Pernelle Nunez is the Deputy Secretary General and Director of Sustainability at the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Established in 1972, the IAI is the only body representing the global primary aluminium industry. Current IAI membership includes global bauxite, alumina and aluminium companies in all the major producing regions. Pernelle is responsible for the Institute’s broad sustainability work program and has led a range of collaborative industry projects encompassing aluminium life cycle impact assessment, sustainable waste management and GHG emissions reduction pathways and accounting. She also leads the IAI’s work on social impact and issues across the sector. Pernelle holds a MSci Geology (Hons) from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains from the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
