About
Kelsey Steele
I help organizations simplify their sustainability story, cut costs, and set and meet environmental and socially responsible goals. I have experience with GHG Protocol inventory assessments and am a certified TRUE zero waste advisor.
As a natural collaborator, I am client-centered and excel at asking the right questions. I have interviewed key stakeholders for technology and luxury good companies, which has resulted in streamlined approaches to their data collection processes.
Simplifying complex information is my forte. It is also a key component to leading the way to a greener future. I listen to stakeholders before tailoring communication strategies to their needs and have distilled complex sustainability reports into 2-3 concise slides for executive teams.
I see patterns across multiple sustainability frameworks and work with cross-functional teams within organizations to create customized and credible sustainability strategies that fit their organization’s unique business model.
Professional Experience
Sustainability Consultant
Sustridge
2020 - Present
- Built GHG inventory (scope 1, 2, & 3) dashboards for leaders within the banking, technology, and apparel sectors.
- Created GHG inventory benchmarking documents for clients, which compared best practices for sustainability reports and the inclusion of reporting frameworks, such as Science-based Targets, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, and the Global Reporting Initiative.
- Developed written responses to journalists’ questions about ESG topics for Help a Reporter Out (HARO).
Carbon Analyst & Sustainability Consultant
Presidio Consults
2020
- Generated a GHG inventory assessment for a tech sector leader by inputting and organizing data, leading discussions with sustainability executives, and summarizing the results of the assessment for investors and employees.
- Designed a marketing strategy plan for serving sustainability-focused clients within the technology, construction, and luxury goods sectors.
- Introduced an Excel template for generating SEO friendly content that serves the needs of professionals focused on corporate environmental and social impact assessments.
Sustainability Strategist
Supply Chain Revolution
2020
- Helped supply chain professionals minimize risk, improve processes, and address social and environmental responsibility by utilizing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through the creation of educational resources.
- Synthesized research, wrote, edited, and created content about circular cities and how to apply the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to the supply chain.
- Increased audience engagement with a diverse group of professionals from around the world across the Supply Chain Revolution’s social media channels.
Sustainability Consultant
Newton Vineyard
2019
- Established KPIs (Key Performance Indexes) for Newton Vineyard (NV) in order to reach ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications as requested by NV’s parent company, LVMH Moët Hennessy.
- Gathered data from the sustainability team and facilitated discussions with leads of the team to further assemble appropriate data and supporting documents.
- Suggested revamping refrigeration systems in order to reduce energy usage by 25% in 2020.
- Determined that NV needed to reduce water consumption from 11 gallons of water per gallon of wine to 6.5 gallons of water per gallon of wine.
- Identified discrepancies between reports on water usage and thus recommended a water audit and plan for systematically improving existing self-sufficient water system.
Sustainability Consultant
Hewlett-Packard
2019
- Conducted research and made recommendations to Hewlett Packard (HP) about their sustainable printing marketing strategy for universities.
- Identified 5 large universities that were interested in sustainability and whose printing procurement team lacked knowledge about sustainable printing practices.
- Recommended that HP conduct free consultations for universities’ printing team, showcase a fully sustainable printing operation, and establish relationships with universities by initiatives, such as sponsoring sports teams and sending kits to student reps.
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sustainable Systems
Presidio Graduate School
2018 - 2020
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Studies Major, Biology Minor
University of Vermont
2009 - 2013
Leadership Experiences
Organizer
Circular Economy Club
2020 - Present
- Developing and creating events and quarterly newsletters for the CEC NY chapter, which now has over 100 members.
- Collaborated with co-organizers to create circulareconomyclubny.com
- Assisted and executed virtual Circular Economy Club events for the Pacific Northwest, which were interactive workshops between 170 stakeholders from businesses, non-profits, and organizations within the Pacific Northwest Region of North America.
Plant-based Food Fellow
Net Impact
2019 - 2020
- Organized, marketed, and coordinated a virtual event with more than 100 attendees, The Plant-Based Ecosystem: Entrepreneurship and Impact, which featured six speakers from non-profits, businesses, and organizations that promote plant-based diets.
- Collected qualitative data from faculty and students at Presidio Graduate School (PGS) to transition PGS’s food offerings to one that is default plant-based/veg.
- Co-created a cost-effective plant-based menu for PGS’ events with students, faculty, and CA-based plant-based food restaurants and caterers.