International Advisors

Alexander Barkawi is Managing Director of SAM Indexes GmbH which together with Dow Jones & Company and STOXX Limited publishes and markets the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. SAM Indexes is part of SAM Group, a Switzerland-based and internationally active financial services group with an exclusive focus on sustainability. Established in 1995, SAM was among the first companies to specialize in sustainability investments and to identify sustainability leaders worldwide. Alex studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, followed by a Ph.D. at the university's Institute of Sociology. He is the president of the oikos Foundation and an advisor to oikos International.

Clemens Gerteiser is Commercial Director of Leipzig International School. He has previously spent five years at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a strategy advisor and a year in Mozambique as Chief Operating Officer of SOCREMO, the country’s second largest Microfinance Bank. Clemens studied Geoecology and Economics and was President of the “Bayreuther Initiative für Wirtschaftsökologie” which later became oikos Bayreuth. He has been an oI advisor for seven years.

Michael Kelly is Head of KPMG UK’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) function, where he leads KPMG’s programmes managing the firm’s own CSR performance. These concentrate on improving people’s chances of finding employment – focusing on education and social inclusion and on environmental performance. Both environmental and social programmes are linked so that they have maximum impact on their operations and their local communities. Additionally Mike leads the UK’s contribution in developing a CSR programme for KPMG across Europe, Middle East and Africa – currently a collaboration of some 25 member practices.

Christian Kornevall joined the WBCSD in October 2005. As one of the Directors he is responsible for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Projects and Electric Utilities. He previously worked at ABB as Senior Vice President, Group Function Sustainability Affairs. Christian graduated in Economics, Business Administration and Statistics at the Stockholm University.