Energy for a Just Transition

Ouida leads BSR’s Energy and Extractives practice. She applies her experience in international development to her work at BSR, where she advises global corporations across industries, but particularly extractives companies, on human rights; sustainable communities; inclusive economy; diversity, equity and inclusion; and women’s empowerment.

She also previously supported BSR's HERproject.

Prior to joining BSR, Ouida worked with the United Nations Development Programme in Belize, where she developed and contributed to projects on water governance, gender equality, and disability rights. She also has worked at Community Partners International, a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of the people of Myanmar. Ouida helped build New Global Citizens, an organization dedicated to engaging U.S. youth in global philanthropy and activism. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, she worked closely with youth, women, and grassroots organizations. She is fluent in Spanish.

As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, Ouida obtained an M.A. in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador. She also holds a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.

Jenna brings 15 years of experience working in human rights, sustainability, and stakeholder relations at global companies to her work with BSR member companies. She manages BSR’s Just Transition Collaborative Initiative, focusing on the energy sector’s transition to net zero.

Prior to joining BSR, Jenna held a senior role at Suncor Energy, advising the company on integrating sustainability into business processes, ensuring projects managed social and environmental impacts and risks, and leading their human rights efforts. Previously, she worked at Repsol, where she developed and implemented their global community relations, Indigenous Peoples and human rights approach, and management system. She held multiple ESG roles at Talisman Energy, where she led the global ethics program, implemented a supplier code of conduct and risk assessment process, analyzed company-wide safety and environmental performance, and conducted land and stakeholder consultation. Jenna also held a key role at Interpol, advising the organization on its strategic direction and was instrumental in developing its new organizational strategy.

Jenna holds an MBA and a Graduate Diploma in Social Performance Management from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Calgary.

Carolina works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, human rights, and supply chain sustainability. 

Prior to BSR, Carolina worked in the research and policy space for organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, International Organization for Migration, and the Solidarity Center. Past research project themes include supply chain traceability of cotton from India, the future of just transition for unionized workers, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the Accord agreement on garment workers in Bangladesh, and the need for financial inclusion and assistance for artisanal and small-scale miners in Colombia. Carolina’s interest in this work stems from her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea, West Africa, where she focused on community economic development issues. 

She earned a MPP from the University of Michigan and a BS in Public Relations from the University of Florida. Carolina is a native English and Spanish speaker.

Alexandra supports BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives portfolio, facilitating the development and implementation of impactful multi-stakeholder solutions that tackle systemic challenges to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate change, economic inequity, and gender inequality.

Prior to joining BSR, Alexandra developed global partnerships to foster business transformation and inclusive innovation within the financial services industry. Before this, Alexandra supported policy development at the International Chamber of Commerce, collaborating across multiple workstreams to promote responsible business conduct and scale business action to accelerate progress toward the SDGs. Alexandra began her career in the private sector, coordinating international trade and supply chain litigation projects for a global, multi-sector clientele. She speaks English, French, and German.

Alexandra holds a Master’s in International Public Management, with specializations in Global Economic Policy and Diplomacy, from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in International Affairs and French from the George Washington University.

Anine supports BSR’s sustainability work across industries with a primary focus on climate change, just transition, inclusive economy, and development.

Prior to joining BSR, Anine worked at Operate A/S, a Danish consulting company, specializing in stakeholder analysis, stakeholder mapping, and stakeholder engagement as well as advisory in communication strategy and behavioral science. She also did an internship at the Royal Danish Embassy in Chile, where she worked with big public-private partnerships, the pharmaceutical industry, and COP25 (until it was moved to Madrid).

Anine holds an M.Sc. from Copenhagen Business School in Business and Development Studies with a focus on sustainable development, supply chains, inclusive economy, development interventions and cross-sector collaboration. Her master's thesis was on Novo Nordisk’s public-private partnership Cities Changing Diabetes in Mexico City. She also holds a B.Sc. in Business, Language, and Culture, also from Copenhagen Business School. She speaks Danish, English, and Spanish.

Laura supports BSR’s sustainability management work across industries. She has also worked on several of BSR’s multistakeholder collaborations, including the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition and Maritime Anti-Corruption Network.

Prior to joining BSR, Laura was the director of the Copenhagen branch of a global social impact consultancy advising startup companies and social enterprises on fundraising and communications strategies as well as social impact creation and measurement. She also held an internship position at a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the rights of women journalists. Laura speaks German, English, and Spanish.

Laura holds an M.Sc. in Business and Development Studies with a Minor in Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship and a B.Sc. in Business, Language, and Culture, both from Copenhagen Business School.