Sean Gilbert

• Established office for GRI in China, including development of business plan, hiring of staff, annual work plan and budget, fundraising and financial control • Develop partnerships with Chinese organizations to advance sustainability reporting in China • Engage with Chinese companies on their sustainability or CSR strategies and reporting • Engage with Chinese government regarding policies developments on sustainability and reporting

* Developed GRI's reporting standards, including 2 generations of the GRI Guidelines, 11 sector guidelines, and other supporting publications. * Responsible for multi-stakeholder process including business, NGOs, investors, and trade unions and helping them find a common position. * Managed team of 8 people and led fund-raising for the department. Part of the senior management team. * Represented GRI in building institutional partnerships. Led work with the responsible investment / SRI community.

Independent environmental consultant. Worked with range of clients including NGOs, SRI investors, development organizations, and others.

* Worked as project manager for consultancy based in Taiwan specialized in analysis of markets for the chemical industry and also for the environmental technology industry. * Supervised multi-country projects to conduct value chain analysis and gather business intelligence. * Represented Bayshore/Strategic Analysis externally on environmental issues, including media interviews, public hearings, etc. * Chairman of the Environmental Committee of American Chamber of Commerce