As I peaked out the small window glancing at the clear blue sky from 30,000 feet above, my dad held me on his lap as we flew over the Atlantic ocean. At that moment, I was 3 years old and my family was on the way to starting a new life in Toronto, Canada, leaving Estonia as a distant land of another life. This, is my first memory. Ironic that in 20 years, I would choose to take a one-way flight, moving from Canada to Germany, and like my parents, leave the teens years behind on another continent. Although my first memory was in the distant past, it’s aspects seemed to unknowingly shed light on my future. The blue sky – symbolizing my passion for sustainability and the airplane, symbolizing my passion for travel, movement, and transport.
Professional Experience
- Project lead for Annual Report, including text development, data collection, quality assurance, and reporting in alignment with the GRI Standards
- Forming and leading a data quality taskforce aimed at improving data reliability and optimizing reporting processes for quantitative KPI’s
- Leader of the double materiality analysis process, including project management, drafting of the questionnaire and conducting stakeholder interviews
- Development of Nemak’s internal sustainability communication strategy, including conducting live sustainability trainings, developing e-learning content, and creating flyers
Research Experience
- Masters thesis on the topic of Internal Carbon Pricing (ICP), including an extensive systemic literature review and case study
- Research project on the topic of Integrating Circular Economy (CE) concepts into a Trade Agreement between Canada and the UK, funded by Mitacs Globalink
- Independent research project investigating the factors shaping consumer attitudes towards sustainability
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