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Work History
Education
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Extracurricular
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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
Copenhagen
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
Singapore
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
Singapore
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
Nantes, France
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

Subject specific: GRI Standards Certified, CSRD, UN SDGs, TCFD, SASB, HRDD

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

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