Giulia Carbone

Director of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance - World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Giulia is the Director of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance, a platform supported by WBCSD and the WEF, since October 2021. In this role, Giulia convenes public and private stakeholders to catalyze demand for high-quality Natural Climate Solutions carbon credits, including the development of tools and guidelines to support businesses in their procurement decisions.

Giulia previously worked for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2006-2022), as the Deputy Director of the Global Business and Biodiversity Programme where she headed projects in renewable energy, tourism, sport, agri-food, apparel, mining, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. In particular, she designed the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, creating sustainability standard for production, transformation, and use of aluminium, bringing together 12 global companies in the aluminium value chain and civil society organizations; and she structured a new partnership among businesses and NGOs focusing on renewable energy and biodiversity aimed at mitigating biodiversity impacts associated to renewable energy sources. She also worked for the UN Environment Programme (1997-2005), as the Head of the Sustainable Tourism Unit and the coordinator of the Tour Operators’ Initiative for Sustainable Development.