… training and verification audits. Léa has a background in international and European environmental law. She worked …

… by Nature, Deepti is responsible for the organisation's internal and external communications by supporting its …

… Non-Governmental Organizations.  He studied Tropical and International Forestry at the University of Goettingen, …

As Senior Director - Forestry, Justinas directs and oversees Preferred by Nature's suite of forestry programmes. Justinas is a seasoned professional in the forestry sector. His strength lies in his technical and comprehensive knowledge of the business. On …

Elena provides specialist advice on our sustainable sourcing services, which include timber legality, sustainable biomass and assistance on other forest and agricultural raw materials, such as coffee, cocoa, rubber, palm oil or soy, among others. Elena …

Peiying provides support to companies choosing to mainstream sustainability into their business practices by scheduling and implementing risk assessment and mitigation activities, aimed at meeting the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation. Previously, …

… Following his studies in International Timber Trade, Arnout worked at different …

… holds a Master’s degree in History and a Master’s degree in International Politics from the University of Leuven. He …

… Ecology and Environmental Sciences. During his studies, he interned as a field researcher of primary forests in the Carpathian Mountains. He also completed his internship monitoring dust deposition in Iceland.   He …

… Prior to Preferred by Nature, Conny worked for several international NGOs such as Fairtrade, The Nature Conservancy …

… and since then, has worked for different national and international organisations such as The Guatemala´s … The Guatemala´s Tourism Board, USAID Guatemala, Counterpart International and The Rainforest Alliance, in leading and/or …

Sjoukje provides assistance to the Salesforce team in a variety of activities including dealing with user issues and support requests. Sjoukje holds an MSc in International Land and Water Management from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. She got …

… for projects in Vietnam. Nhi started her career as an internal audit assistant for a building material …

The Rainforest Alliance and NEPCon disassociate from Woodcert … On 1 October 2018 , NEPCon (Nature Economy and People Connected) acquired the certification and auditing division of the Rainforest Alliance. NEPCon is an international non-profit …

… practices. This will improve their capacity to meet international requirements for traceability, increase rubber …

… of Medicinal Materials in Vietnam. He was certified as an internal inspector according to Good Agricultural and …

… in Kharkiv. Ihor has been working as a local expert on FSC certification and auditing in Ukraine since 2000. Ihor …

Based in Estonia, Tigran leads our work to develop and maintain our ambitious quality programme. The main work tasks are maintenance of the Quality Management System, conformance with all relevant accreditation requirements. He also manages external …

… as an auditor, Rasmus worked as a Technical Advisor in an international substrate-producing company consulting growers …

… Crop Science in 2013. Following that, she worked for mostly international NGOs, related to agriculture and community …