NATACHA ARNAUD-BATTANDIER, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

Natacha has more than fifteen years of experience as a sustainability and strategic planning consultant for mid size and international companies from various sectors. She has worked with companies such as L’Oreal, Brita, Balenciaga to define their corporate social responsibility strategies, stimulate responsible innovation and assist them in implementing their action plans and monitoring tools. A native of France, Natacha worked on the greening of Francofolies, one of France’s major outdoor music festivals in 2009-2010. Natacha has held the position of Sustainability Director for the Opportunity Green Conference in Los Angeles. She managed Opportunity Green’s sustainability strategies including a comprehensive resource recovery program, alternative travel solutions for attendees, an electronic conference program, a sustainability report using the GRI framework, stakeholder engagement, and offsetting 100% of the conference’s travel and energy carbon emissions. While in France, Natacha founded her own fair trade wholesale and retail business. Natacha has also been the head of her son’s school Green Team where she has implemented diverse initiatives including recycling, sustainable gardens, eco-friendly transportation and trashless lunches.