Corporate Social Responsibility in Environmental Business

Michael Hendrix

Michael Hendrix leads the climate change group at LSA and is one of California’s leading climate change and air quality scientists.  He proposed and developed the LSA Corporate Sustainability Plan and customized it to fit the Employee-Owned-Company’s corporate culture.  Mr. Hendrix is the recent recipient of the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) "Professional Achievement Award”.  AEP specifically recognized that “his commitment to balancing the need for industrial, commercial and residential development projects in California with the need for climate resiliency, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and air pollution is evident through his dedication to resiliency planning, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions evaluations and mitigation that significantly reduce potential risks, greenhouse gases and air pollution generated by the expansion of these markets.”  Mr. Hendrix is the current Chairperson for the AEP Climate Change Committee.  In that capacity, he provides leadership within AEP on the issue of climate change risks, adaptation, resiliency, and analysis of greenhouse gas emissions.

Rich Walter

Rich Walter has 28+ years of experience in environmental planning, compliance, permitting, mitigation and implementation. Rich leads NEPA and CEQA processes for large infrastructure projects and development including in-depth analyses of air quality and climate change. Rich is also the leader of ICF’s California municipal climate action planning practice which supports local and regional agencies on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate adaptation.

Preeti Verma

Ms. Verma is a climate change and sustainability professional with more than 10 years of experience working on technical, regulatory, and socio-economic aspects of climate change and sustainability. She has worked in various roles as a project manager, analyst, and researcher on a wide variety of sustainability projects ranging from developing climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to building capacity for sustainable and clean energy technologies deployment through multiple projects. She knows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) methods and protocols that form the basis for many corporate sustainability plans.  She has extensive experience analyzing scientific and technical information and incorporating multi-stakeholder perspectives to develop solutions and policy recommendations. She has strong project development, management, research (both quantitative and qualitative), and public engagement and outreach skills.

Corine de Zeeuw - Moderator

Corine de Zeeuw is an environmental consultant with almost 20 years of experience in the fields of environmental consulting, project management, and engineering. Her main expertise is related to Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Impact Assessments, and HSE legislation reviews. Prior experience includes project and environmental management of civil design and construction projects, and geotechnical and installation engineering.  She has worked in the Netherlands, Oman, and throughout the Southeast Asia region.