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Dinah A. Koehler, ScD ... Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research ... Greater New York City Area ... Management Consulting Current Deloitte Previous Proprietary Advisory, The Conference Board, US Environmental Protection Agency Education Harvard University School of Public Health 500+ connections Send a messageMore options www.linkedin.com/pub/dinah-a-koehler-scd/a/201/63a/ Contact Info Activity Dinah A. Koehler, ScD is now connected to Peter Burgess, Founder/CEO at TrueValueMetrics 11 hours ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD is now connected to Aditya Udai Singh, Senior Analyst at Deloitte Research, Joseph Oddo, Entrepreneur active in developing renewable energy sources., and 1 other person. 3 days ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD is now connected to Pavan Sukhdev, Founder and Author - CORP2020, and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador 7 days ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD is now connected to Kevin Doyle Jones, Building the social capital market 9 days ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD is now connected to John Farley, Head of US Consultants and North American Institutional Business for F&C Asset Management 13 days ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD voted on a Poll: Which factor do you think has the biggest role in rising health care costs? Like Comment 13 days ago Dinah A. Koehler, ScD has a new profile photo Like Comment 17 days ago See More Background Summary With 20 years experience in the field, I have participated in the successive waves of corporate environmentalism and sustainability: packaging waste management; pollution prevention, EMS/ISO 14000; EHS accounting, voluntary codes, CSR reports, eco-efficiency, climate change/GHG accounting; and the latest wave of integrated reporting, data mining, and valuation of sustainability initiatives is in full swing... Specialties: ESG ranking methodologies, Sustainability measurement and valuation, Materiality determination, EPA databases, Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, Risk management, Evaluation of corporate voluntary environmental programs, Decision sciences Experience Senior Research Manager, Sustainability Deloitte November 2010 – Present (2 years 8 months) I head up Deloitte's research on sustainability and climate change and issue in-depth research reports. Research focus on business drivers of eco-labeling, materiality of sustainability (ESG) indicators, stakeholder engagement and measurement of corporate sustainability (Open)2 recommendations Melissa Blechman Senior Government Relations Analyst, Regulatory & Public Policy Group, Deloitte LLP I had the pleasure of working with Dinah on a client project and can say firsthand that her vision, creativity, and...View Ralph Thurm Founder & Managing Director at A|HEAD|ahead Dinah Koehler has joined Deloitte some two years ago and works with the US and Global Sustainability team at Deloitte. She...View Consultant Proprietary Advisory July 2009 – December 2010 (1 year 6 months) - Consultant with Esty Environmental Partners: assessment of emerging markets sustainability indices for International Financial Corporation/World Bank Group - Analysis of oil sands carbon risk for RiskMetrics/CERES - Advice to Harvard Extension School on design of program of studies in Enterprise Sustainability - Advice to Wharton and the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) on corporate environmental performance database creation - Programming and host for sustainability webcasts, Conference Board - focus on corporate climate change strategies and policy developments (featured guests include Duke, GM, AEP, Dow, WRI, Deutsche Bank, EPA, NRDC, RFF, CERES and Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat) Senior Research Associate The Conference Board July 2008 – July 2009 (1 year 1 month) Member of senior research staff for leading global business membership and research organization, providing practical knowledge, issues-oriented research and senior executive peer-to-peer meetings. Research focus on business impacts and competitiveness challenges of climate change and integration of sustainability and governance. (Open)2 recommendations David Vidal Senior Fellow on Sustainability at The Conference Board Dinah is a committed and thorough professional who revealed a depth of technical, economic and policy knowledge on...View Carolyn Cavicchio Chief Strategist at CSR Strategies LLC Dinah is a passionate, articulate, and thoughtful researcher and sustainability professional. Her grasp of both climate...View Research Program Manager, Corporate Environmental Behavior and Decision-Making, Office of R&D US Environmental Protection Agency December 2004 – June 2008 (3 years 7 months) Managed a $5 million competitive national grants program focused on corporate environmental decision-making and environmental information disclosure. Research findings were used to inform EPA policy on voluntary corporate environmental partnerships and mandated information disclosure Leveraged knowledge of environmental data to lead expert team on the mainstreaming of EPA data into investment decisions, and for development of EPA's sustainability indicators and KPIs for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Winner of the 2008 Level II EPA Science and Technical Achievement Award for Publication on Voluntary Environmental Programs Post Doctoral Researcher Wharton Business School August 2003 – December 2004 (1 year 5 months) At Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center I worked on chemical risk management and assisted with Wharton courses on Environmental Risk Management and Environmental Policy. Consultant/Intern Baxter September 1997 – August 1998 (1 year) • Developed a health & safety costing model and proprietary accounting software piloted at facilities to collect data on health & safety costs. • Assessed the company’s state-of-the-art environmental accounting system, pollution prevention program & capital budgeting process Environmental Manager Tetra Pak June 1993 – June 1995 (2 years 1 month) One of Hungary's first corporate environmental managers, I was responsible for Tetra Pak's environmental strategy and all external environmental communications. I represented the company in industry associations and negotiations with the Hungarian Ministry for the Environment on packaging waste management. I led several studies, including a household waste mapping project, a feasibility study on integrated household waste management schemes in Hungary, market research on Hungarian consumer environmental attitudes, and a Cost/Benefit analysis of diverse beverage carton waste collection schemes. I pioneered supply chain management and set up a waste recycling infrastructure for our customers Languages German French Italian Hungarian English Education Harvard University School of Public Health Science Doctorate, Environmental Science & Risk Management 1998 – 2003 - Dissertation: Capital Markets and Environmental Health: Social and Financial Valuation of Toxic Chemical Releases. - 2005 Best Dissertation Prize, Organizations in the Natural Environment Division, Academy of Mgmt. - Switzer Foundation Fellow - Yamaguchi Fellow Activities and Societies: International Society for Industrial Ecology Academy of Managment, Organization & the Natural Environment Division Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Master in Law & Diplomacy, International Environmental Policy, Trade & the Environment 1995 – 1997 Activities and Societies: Editorial Team, PRAXIS Journal Wellesley College BA, International Relations 1987 – 1991 Hewlett Foundation Award for Thesis Research: Germany's Unconditional Surrender, 1945 University of Chicago Laboratory Schools High School Diploma 1975 – 1987 Publications Finding the Value in Environmental, Social and Governance Performance(Link) Deloitte Review January 2013 Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can be material, presenting risks across a company’s entire value chain from supply chain labor disputes to large scale industrial accidents and product safety concerns. Today more than ever, investors are scrutinizing a company’s ESG performance for clues about the company’s future performance, and they are becoming increasingly sensitive to ESG...more 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Eric J. Hespenheide Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP Going from Good to Great: ways to make your sustainability report business critical(Link) Deloitte Services LP September 5, 2012 To make sustainability reporting business-critical, companies should consider adopting a more robust methodology for determining ESG materiality. In fact, we believe that the most effective way to successfully evaluate the materiality of ESG issues and to truly derive a business value from sustainability reporting is to integrate them into the company’s overall valuation model which drives its...more 3 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Eric J. Hespenheide Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP Charles Alsdorf Director, Capital Efficiency Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP Drivers of Long-Term Business Value: Stakeholders, stats and strategy(Link) Deloitte Services LP June 2012 This paper describes: •The impact shareholders and other stakeholders can have on corporate valuations by identifying and reacting to ESG risks •How stakeholder perception of the company and its actions are likely to drive the corporate agenda, including ESG performance goal setting •Strategic steps that can help a company mitigate the impact of stakeholder action on its bottom line, cost...more 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Eric J. Hespenheide Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP Disclosure of Long-Term Business Value: What matters?(Link) Deloitte Services LP March 2012 This research takes an in-depth look at how companies determine materiality in the ESG context, and discusses the challenges managers face and how these impact what type of data is disclosed. Decision science methods, when applied to materiality determination, can put corporate leaders and CFOs in a stronger position by using a more structured approach to stakeholder engagement and thereby enable...more 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Eric J. Hespenheide Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP Eco-labels: Positioning your brand, product portfolio and supply chain(Link) Deloitte Services LP November 2011 Based on interviews with senior sustainability executives, this report examines the current eco-labeling landscape and explores the ways companies can decide whether or not an eco-label strategy is appropriate for their organization. 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Chris Park Canada’s Oil Sands, Shrinking Window of Opportunity(Link) RiskMetrics Report for Ceres May 2010 This report examines how carbon and land reclamation regulations, climate change and other environmental and social issues may adversely affect the future of oil sands development in Alberta and concludes that if the industry does not take steps to aggressively manage these risks,its long-term growth is in doubt 4 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Yulia Reuter Douglas Cogan Vice President and Asset Owner Consultant, ESG Research at MSCI Inc. M. Lopez Alcala Shift in U.S. Policy on Climate Change Opens a New Era for Business(Link) The Conference Board May 2009 Summarizes business implications of EPA's Mandaoty Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Key Questions in Pandemic Planning(Link) The Conference Board May 2009 Guidance for businesses to better prepare for and understand the impacts and consequences of a potential global human influenza pandemic. 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research David Vidal Senior Fellow on Sustainability at The Conference Board Wall Street Meets the EPA – The Expanding Dialogue on Environmental Data, Corporate Performance and Securities Analysis(Link) The Investment Professional 2008 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research Anthony Ginsberg Financial Services Consultant and Contractor The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs – Policy at a Crossroads?(Link) Policy Studies Journal December 2007 The Toxic Release Inventory: Fact of Fiction? - A Case Study of the Primary Aluminum Industry(Link) Journal of Environmental Management October 2007 2 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research John Spengler Professor at Harvard University Rethinking Environmental Performance from a Public Health Perspective - A comparative industry analysis(Link) Journal of Industrial Ecology July 1, 2005 To date the most common measures of environmental performance used to compare industries, and by extension firms or facilities, have been quantity of pollution emitted or hazardous waste generated. Discharge information, however, does not necessarily capture potential health effects. We propose an alternative environmental performance measure that includes the public health risks of toxic air...more 4 authors Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Senior Research Manager, Sustainability at Deloitte Research John Spengler Professor at Harvard University Greg Norris founder at Sylvatica Deborah Bennett Skills & Expertise 24Sustainability 11Sustainability Reporting 5Life Cycle Assessment 4Risk Assessment 3Environmental Impact... 1Environmental Science Environmental Management Recommendations Received (4)Given (2) Peter, would you like to recommend Dinah A.? Recommend Dinah A. Senior Research Manager, Sustainability Deloitte Melissa Blechman Senior Government Relations Analyst, Regulatory & Public Policy Group, Deloitte LLP I had the pleasure of working with Dinah on a client project and can say firsthand that her vision, creativity, and expertise in sustainability matters are unparalleled. She has her finger on the pulse of developments in the field – indeed, she is leading many of them – and can boil down complex concepts into sensible analyses for audiences of all types. As a prolific...more January 17, 2013, Melissa worked indirectly for Dinah A. at Deloitte Ralph Thurm Founder & Managing Director at A|HEAD|ahead Dinah Koehler has joined Deloitte some two years ago and works with the US and Global Sustainability team at Deloitte. She has introduced research in the area of sustainability reporting, especially on the critical materiality process. Dinah shows great enthusiams to the sustainability field and is a great resource for in-depth discussions around the essential aspects in...more December 27, 2012, Ralph managed Dinah A. indirectly at Deloitte Senior Research Associate The Conference Board David Vidal Senior Fellow on Sustainability at The Conference Board Dinah is a committed and thorough professional who revealed a depth of technical, economic and policy knowledge on environmental and sustainability issues during her service on my staff, to which she was recruited. She has the ability to research and present copious amounts of complex information quickly, is enthusiastic about her field and well-networked with colleagues,...more March 18, 2010, David managed Dinah A. at The Conference Board Carolyn Cavicchio Chief Strategist at CSR Strategies LLC Dinah is a passionate, articulate, and thoughtful researcher and sustainability professional. Her grasp of both climate science and its implications for business is excellent. With experience in the public sector, the private sector, academia, and the nonprofit research world, Dinah's broad range of experience makes her ideally positioned to work in today's interdependent...more September 3, 2009, Carolyn worked directly with Dinah A. at The Conference Board ConnectionsAll (500+)Shared (5)New (1) Mike Wallace - Director, GRI2nd Director - Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - Sustainability / CSR / ESG Reporting Expert Connect26Ran Fuchs2nd CEO at Markov Processes International (MPI) Connect2Bruce Kahn2nd Director and Senior Investment Analyst , Deutsche Asset management Connect8Jan Grimm2nd Assistant Member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Connect1Mark Cohen2nd Professor of Management and Law Connect1John L. 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