Andre Hessini

Responsible Sourcing Lead, North America @Kellanova

Chicago, IL, US

Manage North American responsible sourcing programs, promoting human rights, conservation, regenerative agriculture, and GHG (Scope 3) emission reductions through partnerships with farmers, suppliers, and other stakeholders-Collaborate with corporate strategy, procurement, and sustainability teams in carrying out Kellanova’s Better Days Promise across priority ingredient supply chains, notably rice, soy, wheat, corn, potatoes, eggs, hazelnuts, sugar cane, cocoa, and palm oil-Evaluate 100+ suppliers on commodity traceability, compliance with GHG Protocol, deforestation risk, and other key sustainability factors-Analyze and approve data collected under SMETA Audits, Kellanova\'s proprietary Grower Survey, and other industry tools for high-risk commodities for strategic integration-Ensure alignment of category managers across Kellanova\'s global regions (North America, Europe, LatAm, and Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) to standards and strategy updates

Columbia University

Master of Science - MS, Sustainability Management

Lancaster University

Study Abroad, International Economics, European Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Frameworks

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Majors in Economics and International Studies with Minors in French and European Studies