Maia Rossi

Maia Rossi is a sustainability professional with extensive technical expertise and an entrepreneurial background. The key focus of her  work is on ESG, on stakeholder engagement processes and climate change. Through her work, she supports businesses in finding innovative sustainable solutions that help them thrive in a fast-changing environment. She is a fact-based problem solver with an aptitude to generate and evaluate alternative courses of action and co-create management decision options. With a long track record in managing high-profile projects from initiation to final delivery, Maia is a recognised expert in her field, with key skills in assessing environmental and socio-economic impacts of large-scale development projects, building environmental and social management systems, designing and implementing stakeholder engagement activities and managing and mentoring cross-functional teams across industries. She is a certified 14001 and 9001 auditor and a specialist in IFC Performance Standards and ESG.

Maia is the Founder and Managing Director of Climate Horizon, a specialised consultancy firm for ESG, sustainability reporting, 14001 and 9001 certifications and greenhouse gas assessments.

During her career, Maia has worked with numerous governments and companies, including Equator Principle Financial Institutions and Development Banks, in many sectors such as mining, oil and gas, construction, and hospitality. Maia has direct work experience in UK, Switzerland, Italy, Qatar, UAE, Guinea, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Albania among others.

Maia speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.