Shruti Athavale Email & Phone Number

Vienna, Austria

Sustainability Assurance - project lead of sustainability assurance engagements of Austrian PIEsAdvisory Services related to sustainability reporting (e.g. preparation for new reporting requirements such as CSRD / ESRS, CSDDD, EU-Taxonomy Regulation, optimisation of existing sustainability reports)

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

- Contributed project management expertise in the design, implementation, evaluation and reporting of multi-disciplinary cooperation projects- Member of the Coordination Team of the Concerted Action on the Renewable Energy Sources Directive 2009/28/EC (CA-RES) (www.ca-res.eu): supports the coordination of the project involving 30 countries and organization of events with over 150 participants- Co-project leader of the H2020 project REPLACE (http://replace-project.eu/), which aims to boost the phase-out of inefficient and old heating and cooling (HC) systems for renewable systems in the HC sector - Conducted an in-depth review of existing regulatory and fiscal instruments related to the improvement of energy efficiency to provide policy recommendations for Austria- Acted as the focal point for energy affairs with Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic within the Austrian Energy Partnerships- Worked on a pre-feasibility study for a waste incineration plant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia- Supported the development of a catalogue of measures to support the use of energy efficiency and renewable energy for energy poverty reduction in the heating sector in urban areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina- Project leader for the Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE), a neutral multi-stakeholder platform which facilitates international dialogue on energy for sustainable development- Prepared policy papers and sector briefs to disseminate technical information on energy efficiency and sustainable energy in developing countries- Helped develop & evaluate innovative activities within a European energy-saving campaign (SMERGY) targeted at young adults- Organized multiple workshops and conferences for representatives from international organizations, governments, companies, financial institutions, development banks, entrepreneurs and civil society

- Drafted strategy documents and developed concept notes for the “Save the Western Ghats Movement”- Translated documents and website information from English into German- Outlined and drafted the annual report and the program strategy on climate change and conservation- Researched and prepared presentations on environmental issues in India- Attended a four-day study trip to the various project sites of AERF in the Western Ghats

Vienna

- Student assistant for the “Introductory Course in Development Economics”- Provided support & course supervision during the correction of homework assignments and the preparation of course material for 30 students

Vienna, Austria

- Handled administrative matters for the institute (information architecture of LIVA)- Conducted translations (English-German)- Wrote official correspondence with high-level conference attendees and various stakeholders,- Organized a public lecture on entrepreneurship in China and a diplomatic roundtable on Central Asian stability and energy security

Education record

Master Of Science (M.Sc.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Education record