OUR ADVISORS
Our advisors have extensive international experience about human rights, labour rights, environmental issues, anticorruption, political risk, gender equality, inclusive work, and cultural understanding in complex environments such as conflict affected, developing and emerging markets.
In addition to the advisors below, we have a global network of local associates.
Gunelie Winum
Supply Chain responsibility
Kirsten Sandberg Natvig
Human Rights Due Diligence
Gender Inclusion
Stakeholder engagement
Gunelie has worked with business and human rights since 2002. Her expertise is within responsible purchasing practices, "the business case for decent work and social dialogue" from the suppliers´perspective, and supplier assessments which also adress the root causes.
Kirsten Sandberg Natvig is a senior partner in Scanteam. She has 25 years' experience from work with gender equality, rights based development and stakeholder engagement with local communities. She has a solid command of qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and participatory impact assessment methodologies.
Magnus Macfarlane
Impact assessment
HR Due Diligence
Land acquisitions
Magnus Macfarlane
Impact assessment
HR Due Diligence
Land acquisitions
Magnus Macfarlane has over 20 years strategic and technical expertise in corporate responsibility management and is a fully accredited socio-economic assessor, accountant and assurance provider with specialist expertise in corporate socio-economic performance management procedures. He has applied a range of international social safeguard policies, including the IFC Performance Standards, to projects and programs, and provided analysis, training and advice to major international companies, governments and institutions.
Roel Slootweg
Impact assessment
Biodiversity, SDGs
Roel Slootweg is an ecologist with experience in +50 countries. He supports companies in translating concepts of natural resources management and biodiversity conservation into day-to-day practice. Slootweg has received international awards for his work in environmental and social impact assessment. Scientific evidence, public participation and transparency are constant qualities in his work. He is co-owner of SevS Consultants in The Netherlands.
Vegard Bye
Human Rights
Political Risk
Vegard Bye is a Scanteam Partner with background from human rights and social responsibility work in more than 50 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia, including conflict and post-conflict societies with weak governance. Bye has in-depth experience from countries with responsibility challenges of particular relevance for Norwegian businesses.
Wijnand Broer
Natural Capital Strategies
Wijnand Broer is an all-round consultant with 25 years of experience in the field of responsible business conduct, with a specific emphasis on international supply chains and business strategies regarding Natural Capital. He has worked with companies around the world in a wide variety of sectors, including Apparel, Electronics, Agriculture, Retail, Tourism and Finance sector. He believes in building on coalitions between the business sector, civil society organisations and government. Broer is a partner at CREM consultancy in the Netherlands.
Peter Croal
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Climate change
Indigenous Peoples
Peter Croal is a geologist with extensive international development and poverty reduction experience working with private sector, governments and NGOs on strategic environmental assessment, indigenous peoples rights, knowledge and partnerships, and program management. He has developed and delivered training courses and associated implementation tools and processes on national and international environmental laws, policies, conventions and agreements.