Strategy & Leadership

Moving the Needle: Corporate climate action for a low-carbon world

September 29, 2017

Global

September 29, 2017

Global
Melanie Noronha

Principal, Policy & insights

Melanie is a principal at Economist Impact. She has over ten years of experience delivering consulting and thought leadership projects to public, private and not-for-profit organisations. Based in Dubai, she leads the Middle East and Africa team on research across a range of sectors including food sustainability, recycling, renewable energy, fintech, trade and supply chains. She is a specialist in advanced recycling technologies and international trade. She is a seasoned moderator, having chaired numerous panel discussions and presented Economist Impact's research at global in-person and virtual conferences.

Before joining The Economist Group, she was a senior analyst at MEED Insight, a research and consulting firm serving Middle East and North Africa. At MEED, she developed expertise in bespoke market studies and financial modelling across a range of sectors spanning construction, finance, power and water, oil and gas, and renewable energy. She held previous posts at the Office of the Chief Economist at the Dubai International Financial Centre and at the San Francisco Center for Economic Development. Melanie has an MSc in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St Andrews and a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit presents powerful stories of businesses that have committed and contributed to the transition to a low-carbon world.

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We explore examples of companies that have navigated through challenges to drive innovation, improve competitiveness, manage risk and deliver business growth using strategies rooted in environmental sustainability. This content has been developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit and is supported by We Mean Business (a global business and climate coalition) and CDP (the global environmental disclosure platform).

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