Ankita Shukla Email and Phone Number

Founding member of the Corporate Solutions’ Second Party Opinion business to provide ESG insights and external review reports to corporate clients leading to enhanced transparency for investors. From 2016-2023, grew business from conceptual idea with a team of three into a global organization of 150+, accounting for 30% of Sustainalytics' revenue and recognized as the leading global external review provider for sustainability finance projects. • As part of the senior leadership team, led the full lifecycle of product management, including establishing the product roadmap, stakeholder engagement, business development, pricing, marketing, and sales strategies, overseeing product maintenance, development, and market expansion from 2020 to 2023, which resulted in a 300% increase in global product revenue.• Strategically monitored market trends to develop and launch ESG and sustainable finance products and services. Developed comprehensive knowledge of global ESG regulations, standards, and frameworks applicable to corporations, banks, and investors, including Article 8 and 9, EU Taxonomy, TCFD, CSRD, and SFDR. • Collaborated with the Legal and Compliance team to create a regulatory readiness program, strategically positioning the business for success in anticipation of the forthcoming EU Green Bond Regulation• Represented company on multiple industry and public policy working groups with a goal to monitor, influence and interpret global sustainability bond market expectations: International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), Climate Bonds Initiative, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) consultation for Proposal for a Regulation of European Green Bonds

• Speaker/panelist at multiple external and internal events/conferences aiming to disseminate insights in the field of sustainable finance: Environmental Finance, Morningstar Company Meeting, Morningstar Earth Day, Climate Bonds Initiative

• Successfully incubated the following services contributing to 30% of sales: 1. Impact Reporting - offering expected and achieved impact calculation of sustainability financed projects2. EU Taxonomy Assessment - assessing the alignment of environmental and social projects against the EU Taxonomy, including: Substantial Contribution, Do no significant harm (DNSH), and Minimum safeguards. 3. Sustainable Finance Insights - offering guidance to financial institutions on sustainable finance best practices and co-developing bank-wide sustainable finance frameworks. Expertly onboarded and managed project execution of the following client projects: Barclays Sustainable Finance Framework, Standard Chartered Green and Sustainable Product Framework, Citizens Financial Group Green Deposits Framework4. Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) verification - establishing Sustainalytics as the largest approved verifier of bonds/loans against CBI's rigorous science-based criteria to ensure consistency with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. The Scheme is used globally by bond issuers, governments, investors and the financial markets to prioritise investments which genuinely contribute to addressing climate change.

• Advised 120+ clients on investor sustainability expectations and provided final external review reports to clients on their sustainability strategy, sustainability reporting and disclosure practices and key performance indicators (KPIs).- Sample Second-Party Opinion reports include: PepsiCo, Starbucks, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Citigroup

• Supported companies by providing environmental and social intelligence, partnership risk assessments, and sustainability performance benchmark assessments against peers

Founding member of the Sustainability and Responsible Business Advisory practice to provide ESG expertise to clients. • Accountable for conceptualization, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for over ten projects, including: - Coca-Cola India – conducted materiality assessment and developed the 2015 Sustainability Report / ESG Report aligned to the GRI guidelines - IKEA – reviewed ESG practices in six countries to identify risks under company’s expansion plans - Benetton Group – developed a compensation scheme for 4,000+ victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh• Singlehandedly devised PwC India’s first Environmental Policy and Environmental Management Plan applicable to over 9,000 employees across 15 offices nationwide and established a nationwide reporting framework

GBRI is an independent organization providing affordable sustainability education in green building for Engineers, Architects, Students and Faculty. • Led the expansion of American operations into India by negotiating partnerships with over 35 premier universities• Presented on Green Building design and global best practices at international conferences and workshops

Member of the program management team for administering a $100M process improvement government initiative across 93 Ontario hospitals. Managed the program’s design and implementation by defining project scope, ensuring strict adherence to timelines and budget, while diligently tracking and reporting progress.

• Implemented corporate-wide sustainability initiatives• Oversaw organizational compliance with ISO 14001 and 9001 standards for internal and external audit• Directed meetings with management to communicate quality and environmental requirements• Reviewed Corrective Action Requests to ensure root cause of nonconformity was addressed