Ariane van Buren

Dr. Ariane van Buren led the field of shareowner engagement in environmental sustainability from its inception in the U.S. in 1990. As Senior Advisor to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, she has consulted with institutional investors internationally. She was Director of Investor Engagement at Ceres, where she worked to build the Investor Network on Climate Risk, by recruiting trustees of the largest U.S. public and labor pension funds, meeting at UN Summits representing assets over $22 trillion. She has held positions as Director of Energy and Environment at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, UN Centre on Transnational Corporations, World Bank, International Institute of Environment and Development in the UK, and directed the Transnational Institute in the Netherlands. Her doctorate is in development economics and political economy applied to national energy planning.