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2019 SDG Pioneers recognized by Global Compact Local Networks

Earlier this year, 15 Global Compact Local Networks hosted country-level SDG Pioneers campaigns to seek out young professionals, who will now compete in the global round of the 2019 SDG Pioneers campaign. Read their sustainability story below.

Mashook Mujib Chowdhury
Manager, Sustainability, DBL Group
2019 Global Compact Network Bangladesh SDG Pioneer

Xu Chuanzi
State Grid Hangzhou Power Supply Company
2019 Global Compact Network China SDG Pioneer

Charlotte Sølling
ESG Manager, MP Pension
2019 Global Compact Network Denmark SDG Pioneer

Francesca Martucci
Sustainability Specialist, Pirelli & C.
2019 Global Compact Network Italy SDG Pioneer

Joyce Sitonik
Head of Clinic Business Operations, AAR Healthcare Kenya
2019 Global Compact Network Kenya SDG Pioneer

Marc Torbey-Helou
Senior Banker, Banque Libano-Française
2019 Global Compact Network Lebanon SDG Pioneer

D.D. Roshan Weerasinghe
Assistant Manager, MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd
2019 Global Compact Network Sri Lanka SDG Pioneer

Juliana Oliveira
Creating Shared Value Analyst, Nestlé
2019 Global Compact Network Brazil SDG Pioneer

Dylan McNeill
Director, Supplier Sustainability, Royal Philips NV
2019 Global Compact Network Netherlands SDG Pioneer

Sarah Whitten
Executive Director, Global Account Manager, Standard Chartered Bank
2019 Global Compact Network South Africa SDG Pioneer

Maya Kobalia
Head of the Environmental and Social Division, MFO Crystal
2019 Global Compact Network Georgia SDG Pioneer

Lindsey Verhaeghe
Sustainability Initiatives & Reporting Manager, Nutrien Ltd.
2019 Global Compact Network Canada SDG Pioneer

Regan Leahy
Assistant Citizenship Manager, Hogan Lovells
2019 Global Compact Network UK SDG Pioneer

Meg Parker Young
Director, Impact Strategy & Development, Thomson Reuters
2019 Global Compact Network USA SDG Pioneer

Ivan Marasović
Senior Specialist, Career & Talent Management, INA d.d.
2019 Global Compact Network Croatia SDG Pioneer


The 2019 UN Global Compact SDG Pioneers campaign is supported by the Tuborg Foundation.