Ross KURINKO, Dr. is recognized as a strong professional in the field of sustainable development, ESG and strategic management, as well as integrated ESG communications and corporate reporting. Beside expert and consultancy activities, he has successfully built a CSR/ ESG function from scratch in one of the largest railroad and transport companies in Europe.

Today, Ross has more than 10 years of successful experience of working as a sustainability professional. There are a number of the largest companies and organizations like Heineken, Carlsberg, BASF, Avon, Coca-Cola, Kazatomprom, Metinvest, Energoatom, Ukrhydroenergo, Kazatomprom, the United Nations Global Compact, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and others among his clients and partners.

Founder and CEO of Premier Business Consulting & Communication, a consulting boutique that provides effective solutions in the field of strategic consulting, development of sustainable development practice (ESG) and engagement with the investment community (Astana, Kyiv, London). In addition, Ross is the founder of Report Adviser – a global integrated environment for professionals in sustainability reporting and ESG (London, UK), and Etoso – leading comprehensive, non-financial reporting software to help businesses understand and report their impact on ESG (London, UK).

Ross Kurinko is also a former official trainer of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), qualified CSR consultant of the EBRD Business Advisory Program, certified graduate of the UN Academy for Socially Responsible Investments and, editor-in-chief of “Sustainable Business”, the leading Business magazine on Sustainability in the Russian speaking world-wide community.

Author of the book “Mastering CSR: in plain words” (republished in 3 countries). A unique practice-oriented guide which has had tremendous success in the business environment, and the book has become the first systematic publication describing the process of CSR implementation. Today, “Mastering CSR: in plain words” remains one of the most famous and widely read practice-oriented books on CSR in the CIS countries.

Ross holds a PhD on economic sociology, his articles are frequently published in the United States and Europe, in particular by such respected institutions as Harvard University, the University of Hertfordshire, the APA (American Psychological Association) and many others.