Platform team
The European Business and Biodiversity (EU B&B) Platform team is comprised of the EU B&B Secretariat and the EU B&B workstream leaders.
Policy Officer at DG Environment, European Commission
Anna Karamat is Policy Officer in the European Commission, DG Environment, Unit D.2 Natural Capital and Ecosystem Health. She is a graduate in law and specialised in environmental policy. Anna works on promoting the integration of biodiversity considerations into business decisions and processes and strengthening the EU business for biodiversity movement. She is the Coordinator of the EU B&B Platform.
Her favourite nature-related activity: Hiking in the mountains of Tyrol
Project Director & Mainstreaming workstream leader
Jerome Kisielewicz is an ecological economist working as managing consultant in ICF’s climate, environment and energy team. Jerome is overseeing the ICF team supporting the management of the EU B&B Platform for the European Commission. He also leads the mainstreaming activities of the EU B&B Platform.
His favourite nature-related activity: Packrafting on the rivers of the Belgian Ardennes
Jerome [dot] kisielewicz
icf [dot] com (Contact Jerome Kisielewicz)
Project Manager
Yann Verstraeten is an ecological economist working as senior consultant in ICF’s Brussels office. His work focuses on biodiversity, food and climate policies. Yann acts as project and team coordinator delivering the work on the ‘EU Business and Biodiversity Platform’ for the European Commission.
His favourite nature-related activity: Guiding friends and colleagues through nature
Yann [dot] verstraetenicf [dot] com (Contact Yann Verstraeten)
Coordinator
Lola Bourboulon is a graduate in Public Policy and International Relations. She specialised in climate and environmental policies and transition to sustainable economies. She coordinates the delivery of work on the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform for the European Commission.
Her favourite nature-related activity: Swimming in an ocean
Lola [dot] Bourboulonicf [dot] com (Contact Lola Bourboulon)
Head of the Secretariat
Pia is an Economist with expertise in Economic Policy and a background in public policy analysis and strategy consulting. She is based in ICF’s London office and supports the B&B Platform’s research and communications team
Her favourite nature-related activity: Cycling across England
Web and graphic designer
James is professional graphic designer. He provides graphic design support on a range of digital and print productions of the Platform.
His favourite nature-related activity: Hiking up the Scottish mountains
Methods workstream leader
Johan Lammerant is Lead Expert Natural Capital and Biodiversity within Arcadis (based in Belgium). His core expertise areas are business & biodiversity, natural capital accounting (NCA), ecosystem services, environmental impact assessment, green/blue infrastructure and Natura 2000. He is a co-author of the Natural Capital Protocol (2016). Within the EU Business & Biodiversity Platform, since 2017, he is leading the methodological work related to the assessment of available and emerging corporate biodiversity measurement approaches.
His favourite nature-related activity: Wildlife photography
johan [dot] lammerantarcadis [dot] com (Contact Johan Lammerant)
Finance workstream leader
Anne-Marie Bor is a transition manager delivering process management for sustainability collaboration. Her company NextGreen leads communities of practice and multi stakeholder dialogues for businesses, financial institutions, local authorities and NGOs. Looking for innovative revenue models for naturebased solutions and enhance transparency in supply chains. Together with Anita de Horde, Anne-Marie Bor has also set up the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge and Foundation responding to the needs from the EU Finance and Biodiversity Community members.
Her favourite nature-related activity: Hiking in the mountains, or dunes in the Netherlands
Advisory Board
The EU B&B Advisory Board is composed of senior managers from businesses, Member States, NGOs and European Commission services. It aims to provide strategic advice and guide the long-term objectives of the EU B&B Platform and forge linkages with other relevant private and public initiatives and the wider business community.
The tasks of the Advisory Board include:
- Reviewing and advising on the priorities for the EU B&B Platform and its workstreams;
- Advising on potential linkages with other policy areas (e.g. circular economy, water, industry, air, etc.) and highlighting key policy developments from a business perspective;
- Representing the views of other ongoing initiatives and identifying synergies for further collaborations;
- Advising on upcoming initiatives and events, opportunities for communication and dissemination of outputs, and potential wider collaboration; and
- Identifying ways to raise awareness about the activities of the Platform to external audiences and within their own organisations.
Members of the Advisory Board
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Humberto Delgado Rosa, |
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| Emmanuel Buttin, DG FISMA |
Grégoire Dubois, Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity of the European Commission |
Fleur van Ooststroom-Brummel, DG Research & Innovation |
| Ann Van den Hende, Spadel |
Mark Van Loon, |
Grant Sprick, Ahold Delhaize |
| Dimitrios Dimopoulos, Piraeus Bank |
Roel Nozeman, ASN Bank |
Liudmila Strakodonskaya, AXA IM |
| Tobias Wildner, VBA |
Martin Lok, Capitals Coalition |
Michael Ofosuhene-Wise, Business for Nature |
| Romie Goedicke, UNEP FI |
Xinqing Lu, WEF |
Nadine McCormick, WBCSD |
| Ross McCarthy, SME United |
Lucy Gaffney, Irish Business and Biodiversity Platform |
Philippe Diaz, WWF Germany |
| Nathalie Borgaud, TNFD |
Gerard Bos, Global Commons Alliance |
Arnaud Goessens, Wildlife Conservation Society EU Office |