In today’s business world, being responsible for the environment and society is no longer an optional extra. When it comes to the attributes we value in companies, sustainability is moving higher and higher. What lies at the heart of sustainably conscious companies? Why do Companies with Sustainable Business Practices Succeed?
Joanna Pydo is an Investor Relations, ESG Strategist, Trusted Advisor to Board Members and Owners with 15 years of capital markets experience in the following sectors: technology (software – SaaS, TSL, IoT, Blockchain, Fintech, Gaming), ICT distribution, energy/utilities (RES, energy distribution), wood-based panel industry and building materials, minerals and mining, healthcare (Medtech and Healthcare Services), real-estate (residentials), Private Equity and Private Debt. She has management experience with international multi-entity structures and has engaged in numerous IPO, SPO, M&A, debt issuance, and refinancing transactions.
Joanna has degrees in Finance and Banking from the University of Economics in Poznan, Poland, and a Master of Arts in Global Political Economy at the University in Kassel, Germany. She participated in executive training such as ‘Strategy implementation, Business development, Business Design, and Innovation management by the TUM School of Management and ‘Private Equity and Venture Capital by the SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Since 2019 she is a mentor to technology startups at the MIT Enterprise Forum CEE – program affiliated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a voluntary expert at the Social Impact Alliance for CEE. Since 2021, an Expert at the Climate Leadership powered by UN Environment - program organized by the UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre. She successfully develops comprehensive global investor relations programs by taking a company strategy, corporate governance, and ESG factors, and turning them into a persuasive investment case in line with local and international regulations and best practices.
Since then, she has been advising companies on Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies, ESG reporting, and ESG storytelling to capital markets. I educate and bring awareness about ESG to C-Suite Executives, IR Officers, and Corporate Communications Department through strategic and operational ESG training and advice about increasing shareholders' activism in the environmental, and social areas, and issue management (crisis communications).
Join me for episode 9 of the Re:Think Podcast "Why do Companies with Sustainable Business Practices Succeed?" with Joanna Pydo, Investor Relations, and ESG Strategist for a discussion about sustainable companies, sustainable business practices, ESG data.
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