Cecilia Rizo Patron Email & Phone Number

Provincia De Lima, Peru

Executive Director at Avanza Sostenible, sustainability consultancy firm specialized in CSR and sustainability evaluation, strategy implementation and sustainability reporting for business by using international standards such as ISO 26000, ETHOS, SA8000, Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Country expert of the “Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) in Latin American Countries (LAC) – Pilot Phase developed by the European Union.

ELEVATE is the leading business risk and sustainability solutions provider with presence in more than 100 countries, delivering consultancy and assessment services. As lead social auditor it is my responsibility to conduct social audits based on international social standards and codes of conduct from different international brands and franchises.

Perú

Social Auditor for SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits) standard and the Coca Cola´s Supplier Guiding Principles.

Perú

Head of the CSR consulting services and training department, achieving a growth of 500% over the past six years since the creation of this area in 2007. Specialist in CSR evaluations, strategy implementation and sustainability reporting for business within the food industry, finance, agriculture, mining, financial and pharmaceutical sectors by using standards such as ISO 26000, ETHOS-PERU 2021 indicators, SA8000 and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).Project leader of the "Promoting Transparency in Peruvian SMEs" program with the support of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.Accredited Trainer by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to train in CSR, following IDB methodology and Sustainability Reporting following GRI methodology, having taught more than 20 accredited courses and trained more than 400 professionals.

Perú

Responsible for ensuring the social license of San Martin Mining Company, during the development of the II phase of the Liquefied Natural Gas Exporting Project located in Pampa Melchorita (Cañete). To address and manage the negative impacts the project had in its area of influence (Chincha and Cañete cities), and promote mutually beneficial relationships through the implementation of programs related to local employment, local buying, social investment and training and audit of the Code of Conduct.

Manchester, Reino Unido

Responsible for developing and the evaluation of the Co-operative Group Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report 2004, which follows the AA1000 series. To carry out this evaluation I developed a CSR Report Evaluation Model based on the ACCA UK Sustainability Awards criteria 2004 developed by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and SustainAbility. Along with this evaluation, I also developed a benchmarking process that compared the mentioned report against CSR reports of the Co-operative Group’s main competitors and leaders in CSR reporting.

Perú

Responsible for planning and executing the project “Peru to the World - Exporting with Social Responsibility”. This was done by the development of "The Program of Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices and Principles of Social Responsibility in the Exporting Agricultural Sector", in which 15 companies participated. The Agricultural Good Practices of this program were based on the EUREPGAP standard and the Principles of Social Responsibility were developed based on the SA8000 Standard, Ethical Trading Initiative and the Peruvian legislation.

Harvard Executive Education In Sustainability Leadership

Sustainable Capitalism & Esg, Sustainability Studies

Innovating For Sustainability - Europe, Sustainability Studies

Master'S Degree, Master Executive En Desarrollo Sostenible Y Responsabilidad Social Corporativa

Mba, Corporate Social Responsibility

Masters, Mención En Gerencia De Participación Comunitaria

Mención para egresados de la Maestría en Gerencia Social

Masters, Maestría En Gerencia Social

Engineer'S Degree, Industrial Engineering