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JANELLE  LIM

JANELLE LIM

ESG/Sustainability Professional
Copenhagen

Summary

33 y.o Singaporean, fluent in English and Mandarin. Over 7 years of local and international sustainability-focused roles in financial, defense and healthcare industries. Key strength lies in stakeholder engagement, ESG compliance, people management. A dedicated advocate for lifelong learning and corporate ESG stewardship.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior ESG Manager

WS Audiology
09.2022 - Current

Key Achievements:

  • Built a high-performing team through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives to cover the following areas: Sustainability reporting & assurance, digitisation of ESG data, communication, ESG risk & opportunities, investors relationship, ESG ratings & commitments, supply chain due diligence and business & human rights
  • Completed 2 Annual Reporting (ESG statements) cycles aligned with GRI, CSRD and Danish Financial Act
  • Improved Group ESG ratings such as S&P CSA, MSCI, Sustainalytics, and manage ESG commitments like SBTi, McArthur Foundation
  • Implemented and deployed the Global Supply Chain sustainability strategy and programs in collaboration with the regional teams, corporate and other business units

Sustainability Officer

Defense Aerospace Smart Cities Industry
2018 - 2022
  • Established the Sustainability Committee to drive global initiatives
  • Led the design and implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Programme to enhance ESG practices and transparency
  • Curated 4 cycles of ST Engineering's Sustainability Report

Sustainability Executive

Financial Services Industry
2017 - 2018
  • Managed ESG due diligence across multiple portfolios in APAC and Africa, significantly improving customers' ESG risk qualification
  • Organized ABN AMRO's Regional Human Rights workshop focusing on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)

Sustainability Development Trainee

Intermarché
2016 - 2017

(Masters attachement)

  • Perform due diligence on suppliers against sustainable procurement policies and advance traceability and transparency of supply chain
  • Develop a business case for Project AGORA: Revitalizing and commercializing traditional foods from the Loire-Atlantique region for the mass market.

English Teacher

Singapore American School / Learning Lab
2013 - 2016
  • Write, develop and deliver English and English Literature curriculum for grades 8-12
  • Manage relationships with parents on student welfare and academic performance

Education

M.B.A/M.Sc. in Agribusiness Management - Business Administration And Management

Audencia Business School
Nantes, France & São Paulo, Brazil
08.2016 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature And Curatorial Studies

Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
07.2010 - 07.2013

Skills

Soft: Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management, ESG risk management, Process improvement, Effective Communication, Team Collaboration, Interpersonal Relations, Verbal and written communication

Certification

GRI Certification

Passion Points

Low intervention winemaking

Extracurricular

Co-founder, The Dreamcatcher Workshop (2013 – 2018, Singapore)

• Provide free academic assistance to children and teens from lower-income families in partnership with Mendaki

Volunteer, Green Circle Eco Farm (2016, Singapore)

• Manage and run ‘School Farm’ educational program in alignment with permaculture (IFOAM) principles

Project Co-ordinator, SEE-CHANGE Canberra Vision Competition (2012 & 2013, Canberra)

• Curate art exhibitions with a focus on sustainable city-living

Timeline

Senior ESG Manager

WS Audiology
09.2022 - Current

M.B.A/M.Sc. in Agribusiness Management - Business Administration And Management

Audencia Business School
08.2016 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature And Curatorial Studies

Australian National University
07.2010 - 07.2013

GRI Certification

CELTA Professional English teaching

Sustainability Officer

Defense Aerospace Smart Cities Industry
2018 - 2022

Sustainability Executive

Financial Services Industry
2017 - 2018

Sustainability Development Trainee

Intermarché
2016 - 2017

English Teacher

Singapore American School / Learning Lab
2013 - 2016
JANELLE LIMESG/Sustainability Professional