Name
Cristina Gil White
Job Title
Chief Operational Officer
Company
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Speaker Bio
Cristina is a sustainability professional and a proven leader with a number of successes.
Cristina currently holds the position of the Chief Operational Officer at GRI. Her almost 3 years on GRI’s Supervisory Board allowed her to start getting to know the organization more closely, and she was thrilled to get an invitation from the CEO to join the most known and respected organization in the sustainability standards and reporting space. Recently, Cristina was Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Suzano. Prior to that she was Vice President of Sustainability at Orbia.
Next to her experience in the private sector, Cristina held several positions in the NGO world, in sectors that range from environmental conservation and education to poverty alleviation. Some of the organizations she has pertained to include The Nature Conservancy, Rare Conservation, Fundacion EDUCA and Pronatura Noreste.
Trained as a chemist, Cristina also holds a degree in Environmental Science. CCristina has held global and regional positions, and worked from Mexico, the U.S., Brazil and now Spain.
Since 2021, Cristina Gil is a board member of the World Environment Center. In the past, she has been a board member of publicly listed companies, other NGOs, and advisor to prestigious newspapers in Mexico. She has also been a judge for the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards.
Cristina currently holds the position of the Chief Operational Officer at GRI. Her almost 3 years on GRI’s Supervisory Board allowed her to start getting to know the organization more closely, and she was thrilled to get an invitation from the CEO to join the most known and respected organization in the sustainability standards and reporting space. Recently, Cristina was Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Suzano. Prior to that she was Vice President of Sustainability at Orbia.
Next to her experience in the private sector, Cristina held several positions in the NGO world, in sectors that range from environmental conservation and education to poverty alleviation. Some of the organizations she has pertained to include The Nature Conservancy, Rare Conservation, Fundacion EDUCA and Pronatura Noreste.
Trained as a chemist, Cristina also holds a degree in Environmental Science. CCristina has held global and regional positions, and worked from Mexico, the U.S., Brazil and now Spain.
Since 2021, Cristina Gil is a board member of the World Environment Center. In the past, she has been a board member of publicly listed companies, other NGOs, and advisor to prestigious newspapers in Mexico. She has also been a judge for the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards.