Create capacities to identify the impacts, risks and opportunities of business in social, environmental and economic aspects and how to evaluate and manage them by integrating them into business models and strategies.

Marcela Romero Merino
General Director BSD Consulting Colombia, an Elevate Company. She has more than 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of sustainability strategies, sustainable innovation for business models and sustainable value chains. She has experience in materiality assessments and setting sustainability goals based on context and data, including the Sustainable Development Goals. She is an expert in ESG performance evaluation, impact evaluation systems, monitoring and impact evaluation. Experience in developing public-private partnerships and sustainable local development strategies. She is a GRI Certified Trainer and an expert in sustainability reporting and performance evaluation. Trainer for the UN-Global Compact training cycles and auditor of the SA8000 training course

Through their activities, products, services, and relationships, organizations have impacts on the economy, the environment, and society. These impacts represent contributions of the organization, both positive and negative, towards the goal of sustainable development. Likewise, the social and environmental impacts of organizations generate risks and opportunities for the development of the business, its capacity to generate value and, ultimately, its sustainability in the long term. On the other hand, there is increasing pressure for companies to take action and take into account the broader expectations of interest groups such as investors, employees, suppliers, communities and consumers. Likewise, the regulatory frameworks and norms and standards are advancing towards the establishment of new regulations that seek to encourage more ambitious measures by companies in relation to the management of their social and environmental impacts and risks. In a global context where the conditions of exhaustion of planetary limits put the sustainability of the economic growth model at risk and social inequities require measures to ensure social inclusion and well-being for all, companies have a key role in ensuring a transition to a low carbon economy, with progress and well-being for all.