women commitee which
represent
22 million women workers through out Europe between
2013 to 2021.She still continue as member of ETUC
Women’s Committee, as well as other ETUC commitees
such as sustainable Development, Energy and Climate
Change Committee, migration and inclusion commitee
She is currently representing European Trade Union
Confederation in the European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
board and general assembly which represent 50 million
women in 30 European country and 3000 womenassociation
She is member of International Trade Union Confederation
Women’s Committee and International Trade Union
Confederation Asia Pasific Region (ITUC-AP)Women'sCommitee, Member of Industriall European Trade Union
Federation Executive Commitee, Member of Vocational
Qualifications Authority Textile Commitee, Founding
member of International Migration and Refugee
Association, Gender Equality Taskforce of IndustriALL
Global union and she is OECD Global Deal contact person.

Rishali Chaplot
Director CSR, Komar Brands, United States.
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Rishali Chaplot is an experienced sustainability professionalwith 10+ years of leading global strategies across the textile
and apparel sector. As Director of Sustainability and Social
Compliance at Komar Brands, she is responsible forleading all aspects of the company’s ESG and climatechange. Rishali has evaluated and assisted manufacturers
across the supply chain, from raw material to end product,
to design sustainability strategies and maximize resource
utilization. She is passionate about delivering impact fororganizations where human rights and sustainability are
fundamental parts of doing business.
Rishali holds a Master's in Apparel Merchandising from
Iowa State University (US) and a Bachelor of Textile
Science from the Institute of Chemical Technology (India).

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Simge Aydin
Analyst Corporate Sustainability, Puma SE,
Germany
Constituency: Business Enterprise
As a corporate sustainability professional with more than 10
years of consultancy experience, Simge has expertise insustainability reporting according to international andindustry-specific standards and frameworks, disclosure andperformance management, benchmarking methodologies,
strategy advisory and target setting, c-suite and stakeholder
engagement, materiality analysis and non-financial asset
management. Throughout her career, she has worked withcompanies and multi-stakeholder initiatives across different
industries mainly in the textile, retail, and finance sectors.
Simge has served on several advisory groups, including
those for community initiatives and family businesses. She
holds a MA in International Relations and Diplomacy
Studies from College of Europe Bruges, with a
specialization on regulatory aspects in sustainability andpolicy making.
Currently, as being part of the Corporate Sustainability
team at PUMA based in Germany, she manages
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings,
rankings and disclosures of the company. Before joining
PUMA, she worked as a managing partner and senior ESG
consultant in a B Corp certified consultancy. She also led B
Corp community in Turkey. She is still a Board Member of a
GRI accredited software company based in London and
Istanbul developing tools for ESG data and impact
management.

Simone Cipriani
Head & Founder, Ethical Fashion Initiative,
International Trade center, Switzerland.
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Simone Cipriani, Chair of the Secretariat of the UN Alliancefor Sustainable Fashion as well as Chief Technical Adviser
and Founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative of the UN, is aleading figure in promoting sustainability and responsible
practices in the fashion industry. With his extensive
experience and expertise, he has played a pivotal role intransforming the fashion industry into a catalyst for reducing
global inequality and addressing climate change.
In 2007, Simone Cipriani established the Ethical Fashion
Initiative, a flagship program of the International Trade
Centre, a United Nations agency. The program runs asustainable supply chain and a business accelerator
program that have enabled over 10,000 artisans fromvarious African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya,
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Caribbean (Haiti), and Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, andUzbekistan) to become regular suppliers for international
fashion and lifestyle brands. Renowned brands such as
Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Mimco, Camper, Adidas,
Edun, Stella McCartney, Chloe, Loewe, United Arrows,
Ratti, Gucci, Osklen, Karen Walker, Brother Vellies, andothers have partnered or work with the Ethical Fashion
Initiative and its collaborators.
Driven by a mission to promote the creation of stakeholder
value, the Ethical Fashion Initiative's supply chains are
geared towards complete carbon neutrality and exhibit ahigh level of circularity.
Under Simone Cipriani's leadership, the Ethical Fashion
Initiative has developed a suite of tools for ESG(Environmental, Social, and Governance) Supply Chain
Due Diligence, as well as for monitoring, and reporting onsocial, environmental, and governance indicators. These
tools have been tested in supply chains managed by the
EFI and adopted by the Camera Nazionale della Moda
Italiana (CNMI), the Italian Fashion Council. A dedicatedworkgroup was established by CNMI to implement thesetools across the Italian fashion industry. They are also
employed to screen the awardees of the Sustainable
Fashion Awards of CNMI in Milan. Cipriani is a member ofthe jury of the Awards and is working with CNMI to create asustainability advisory board for the Italian fashion industry.
Aligned with the UN General Principles on Human Rights in
Business (UNGPs), the OECD Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises, the OECD Guidelines on Due Diligence for
Responsible Business, the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), the Paris Agreement on climate change, theInternational Labour Organization's Decent Work agenda,
and the ILO's Declaration for Multinational Enterprises, thetools developed by the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) have
not only anticipated but also implemented key pieces ofEuropean legislation, in line with the Green Deal, on
sustainability. These include the Corporate Sustainability
Due Diligence Directive, the Ecodesign Directive, and the
Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting.
By adhering to these international frameworks andincorporating relevant European legislation, the EFI's tools
enable the fashion industry to create value for all
stakeholders, positioning itself as a pillar of stakeholder
capitalism.
In addition to managing the supply chain, the EFI operates
a product development centre that collaborates withcreative departments of international brand. Through these
efforts, the EFI contributes to product and material
innovation, prioritizing projects aligned with theachievement of the SDGs.
Simone Cipriani has also led the initiative to support
emerging African designers by establishing an accelerator
program that promotes their talent on a global scale. So far,this program has supported the growth of 12 newbusinesses, and it is currently being transformed into a
blended impact investment facility.

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Tamar Hoek
Senior Policy Director Sustainable Fashion,
Solidaridad, Netherlands
Constituency: Civil Society Organization
Tamar Hoek is Senior Policy Director Sustainable Fashion
at Solidaridad. She is leading Solidaridad’s European andglobal fashion agenda for policy influencing and market
uptake, with a focus on influencing the private sector tocommit to and implement responsible environmental
management, decent work and fair value distribution within
their supply chain, and the public sector to enforce national
norms and regulatory frameworks for sustainability and due
diligence. Tamar has several board positions, being on the
Board of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the Better
Cotton Council and the Board of the Organic Cotton
Accelerator. Within Solidaridad Network she also
coordinates the global learning agenda for all cotton andtextiles colleagues.
She has a long background working in sustainability, as anadvisor to companies in several industries, within the Dutch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and since 8 years at Solidaridad.

Tara Luckman
Consultant, Cotton Council International, United
KingdomConstituency: Mediating Institution
Tara consults on Sustainable Fashion and textiles,
supporting fashion businesses to adopt and integrate goodpractise on ESG. Consulting projects focus on sector
engagement and progress reporting, including contributions
to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition Brand assessment
module, Textiles 2030 sector agreement in the UK, theMicrofibre 2030 Commitment and Roadmap, and ongoingsupport for the US Cotton Trust Protocol.
A Strategist and Sustainability Programme Leader with
BSC Hons in Textile Science and deep experience inapparel and sourcing, Tara is passionate abouttransforming the fashion industry with a proven track record
for delivering change and fostering collaboration on theinternational platform.
Prior to founding Flourish CSR, Tara held roles at
ASOS.com and Tesco plc spanning 15 years of teambuilding and leadership in environmental stewardship,delivering the product sustainability strategy from raw
materials to recycling, introducing circular methodologies
and an industry leading partnership with the Centre for
Sustainable Fashion.

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Vidya Mani
Associate Professor, University of Virginia Darden
School of Business, United States
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Vidya Mani’s research focuses on how supply chain
imperatives drive operational decisions across electronics,
oil and natural gas, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. She
works with the industry and policy makers to identify the
impact of recent legislative efforts and ESG standards on
the supply chain and evaluate the tradeoffs associatedbetween local policies, national security, and global goals.
She is the faculty lead for the P3 Impact Award Program, acollaborative effort between Concordia, the University ofVirginia Darden School of Business - Institute for Businessin Society, and the U.S. Department of State's Office of
Global Partnerships. She teaches an elective on
Sustainable Global Value Chains in the Residential MBA
Program and the Executive MBA Program at the Darden
Business School.
Dr. Mani has a PhD in Operations Management from
Kenan- Flagler Business School, University of North
Carolina at Chapel- Hill and is also a Franklin Fellow at the
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
and Labour, Office of International Labor Affairs.

Walter Franklin Peter
Fabric Manager-Design and Forecasting, Kmart
Australia Ltd., Australia
Constituency: Business EnterpriseWith extensive experience in textile and apparel
manufacturing, sourcing, and sustainability, Walter is ahighly skilled professional in his field.
Beyond his operational and business experience, Walter isalso a circular value chain specialist and textile innovator,
with a track record of contributing to various innovations inthese areas. He has a particular expertise in
nanotechnology and the development of functional fabrics
for fashion, activewear, and workwear.
At Kmart, Walter leads projects that help optimize andpreposition raw materials, supporting the company's
sustainable goals and circularity strategy. He is
knowledgeable of a wide range of sustainability standards
and frameworks, including Life Cycle Assessment, Higgs
Index, GRI, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This knowledge enables Walter to guide businesses andorganizations in establishing sustainable and circular value

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in the industry.

William Hughes
Director of Sustainability, Mazars, United
Kingdom.
Constituency: Mediating Institution
William is the Director of Sustainability and Sustainability
Services lead at Mazars in the United Kingdom and an
IEMA certified carbon footprint analyst with 18 years’
experience working in Sustainability.
Before joining Mazars, William ran his own carbon neutral
textile manufacturing company, and was instrumental inpioneering Sustainability Reporting for SME’s.
William has in-depth experience in conducting strategic
sessions at Board level and has a thorough understanding
and experience of business diagnostic engagements,
business process re-engineering and practical change
management turnaround methods.
William advises companies and organisations of all sizes
across different sectors on their ESG, Human Rights and
Net Zero journeys, based on best practice and aligned with
the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, the Task
Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), theGreenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP’s).
William has spoken at numerous local and international
Sustainability events, including the GRI Global Conferencein Amsterdam, the ACCA and the Green Imbizo and haspresented a paper on Sustainability at the World Forum for
Responsible Business in Lille, France.

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