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Buddies - Experience sharing

The « sustainability journey » may feel overwhelming sometimes, but you are not alone.

Our Buddies have tried, succeeded, failed to implement change in their companies. They share their experience so you can learn, take shortcuts, get inspired and ask questions.

Everybody can become a Buddy and give back to the community; if you are keen, get in touch with us.

Ivona Balint-Kowalczyk
Sustainability consultant, Founder - Sustainao

I am the founder of Sustainao, a sustainability consulting firm based in Singapore. With 10 years of experience in the field, I help businesses develop impactful sustainability and decarbonisation strategies, embed sustainable practices into operations, and report their performance to stakeholders in a meaningful way.

Previously, I worked as a sustainability auditor at KPMG France, where I conducted audits across 15 countries within Europe, Africa, and Asia.

I hold an MBA in Corporate Sustainability, a Master’s in Environmental Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology.

Rémi Cesaro
Founder & Director - Zero Waste City

Founder and Director of the consulting business Zero Waste City, Rémi provides engineering consulting services to large commercial and industrial facilities on waste management, energy efficiency, and packaging design.

He has gained a strong experience as a consultant covering a wide range of industries and technologies in New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore.

He is a certified TRUE Advisor (Total Resource Use Efficiency) by the U.S. Green Building Council Inc. This certification recognised his knowledge in Zero Waste programs and his ability to support businesses to achieve the TRUE Zero Waste certification.

Li Seng Heng
Founder - Green Nudge

Li Seng is the founder of Green Nudge, a social enterprise that supports businesses and communities to achieve positive environmental impact through activities such as coastal cleanups and workshops, outreach talks and sustainability consulting. By raising awareness and co-creating call-to-actions with various stakeholders on sustainability efforts, Green Nudge aims to create a normative shift in the way we create and deal with waste to achieve a low carbon, zero waste future for Singapore.

Li Seng’s previous experience in the public sector in the central bank of Singapore dealing with financial regulations, combined with his current roles in the community and social enterprise sector reinforced his belief that effective public policies need to be supported by ground-up actions and engagement. Playing an interfacing role within the tri-sector, Li Seng is able to provide sectoral knowledge through a system thinking lens to make informed decisions and strategies. He is happy to discuss disposables, sustainability of events, public education, and is familiar with corporate social responsibility and community / youth engagement.

Helena Brandejsova
Agile Coach and Trainer

My aspiration is to guide organisations through purpose driven systematic change, towards sustainable and prosperous future. During my career I have helped number of organisations to change their ways of working and adopt agile mindset, principles and practices.

I am supporting managers to embrace change and build productive workplace, while fostering caring, empathetic, and inclusive work culture.

Duncan Craig
Co-founder & Design Director - reXtore

Duncan, originally from the UK, has been living & working in Asia for the last 16 years. He runs a creative interior design & project management company delivering projects across the Asia Pacific Region; specialised in retail, F&B and commercial sectors. Duncan is passionate about creating interiors that excite and engage Clients and Customers alike, all through the lens of sustainability.

Tatiana Siufi
Chief Strategy Officer - Vidacity

I am currently the co-founder of Vidacity, a new entrepreneurship ecosystem that aims to bring together startups, businesses, investors, and the community to drive innovation and tackle sustainability challenges.

Prior to Vidacity, I worked in large organizations (HP, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Whirlpool Corporation, Optus/ Singtel) in several capacities but mostly managing and implementing sizeable projects.

My most recent role was to support Accenture to embed a sustainability mindset internally.

Nicolas Sautter
CEO & Founder - Beez-fm

Graduated in IT and marketing, Nicolas started his career at SAUTER, a Swiss BMS Supplier, in the HQ in 2008 and has been a product manager for several years. After the successful launch of the first BMS Cloud in Europe, he became business developer in the APAC region in 2015. He relocated to Shanghai for 20 months to be closer to the markets, before moving to Singapore in 2018 where he created and directed the SAUTER APAC Competence Centre until June 2022. Since then, he has taken on the role of CEO at beez-fm, a green tech startup he founded in December 2019.

Dominica Drazal
Communications & Partnerships for Start-Ups in Emerging Markets

Raised in the Middle East by Eastern European parents, I was surrounded by layers of diversity. Extensive traveling throughout my childhood stimulated a fascination for cultures, languages and geopolitics, and I continued living a pseudo-nomadic life as an adult. While I began my career on the trading floor in NYC, I later worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America in diverse roles (investments, micro-finance, communications, and business development). Fluent in five languages, I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and later completed a Masters in International Affairs from Fletcher (Tufts), and have a number of Sustainability related certificates.

Morgan Largouet
Partner - CONTINEWM

I am a Partner at Continewm, participating in the business development of our HVAC energy saving technology. After 20 years in Thailand pushing my own company, Woodman, specialized in the distribution of green wood solutions for buildings, I joined the Continewm team to boost the worldwide awareness and sales of this Japanese hardware.

I am in line with the values of this amazing team moved by the desire to have an impact on some of the large environment issues we are facing.

Stéfan Le Dû
Founder & General Manager - Ichigo Bloom

I'm a French sustainability changemaker based in Tokyo. After 15 years in public policy for the French government, I moved to Japan in 2016. Initially at the French Embassy, I then joined the private sector to accelerate corporate sustainability mindsets.

In 2024, I launched Ichigo Bloom, a collective of freelance facilitators offering sustainability education in Japan.

Asiyah Wong
Environmental Strategist

I'm an environmental strategist with ten years of experience transforming small teams to become more sustainable via capacity-building, learning from best practices of other teams elsewhere, as well as agile team management methods with scientific experimentation in person to verify hypotheses from case studies.

Irwin Raj
Head of Sustainability & Social Impact - Dentsu APAC

I am a sustainability advisor and purpose-driven leader with over a decade of experience supporting organisations through sustainability transformation. My work spans sustainability strategy and reporting, stakeholder engagement, impact investing, and climate action — all grounded in a deep commitment to driving meaningful change.

My career journey cuts across consulting, the built environment, and now the media and marketing sector at Dentsu.

I lead Dentsu Good, Dentsu’s global sustainability accelerator in the Asia Pacific. I am focused on helping brands embed sustainability into their strategies and communications, transforming them into a powerful engine for innovation and impact.

Carina Tai
ESG and Impact - Quadria Capital

I lead ESG and Impact Strategy at Quadria Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm managing US$3.5 billion AUM across South and Southeast Asia. As part of the value creation team, I integrate ESG and impact principles across the investment lifecycle — origination, execution, ownership, and exit. Collaborating with the investment team, I work with leading healthcare businesses to achieve strong performance and meaningful social impact. Before joining Quadria, I provided sustainability consulting services across ASEAN, Hong Kong, and Mainland China, leveraging extensive expertise in sustainable strategies and growth across various sectors.

Robin Thomas
Founder & CEO - Carbonzeroed

I'm leading a climate tech AI startup dedicated to helping companies achieve their energy and sustainability goals. My expertise is delivering circular transformation for our clients with a comprehensive portfolio of energy-efficient, resilient and sustainable solutions aligning climate ambition with corporate action.

James Yin
Co-founder & Director - V-Plus Agritech Pte Ltd

I am a seasoned leader and strategist with over 20 years of experience in the Singapore Army, where I tackled complex challenges, led high-performing teams, and delivered tangible outcomes in various crises, disasters, and conflicts.

I am also a certified sustainability professional with qualifications in integrating ESG, sustainable finance, and ESG reporting standards. I am a Futures Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education, Affiliate Faculty of the Singapore Management University and an SID Accredited Director.

At V-Plus Agritech, a circular agriculture company that aims to reduce food waste, carbon emissions, and water consumption, I am on a mission to drive climate action and create environmental and social impact. I combine my deep expertise in strategy and communications with a passion for and knowledge in sustainability, to scale circular agriculture and educate executives on ESG. I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and partnerships to further my vision of a green economy.

Martin Venzky-Stalling
Director - Ennova

Hi! I am from Germany, and am married with two grown-up boys. I live in Thailand and work across the region on innovation, sustainability and corporate development. Additionally, I provide strategy, policy, and training support. I am a licensed facilitator in different activities and tools' usage. Having lived in Asia for most of my adult life, I organised TEDxChiangMai and chaired the Sustainable Development Committee of the JFCCT (Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand).