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Mikhail Rai

Senior Programme Technical Lead
+7 (911) 872 8900

Mikhail is a Senior Programme Technical Lead specialising in the development, implementation and technical oversight of sustainability certification and assurance programmes across land use, supply chains, biomass, natural rubber and climate-related requirements.

As Programme Technical Lead for Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework Certification (PBN SFC), Mikhail leads the technical development and implementation of the programme, including its normative and operational framework, assurance processes, technical guidance and tools, and support for consistent programme delivery. He also serves as Programme Technical Lead for the Sustainable Resources Verification Scheme (SURE) and the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) assurance programme.

His experience covers sustainability assurance from land use and forest management through complex supply chains to final products, including biomass sustainability, legality, chain of custody, due diligence, climate impacts and greenhouse gas calculations.

As a senior international auditor, Mikhail conducts audits and assessments against PBN SFC, GPSNR, SURE, SBP, FSC™ and PEFC requirements. His audit experience complements his programme-level responsibilities by providing practical insight into how standards, assurance requirements and technical guidance are implemented in different countries, sectors and supply chains.

Mikhail holds a Bachelor's degree in Forestry and a Master's degree in Hospitality and Tourism (Sustainable Tourism).

Mikhail has been working at Preferred by Nature since 2018.
 

"Preferred by Nature allows its employees to constantly improve their qualifications and increase their knowledge and skills. At the same time, working at Preferred by Nature means being responsible for the preservation of the environment as well as for positive changes in people’s lives."

Skills at a glance
  • Programme technical leadership and assurance system development
  • Sustainability certification across land use and supply chains
  • Development of normative documents, guidance and operational tools
  • Biomass sustainability, climate impacts and GHG calculations
  • Technical review, auditor support and competence development
  • International auditing across multiple certification and assurance schemes
  • Languages: Russian and English
     
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