Leon De Graaf Email & Phone Number

Brussels Metropolitan Area

As the first B Corp™ -certified public affairs consultancy, #SustainablePublicAffairs focuses on helping sustainable frontrunners to make their practices the market norm through more ambitious EU climate and environment policy.Managing 4-5 people. My main focus is lobbying for frontrunners in heavy-industry, transport and power sector decarbonisation, topics include: + EU's 2040 climate target+ Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act and Responsible Mining+ Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)+ EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and CBAM+ Green hydrogen/ammonia/e-SAF: EU Hydrogen Bank, Future-proof definitions, delegated acts (RED II), REPowerEU, Renewable Energy Directive revision (RED III), FuelEU Maritime, ReFuelEU AviationE: leon@sustainablepublicaffairs.com

Brussels Area, Belgium

Alongside the national federations which together constitute BusinessEurope, the Corporate Advisory and Support Group offers particular services to a selection of companies in all sectors of activity. These companies enjoy an important status within BusinessEurope.Info: https://www.businesseurope.eu/about-us/asgroup-our-partner-companies

Brussels Area, Belgium

Focus on European Green Deal:+ BusinessEurope's energy and climate strategy (how to reach climate neutrality in Europe)+ Trade and climate (including carbon border adjustment mechanism or CBAM)+ EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) reform+ Circular Economy Action Plan --> Our company examples: www.circulary.eu+ Implementation of the UN Paris Agreement+ Low-emission mobilityBusinessEurope is the leading advocate for growth and competitiveness at European level, standing up for companies across the continent and campaigning on the issues that most influence their performance. A recognised social partner, we speak for all-sized enterprises in 35 European countries whose national business federations are our direct members.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

+ Providing market analyses and (risk) evaluations in energy and financial sectors+ Project work performed in Botswana, London, Namibia and South Africa+ Co-authored two winning project proposals totaling over €200,000 in revenues + Managed a 5-person project team and realised a 30% profit margin

Brussels Area, Belgium

+ Active in the state aid unit covering Europe’s energy and environment markets+ Provided economic analyses for national energy sectors and state aid guidelines+ Contributed to high-profile enforcement cases, such as the 2014-2020 Environmental and Energy Aid Guidelines (EEAG)

Master Of Science (Msc), Environmental Economics And Climate Change, With Merit

Activities and Societies: Part-time board member at LSE Energy Society and Netherlands Worldwide Students+ Major modules: Climate Change.

Bachelor Of Science (Hons), Economics & Business Economics, 7.7. Grade Thesis: 8 (A Or 1St)

+ Major modules: Finance II ; International Industrial Economics; Macroeconomics II; Mathematics IIb ; Spec. Course Political Economics

Minor In Asian Economics (Marco Polo Exchange Program), China'S Foreign Policy, Mandarin Chinese, Portfolio Management

Activities and Societies: AIESEC+ Major courses: China’s Foreign Policy; China’s Economic & Trade System; Basic Mandarin Chinese

Secondary School Diploma, Social Sciences + Mathematics B1

• Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) in Dutch.