Vitor A.

Vitor is a Sustainability and ESG professional with 10+ years of experience across sustainable supply chains, responsible sourcing, supplier due diligence, traceability, human rights, climate/GHG, ESG governance, and social impact. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, he currently works in Sustainability & ESG within the agricultural commodities sector, focusing on sugar and grain supply chains while engaging directly with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders across international markets. In his current role at a previous company, Vitor manages supplier sustainability assessments and risk mapping across 60+ suppliers in 11 countries, representing more than 80% of total sugar traded volume. His responsibilities include supplier engagement, socio-environmental due diligence, responsible sourcing, traceability, human rights considerations, supplier risk assessment, and review of supplier sustainability information. He also manages Bonsucro certification for sugar and ethanol, overseeing the end-to-end certification process and coordinating third-party audits across multiple countries, directly aligning with certification timeline, documentation, audit, and external stakeholder management requirements. At Grupo Pão de Açúcar/a previous company, Vitor conducted supplier audits and responsible sourcing assessments across textile supply chains in Bangladesh, Malaysia, and West Asia, providing direct experience evaluating supplier practices across international supply chains and sustainability and responsible sourcing requirements. Throughout his career, Vitor has translated technical sustainability, ESG, compliance, and governance topics into clear communications and business materials. At a previous company, he translates sustainability requirements, supplier information, climate/GHG topics, and client needs into practical processes, documentation, and responses while collaborating across Commercial, Risk, Compliance, Finance, suppliers, clients, and external organizations. Earlier work included translating regulations, internal policies, and Code of Conduct requirements into training and communication initiatives. Vitor also has experience managing social-impact and corporate-giving initiatives, including community engagement, entrepreneurship programs, corporate donations, and accountability reporting. His combined expertise in sustainability, supplier diligence, certification, traceability, communications, and project management aligns with Impact Specialist core responsibilities.

• •Managed a sustainability assessment covering 60+ suppliers across Brazil, India, and 10 other countries, evaluating sustainability-related supplier information across an international supply chain.
• •Led the end-to-end Bonsucro certification process at a previous company for sugar and ethanol, including coordination of third-party audits across multiple countries.
• •Developed extensive experience in supplier due diligence, responsible sourcing, traceability, and human rights due diligence through sustainability roles.
• •Built 8 years of food retail experience, providing direct exposure to the food and consumer-products environment.
• •Conducted textile supply-chain audits across Bangladesh, Malaysia, and West Asia, evaluating international supply-chain practices.
• •Worked across ESG strategy, governance, sustainability reporting, and social impact at GP.
• •Developed sustainability and social-impact experience across multiple sectors, including agricultural commodities, retail, health insurance, and water and sanitation.
• •Gained experience with Smurfit WestRock, a US-headquartered company, including time at its Virginia headquarters.
• •Progressed toward an impact- and sourcing-oriented sustainability focus, with particular interest in sustainability work that directly influences business and sourcing decisions.
• •Currently pursuing an MBA in ESG and Sustainable Businesses, further developing expertise in ESG and sustainability.