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Laura supports BSR’s Business Transformation 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.

Recent Insights From Laura Hansson

• Collaborating to Advance the SDGs: Three Considerations for Business Leaders / February 27, 2024 / Blog
• Advancing the SDGs Through Collaboration / December 12, 2023 / Reports
• Southeast Asian Reptile Conservation Alliance Progress Report 2022 / April 26, 2022 / Reports
• Next-Generation Private-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Q&A with Neste / March 28, 2018 / Blog
• Next-Generation Private-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Q&A with Gavi / February 27, 2018 / Blog

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Margot supports BSR’s Consumer Sectors team, with a particular focus on luxury and fashion companies. She also helps lead the Responsible Luxury Initiative (ReLI), building on her prior involvement with the project.

Since joining BSR as an intern with the Consumer Sectors and Transformation team, she has contributed to projects on supply chain sustainability, human rights, and corporate strategy. Margot brings expertise at the intersection of business strategy and sustainability, helping bridge the gap between corporate decision-makers and sustainability practitioners.

Before BSR, Margot worked for two years in sustainable venture capital in Paris and Montreal, serving as an Investment Analyst to identify and support high-impact startups. She holds an MS in Transformative Sustainability from Bocconi University and Politecnico di Milano and a BA in Strategic Management and Anthropology from McGill University.

Margot is fluent in English and French and speaks intermediate Italian.

Recent Insights From Margot Lorphelin

• Business Value of Sustainability: Trajectory and Strategies / February 12, 2026 / Reports

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Elisa is a member of BSR’s global leadership team and leads the organization's European member portfolio, partnering across BSR’s cross-sector membership with companies in consumer, technology, financial services, and other industries. She drives strategic growth, partnerships, and senior advisory engagement, supporting organizations in navigating complex market and societal shifts while building long-term value.

She advises executive leaders on strategies at the intersection of growth, responsibility, and resilience, embedding sustainability into core business strategy, governance, and value chains. Elisa brings deep expertise in the luxury sector—including watch and jewelry, fashion, beauty, and hospitality—where brand value, desirability, and trust are critical to performance. She also designs and leads multi-company, multi-stakeholder initiatives that enable pre-competitive collaboration, including BSR’s Responsible Luxury Initiative (ReLI).

Elisa is a sought-after speaker and trusted voice on sustainable business and responsible luxury, regularly cited in international media, and was named to the Vogue Business 100 Innovators list.

Prior to joining BSR, Elisa was an account manager at CHANEL and a consultant at Accenture and Ernst & Young.

Elisa is French-American. She holds an MBA in Luxury Goods Marketing and Management from Sup de Luxe, an MA in International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques Paris, and a BA in French from the University of Pennsylvania.

Recent Insights From Elisa Niemtzow

• Fashion’s Key Takeaways From Climate Conference ChangeNow / April 2, 2026 / News
• How Sustainability Teams Can Make the Most of the Creative Reset / January 20, 2026 / News
• The Vogue Business 2025 100 Innovators: Sustainability Thought Leaders / September 8, 2025 / News
• “Emerging Luxury: Cultivating Relevance in a Changing World”: Interview with Alexia Tronel and Elisa Niemtzow / April 25, 2025 / News
• She’s Mercedes unveils the creation of the Bertha Benz Prize, dedicated for its first edition to responsible innovation / January 11, 2025 / News

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Indiana supports BSR’s consumer sectors practice globally and is involved in supply chain sustainability projects, focusing on the development and implementation of sustainable sourcing strategies for companies. Indiana is managing the Responsible Luxury Initiative and used to manage the Southeast Asia Reptile Conservation Alliance (SARCA).

Indiana started with BSR as a Communications Associate to provide event, content, marketing, and digital support to BSR staff and projects. She also served as the Communications Coordinator for several BSR collaborative initiatives. Prior to BSR, Indiana created and co-launched FoodCloud, an organization focusing on food waste reduction by connecting supermarkets and restaurants with surplus food to organizations and charities that distribute food. Indiana is French and has lived in four countries. She is a French native speaker and speaks English and Spanish fluently.

Indiana holds a B.A. in Business and Spanish from Trinity College Dublin and a Master in International Business from Grenoble Ecole de Management.

Recent Insights From Indiana Vieljeux

• Sustainable Coconut Partnership: Toward a Responsible and Resilient Sector / May 17, 2023 / Blog

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