Independent Consultant on the themes of corporate accountability and biodiversity governance
Stephanie leads negotiations with Chinese enterprises to promote higher environmental and social standards in Chinese hydropower projects around the world. Her last report on this subject, ‘Watered Down’, was published by International Rivers in November 2019.
Stephanie is the former China Program Director for International Rivers. She has worked for the Green Jobs Initiative at the International Labor Organization Office in Beijing, as a trade commissioner at the Embassy of Canada to China, and as program director for local NGOs in Geneva and in Beijing. She has an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia University and is professionally fluent in French, Mandarin, Spanish and English. She worked in China for 8 years and has been based in Costa Rica since 2018.
Twitter: @cj_steph
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephjc/