Isabel Freile

Environmental Law/Sustainability advisor/ Corporate responsibility and ESG

Isabel is an environmental lawyer, with a Master’s Degree on Environment, focused on development, conservation and restoration. She has experience working in sustainable and corporate certification such as B Corp and Rainforest Alliance. She developed technical expertise during her work in the public sector, as a lawyer in the Galapagos National Park and in the Ministry of Environment as advisor to the Minister and National Director of Sustainable Production and Consumption. During this time, she managed important aspects such as illegal fisheries, sustainable production and consumption, circular economy, climate change and sustainable public procurement. In the last year she has focused in consultancy projects and initiatives involving water security, sustainability and corporate purpose.

Areas of expertise

  • Sustainable consumption and production

  • Corporate sustainability and ESG

  • Sustainable certification

Education

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito, J.D. (EC)

  • University of Melbourne, M.D. (AUS)

  • Washington College of Law, American University

Certificates

  • ESG Risks and Opportunities, University of Pennsylvania

  • GRI Certified Training Course based on the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

  • Project Management, University of Virginia

Languages

  • Spanish (fluent)

  • English (fluent)

  • French (basic)