Defining Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap
Sustainability goes beyond mitigating risk; it’s about creating positive impact and business value. What’s more, there’s momentum and growing urgency to act on sustainability, on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. This isn’t just a societal imperative, but a business opportunity, to reduce risk and costs while increasing revenue, impact and value.
And while sustainability is increasingly understood as something that should be embedded in everything a business is engaged in, value chain included, many businesses still need to define a clear roadmap to achieve their ESG and sustainability goals.
At dss+ we’ll meet you wherever you are on your sustainability journey, whether you’re looking to manage risk, optimise your approach, integrate it into performance, or be impact-driven. We’ll support you in identifying the material ESG issues for you, building a strategy framework, defining KPIs, targets and a roadmap to achieve them. We’ll work with you to ensure this is grounded in an understanding of your stakeholder expectations, business processes and culture.
By leveraging academic insights and combining them with our strategic expertise, we deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions pertaining to how best you can integrate sustainability into your business.
Making sustainability count for your business
We will work hand-in-hand with you to define a sustainability strategy and an operational roadmap to get there, informed by the market and industry and your stakeholder expectations. We’ll support you every step of the way on your journey.
Sustainable strategies, target setting and operational roadmaps
We can help you identify your material issues, develop tangible sustainability strategies (including achieving B-Corp certification), net zero roadmaps and the financing mechanisms to deliver lasting value and impact across the value chain.
Corporate governance and operating models
We help boards to integrate sustainability at the board level, set the right operating model and organisational structures to deliver your ESG and sustainability strategies.
Impact measurement, management, and communication
We deliver pragmatic, accurate and decision-useful metrics, identifying impact pathways, metrics & management plans that meet your strategic objectives.
ESG reporting and disclosures
We advise you on the corporate ESG KPIs and disclosures that meet different regulatory requirements that matter most to your investors and key stakeholders. We may help you report according to GRI, SASB, Framework, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, NFRD etc.
How we create sustainability strategies and roadmaps
Meet the team
Explore the background and specialties of the experts who’ll be working with you.
Melissa Barrett
Managing Director, Corporate Impact & Practices
Senior advisor with a focus on strategic sustainability transformation and innovation, helping organisations leverage their assets, capabilities and potential to deliver commercial, social and sustainable impact.
Tina Passalari
Global Lead ESG and Sustainable Strategies
Tina has more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and management consulting, including business performance, governance, risk and compliance services. Tina specialises in working with corporations on integrating sustainability in their business models and has worked in advisory, assurance, business development, client relationship and project management roles in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. She has worked with policy makers, non-profit organisations and corporations from different sectors and industries such as energy, financial services, food and beverage, IT, infrastructure, mining, telecommunications, gaming, transportation, tobacco and textiles. Tina holds an MBA from the Henley Business School at the University of Reading; an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London; and a BSc in Geology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Oliver Gawad
Director, Middle East, Sustainability & Economic Impact
With 20+ years of management consulting in chemicals, manufacturing and public sector, Oliver is supporting clients designing and implementing sustainability strategies as well as mastering required transformational changes in organizations for long-term success.
Caroline Heinz
Manager, Sustainability Strategy and Policy
Manager with expertise in a range of corporate sustainability topics including ESG strategies & sustainable finance, circular economy, sustainable product policy, climate change, environmental compliance, energy & climate governance, advising clients on BCorp certification, and overall alignment of corporate strategies with the EU policy environment.
Dimitris Apostolidis
Director
Dimitris has 20+ years of professional experience in management consulting, sustainability, enterprise risk, and internal audit. He specializes in advising corporations on the integration of sustainability into their business models, sustainability/ESG internal controls inclusive of strategy and policy, maturity assessment, ESG reporting, enterprise risk assessment, materiality analysis, ESG assurance, and Due Diligence. He has been involved in a variety of projects for different clients in the private and public sectors in Europe and worldwide. Client sector experience includes Energy and Natural Resources, Power & Utilities, Banking & Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Telecommunications and Technology, Shipping, Industrial/ Manufacturing, Airport Operators, Real Estate, Construction and Renewable Energy, and Healthcare – Pharmaceutical and Textiles.
Senior advisor with a focus on strategic sustainability transformation and innovation, helping organisations leverage their assets, capabilities and potential to deliver commercial, social and sustainable impact.
Tina has more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and management consulting, including business performance, governance, risk and compliance services. Tina specialises in working with corporations on integrating sustainability in their business models and has worked in advisory, assurance, business development, client relationship and project management roles in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. She has worked with policy makers, non-profit organisations and corporations from different sectors and industries such as energy, financial services, food and beverage, IT, infrastructure, mining, telecommunications, gaming, transportation, tobacco and textiles. Tina holds an MBA from the Henley Business School at the University of Reading; an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London; and a BSc in Geology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
With 20+ years of management consulting in chemicals, manufacturing and public sector, Oliver is supporting clients designing and implementing sustainability strategies as well as mastering required transformational changes in organizations for long-term success.
Manager with expertise in a range of corporate sustainability topics including ESG strategies & sustainable finance, circular economy, sustainable product policy, climate change, environmental compliance, energy & climate governance, advising clients on BCorp certification, and overall alignment of corporate strategies with the EU policy environment.
Dimitris has 20+ years of professional experience in management consulting, sustainability, enterprise risk, and internal audit. He specializes in advising corporations on the integration of sustainability into their business models, sustainability/ESG internal controls inclusive of strategy and policy, maturity assessment, ESG reporting, enterprise risk assessment, materiality analysis, ESG assurance, and Due Diligence. He has been involved in a variety of projects for different clients in the private and public sectors in Europe and worldwide. Client sector experience includes Energy and Natural Resources, Power & Utilities, Banking & Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Telecommunications and Technology, Shipping, Industrial/ Manufacturing, Airport Operators, Real Estate, Construction and Renewable Energy, and Healthcare – Pharmaceutical and Textiles.
Gaurav Mahindru
Senior Manager, ESG Services
Gaurav has over 14 years of experience across the environmental and social sectors. He is GRI certified and has supported several companies, governments, and multilateral agencies across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, India, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. He has helped clients develop their ESG strategy, design organizational structure, circular economy, sustainable finance (Responsible Investment), GHG emissions inventory, climate change strategy, ethical supply chain, HSE assessments, and sustainability disclosure for stakeholders (including investors and shareholders). In addition, he has performed ESG due diligence reviews for several PE, asset managers, banks, and insurance companies and has led over 35 sustainability assurance and advisory engagements.
Gaurav has over 14 years of experience across the environmental and social sectors. He is GRI certified and has supported several companies, governments, and multilateral agencies across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, India, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. He has helped clients develop their ESG strategy, design organizational structure, circular economy, sustainable finance (Responsible Investment), GHG emissions inventory, climate change strategy, ethical supply chain, HSE assessments, and sustainability disclosure for stakeholders (including investors and shareholders). In addition, he has performed ESG due diligence reviews for several PE, asset managers, banks, and insurance companies and has led over 35 sustainability assurance and advisory engagements.
Melissa Barrett
Managing Director, Corporate Impact & Practices
Senior advisor with a focus on strategic sustainability transformation and innovation, helping organisations leverage their assets, capabilities and potential to deliver commercial, social and sustainable impact.
Tina Passalari
Global Lead ESG and Sustainable Strategies
Tina has more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and management consulting, including business performance, governance, risk and compliance services. Tina specialises in working with corporations on integrating sustainability in their business models and has worked in advisory, assurance, business development, client relationship and project management roles in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. She has worked with policy makers, non-profit organisations and corporations from different sectors and industries such as energy, financial services, food and beverage, IT, infrastructure, mining, telecommunications, gaming, transportation, tobacco and textiles. Tina holds an MBA from the Henley Business School at the University of Reading; an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London; and a BSc in Geology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Oliver Gawad
Director, Middle East, Sustainability & Economic Impact
With 20+ years of management consulting in chemicals, manufacturing and public sector, Oliver is supporting clients designing and implementing sustainability strategies as well as mastering required transformational changes in organizations for long-term success.
Caroline Heinz
Manager, Sustainability Strategy and Policy
Manager with expertise in a range of corporate sustainability topics including ESG strategies & sustainable finance, circular economy, sustainable product policy, climate change, environmental compliance, energy & climate governance, advising clients on BCorp certification, and overall alignment of corporate strategies with the EU policy environment.
Dimitris Apostolidis
Director
Dimitris has 20+ years of professional experience in management consulting, sustainability, enterprise risk, and internal audit. He specializes in advising corporations on the integration of sustainability into their business models, sustainability/ESG internal controls inclusive of strategy and policy, maturity assessment, ESG reporting, enterprise risk assessment, materiality analysis, ESG assurance, and Due Diligence. He has been involved in a variety of projects for different clients in the private and public sectors in Europe and worldwide. Client sector experience includes Energy and Natural Resources, Power & Utilities, Banking & Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Telecommunications and Technology, Shipping, Industrial/ Manufacturing, Airport Operators, Real Estate, Construction and Renewable Energy, and Healthcare – Pharmaceutical and Textiles.
Gaurav Mahindru
Senior Manager, ESG Services
Gaurav has over 14 years of experience across the environmental and social sectors. He is GRI certified and has supported several companies, governments, and multilateral agencies across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, India, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. He has helped clients develop their ESG strategy, design organizational structure, circular economy, sustainable finance (Responsible Investment), GHG emissions inventory, climate change strategy, ethical supply chain, HSE assessments, and sustainability disclosure for stakeholders (including investors and shareholders). In addition, he has performed ESG due diligence reviews for several PE, asset managers, banks, and insurance companies and has led over 35 sustainability assurance and advisory engagements.