Background and Expertise
Ina helps companies with ESG compliance, reporting according to standards such as CSRD/ESRS or ISSB, sustainability strategy, risk analyses, materiality analysis, emissions calculation, and integration of ESG and climate risks into business decisions. With new technologies like AI and a partner network, she enables well-founded decisions and scalable solutions for a green and just future.
Focus Areas
- Risk Management: Integration of ESG and climate factors into the risk framework
- Stress Testing: Scenario analyses and simulations to assess ESG and climate risks
- Regulation: Consulting on CSRD, ESRS, TCFD, ISSB, CRR/CRD, EBA Guidelines & other regulations
- Reporting: Design and implementation of efficient ESG reporting
- Data and AI: Using data analysis and AI for informed decisions
Work Experience
- ESG and Risk Advisor, Banking for Future
- Manager, RFC Professionals
- Senior Consultant, Bearing Point
- Risk Manager, Volksbank
Education and Training
- International Business Administration Studies, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
- ACI Diploma, ACI Financial Markets Association
Five Questions for Ina Dimitrieva
How did you come to the topics of sustainability and transformation?
When ESG wasn't taken seriously in my environment a few years ago, I recognized that this is where the future lies. I wanted to contribute to promoting awareness and responsibility in the financial industry.
Which aspect of sustainable business is underestimated in your opinion?
What's most underestimated is how crucial human relationships and corporate culture are – "culture eats strategy for breakfast", and that's exactly why true sustainability falls by the wayside without a mindset shift.
What did you recently learn about sustainability that surprised you?
A mining company that itself contributed to water scarcity in Chile is investing in a 100 km pipeline from the coastal desalination plant to the mine to deliver clean water and secure supply for around 40,000 people. An extremely costly project that surprised me – even though the company continues to face some negative criticism.
What do you value about working in an interdisciplinary team?
Interdisciplinary teams allow me to go beyond my own comfort zone and discover something new every day.
Where do you see the biggest levers for systemic change?
Systemic change happens where we shape the rules of the game of economics and the financial system – political economy is the lever that really changes structures and behavior.
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