Leadership
Focus Area Expertise
- Business Transformation
- Climate and Nature
- Human Rights
- Inclusive Business
- Responsible Technology
Region
Ameer Azim
Director, Climate and Nature
Ameer leads BSR’s climate work in the US and works closely with BSR’s Technology sector companies.
Ameer helps BSR members develop strategies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and enhance business resilience through climate risk assessment using climate scenario analysis and planning. He also works with BSR member companies on developing resilient and sustainable value chains.
Ameer was previously working with BSR’s Financial Services sector companies and led the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions, a BSR carbon markets collaborative initiative now known as the Beyond Alliance.
Prior to joining BSR, Ameer was the chief financial economist at Climate Advisers Trust and Orbitas, where he conducted research on climate scenario analysis and financial research for the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector and engaged institutional investors on deforestation risks in investment portfolios. Ameer also brings over a decade of capital markets experience at financial institutions like ABN Amro, Citi, and Barclays Bank.
Ameer holds a MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Economics and Government from College of William and Mary
Recent Insights From Ameer Azim
- Taking a Responsible Approach to AI: A Guide for Business / March 5, 2026 / Insights+
- Accounting for Scope 3 Use-Phase Emissions for Software Companies / February 26, 2026 / Reports
- Decarbonization Lever Library: Mapped Sectoral Transition Pathways / November 4, 2025 / Reports
- Integrating Nature within Climate Scenarios / September 30, 2025 / Reports
- From Climate Science to Corporate Strategy / September 19, 2025 / Reports
Giulio Berruti
Director, Global Lead, Climate and Nature
Giulio brings over 15 years of expertise in advancing corporate climate and nature work. A member of BSR’s leadership team, he leads the Climate & Nature team strategy and works with BSR members across advisory services, collaborative initiatives, and grants implementation.
Giulio oversees BSR’s work on the future of climate action in an evolving landscape, the application of Futures and Foresight work to Climate & Nature topics, and new business models that create business value while advancing people and planet goals. Since joining BSR in 2018, he has focused on targets, strategies, and transition plans; climate risk and adaptation; value chains, including Scope 3 implementation through supplier engagement; business model transformation; and nature-based solutions strategies with social integrity.
He brings deep knowledge of the climate and nature ecosystem and landscape, having supported the development of the first SBTi Net Zero Standard as a member of the Expert Advisory Group. He also led and supported the development of widely used open-source guidance, such as the 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide, Transform to Net Zero, and Climate Fit.
Prior to joining BSR, Giulio spent seven years with EcoAct between France and Kenya, focusing on climate advisory work on GHG mitigation, target setting and climate strategies, climate risk assessments, and carbon offset project development.
Giulio holds an MS in Sustainability from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree MS in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree BS in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona.
Recent Insights From Giulio Berruti
- Taking a Responsible Approach to AI: A Guide for Business / March 5, 2026 / Insights+
- From Strategy to Action: Integrating Carbon Removal Solutions into Corporate Net-Zero Strategies / January 15, 2026 / Insights+
- From Scopes to Spheres: Advancing Climate and Nature Integration / September 17, 2025 / Blog
- Resilient Business within Planetary Boundaries / March 20, 2025 / Reports
- CSDDD: A De Facto Climate Due Diligence Law That Safeguards People / September 23, 2024 / Blog
Laura Donnelly
Director, Climate and Nature
Laura leads BSR’s Nature team. Her focus is working with member companies to develop holistic and credible strategic approaches to address nature related impacts and dependencies. These engagements are conducted across industries, with an additional focus on understanding the linkages between nature and other areas of focus (e.g., human rights, climate, etc.).
Prior to joining BSR, Laura spent seven years on the markets transformation team at the Rainforest Alliance. Her role focused on engaging companies throughout agriculture supply chains in addressing risks and opportunities through incorporating nature-based solutions and interventions. This included working with companies from farm to market on their sustainability strategy utilizing the Rainforest Alliance program. Laura also has experience in the beauty industry, where she worked in brand management and marketing.
Laura holds a Master of Communication Management from the University of Southern California and a BS in Business Administration from Boston University.
Recent Insights From Laura Donnelly
- From Scopes to Spheres: Advancing Climate and Nature Integration / September 17, 2025 / Blog
- Developing Integrated Approaches to Human Rights, Climate, and Nature / August 14, 2025 / Blog
- Is Your Company Ready for TNFD? / September 24, 2024 / Blog
- How Businesses Can Address the Water Scarcity Crisis / December 14, 2023 / Blog
- Five Ways to Activate Your Board on Nature / September 13, 2023 / Blog
Julie Dugard
Associate Director, Climate and Nature
Julie serves as Manager of BSR’s Climate team, where she brings over 10 years of experience in corporate sustainability and climate action and supports BSR members with their climate strategies.
After joining BSR in 2021, Julie worked on multiple projects helping companies implementing TCFD recommendations, conducting climate scenario analysis (for the tech, financial and insurance industry), accelerating Net Zero transition, implementing just transition approaches (extractive industry) and scope 3 strategies (consumer goods sector). Since 2023, Julie manages BSR grant-funded work dedicated to Climate Transition Plans.
Julie is also co-developing BSR’s work on alternative business models addressing the tension between business growth and sustainability targets.
Prior to joining BSR, Julie worked in Mazars’s sustainability services and risk practice, where she audited and advised companies on their ESG data and internal audit, control and risk approaches. During her time within Mazars, Julie also spent six months at the Mexico City office.
Julie holds a master’s degree in business from Kedge Business School and spent one semester at the University of Nottingham and another one at the University of Technology of Sydney. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.
Recent Insights From Julie Dugard
- EU CSDDD Finalized: Key Due Diligence Expectations Remain Intact / March 25, 2026 / Insights+
- Business Action for Climate Adaptation: Ensuring Co-Benefits for Communities / November 6, 2025 / Reports
- Stay the Course: Advancing Integrated Transition Plans / October 31, 2025 / Reports
- From the Backseat to the Front Row: The Urgent Need for Adaptation / September 17, 2025 / Blog
- Resilient Business within Planetary Boundaries / March 20, 2025 / Reports
Eileen Gallagher
Director, Climate and Nature
With nearly 20 years of experience, Eileen works with multinational companies to address climate change. She specializes in improving business strategy to consider how climate change and its solutions affect society, the environment, and the economy.
Eileen directs BSR’s advisory and grant-funded work where climate intersects with human rights and equity, inclusion, and justice. She also supports companies with climate risk and scenario analysis, emissions reduction targets, and net-zero roadmaps. Eileen is BSR’s climate lead in the Asia-Pacific region, where she analyzed how climate change affects vulnerable nations, its people, and global supply chains.
Prior to joining BSR in 2017, Eileen served as a sustainability consultant, supporting companies on sustainability strategy development, strategic stakeholder engagement, and environmental management. While working at a public policy organization, she gained experience in international development, climate policy analysis, and effective communications.
Eileen holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.
Recent Insights From Eileen Gallagher
- Business Action for Climate Adaptation: Ensuring Co-Benefits for Communities / November 6, 2025 / Reports
- How Stronger Just Transition Policies Can Enable Business Action / October 29, 2025 / Blog
- Applying a Systems-Based Approach to Move from Climate Risk to Resilience / October 16, 2025 / Reports
- From Scopes to Spheres: Advancing Climate and Nature Integration / September 17, 2025 / Blog
- From the Backseat to the Front Row: The Urgent Need for Adaptation / September 17, 2025 / Blog