Grace Cunningham Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Establish materiality-based environmental and social goals, strategies, and roadmaps for key clients, integrating climate-, biodiversity-, and water-related risks and opportunities and resulting in KPIs such as 24% Scope 1 & 2 emissions reduction, 47% transition of factory energy consumption to renewables, and 46% of client suppliers ranked bronze or higher in EcoVadis with more ambitious goals set for 2025 and 2030 Develop sustainability education & engagement materials for “Biodiversity Bite Sized” initiative, with over 20 relevant video presentations with subject matter experts and Learning and Development team support Achieve scores up to the 99th percentile by sector from strategic disclosures to corporate sustainability raters and rankers, such as CPD and DJSI, delivering significant year-on-year improvement Coach four junior employees in development of sustainability programs and initiatives Create CSRD-aligned strategies using value chain impact mapping based on quantitative and qualitative data, working groups engagement, executive interviews, market benchmarking, and frameworks like CDP and SASB Oversee and write annual Sustainability Reports with Sustainable Product Portfolios, including data tracking and LCAs, in collaboration with communications, sourcing, legal, finance, and product management teams Synthesize understanding of academic, government, & industry thought leadership to anticipate emerging sustainability regulations and deliver best practices for global client-base in sectors including manufacturing and consumer goods

Manhattan, New York, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Conducted field inspections and prepared reports documenting environmental compliance Assisted in land management of rehabilitated urban wetlands and other ecosystemsUsed organizational skills to compile database of native and invasive plant species

Master Of Science - Ms, Biodiversity, Conservation, And Management

Interdisciplinary program focused on 3 Pillars: Environmental Policy, Biodiversity Science, and Conservation Ethics Completed.

Bachelor'S Degree, Bioenvironmental Science

Undergraduate Research Assistant, with publication: Z. Schultzhaus, G. A. Cunningham, R. R. Mouriño-Pérez & B. D. Shaw (2019).