Charlie is Chief Executive Officer at the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led cross-industry accelerator platform founded by some of the world’s leading chemical companies. GIC is focused on enabling new business models and investment in proof of concepts that drive net zero and circularity objectives. Charlie works closely with the CEO Advisory Board and Executive Committee, composed of c-suite leaders from GIC member companies, and he guides a team of partners and collaborators to drive projects from ideation to spin-off. Previously, Charlie was at the World Economic Forum, where he led the incubation and development of the Global Impact Coalition as a spin-off from the Low Carbon-Emitting Technologies (LCET) platform.
Prior to the Forum, Charlie spent over a decade in commodities trading and building successful startups within the energy and shipping spaces. One of these included setting up a global shipping oil waste collection and recycling business, aimed at increasing waste traceability and transparency standards. This successful business was active in 35 ports in 22 countries with a truly global sustainability footprint. Charlie has a BSc in Business from Imperial College London and a CFA Certificate in Investment Management.
La industria química se encuentra en un momento crucial, con la tarea de conciliar su papel esencial en la economía global con las urgentes demandas de sostenibilidad ambiental.
The chemicals industry stands at a pivotal juncture, tasked with reconciling its essential role in the global economy with the pressing demands of environmental sustainability.
国連気候変動枠組条約第28回締約国会議（COP28）や、世界経済フォーラム年次総会2024でも注目を集めている気候変動関連ニュース。化学産業においても、興味深い進展がありました。
COP28 and the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos have been at the forefront of climate news of late, but there have also been exciting developments elsewhere.
The chemical industry is a cornerstone of the global economy and is essential for all goods-manufacturing industrial sectors. It produces and enables many of the materials that propel mod...
