Shengyin Xu
- Role
- Global Sustainability Initiative Lead at World Resources Institute
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shengyin Xu
Over 18 years experience helping organizations become more sustainable - from developing…
Experience
Global Sustainability Initiative Lead
Apr 2021 — Present
Develop and implement strategy for a global organization with 16 offices in India, China, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Netherlands, Ethiopia, Kenya, DRC, Turkey, the UK, and US.+ Collaborate with various climate and economics experts to develop mitigation plan for 2030 science-based targets and 2050 net-zero goals.+ Coordinate with COO and CFO to integrate sustainability values into global policies and practices, such as the procurement policy, travel policy, future of work, green leases, and facilities management.+ Pilot internal carbon pricing mechanism on over $50-70 million in contracts and partnership agreements.+ Convene a group of 80+ nonprofits and multilateral organizations as part of the Sustainability Managers Roundtable (SMRT).+ Developed sustainability reporting dashboard model to improve accessibility and open access of data.+ Oversee GHG emissions reporting using GHG Protocol, PCAF, and other relevant standards and frameworks.+ Share knowledge and scale best practices with events and presentations targeted at partners and funders.+ Author peer-reviewed publications on ESG investing, aviation, waste management, and other corporate sustainability topics.
Skills
- Project Planning
- Strategy
- Microsoft Office
- Design Thinking
- Research
- Sketchup
- Sustainable Design
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Hygrothermal Modelling
- Behavior Change
- Presentations
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Design Research
- Archicad
- Sustainability
- Green Building
- Nonprofits
- Program Evaluation
- Data Visualization
- Energy Modelling
- Revit
- Business Process Efficiency
- Leed
- Architecture
- Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Excel
- R
- Autocad
- Project Management
- Public Speaking
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Architectural Design
- Indesign
- Museums
- Management
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