Meet our CSOs-in-Residence
With experience in policy, process and procedure design, as well as design effectiveness audits and controls, your Sustainability Office (SO) will provide ongoing support in implementing sustainability initiatives, monitoring progress, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. You will reduce energy and resource consumption, minimize waste, and more importantly, discover opportunities for product and process innovation that can lead to new and expanded revenue generating opportunities.

Susan McGeachie

Chris Walker

Peter Howard
Currently, Peter is the founder of Zfolio, a software company focused on measuring and managing financed emissions, where he helped developed the software from scratch, and lead sales and marketing efforts to financial institutions. He is also a business development executive at Pond Technologies, where he oversees both project development and in-house research. He is responsible for a team of scientists and engineers, and has developed projects with ~$10 million in revenue, helped raise ~$20 million for the company, and led fundraising for ~$10 in government grants.

Danielle Comeau
She takes a special interest in ESGI matters, including Indigenous equity and partnerships, and the importance of building responsible supply chains to de-risking capital infrastructure projects.
With 15+ years of experience, she has held various roles in industry and consulting for the mining, energy, and natural resources sectors, both at the corporate and site levels. She has worked in several regions including Africa, Afghanistan, Europe, Northern Canada, and Ecuador, and has completed 2 expatriate assignments to Kandahar and Northwest Africa.
Meet our specialist advisors
Our CSOs are backed by specialists in each of the key issues facing businesses today. Each team member brings a deep level of expertise in one or more of the following:
- Evolving climate and sustainability reporting and disclosure landscape
- Lifecycle analysis (LCA)
- Cost-benefit assessment modelling, including marginal abatement cost curves
- GHG accounting and reporting
- Government and investor
- Stakeholder consultation and permitting
- Employee health and wellness, and disability-inclusive organizational design.

Heather Langsner
Heather holds a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences with a major in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University with a Lifecycle Analysis certification from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Emile Lavergne
Most recently, Emile was a Climate Solutions Lead at Manifest Climate, a climate advisory SaaS startup, where he supported clients, and informed product development. Prior to Manifest Climate, Emile was a Senior Consultant at the Delphi Group, a boutique sustainability consultancy, and within TD Bank’s Corporate Environmental Affairs team. Emile began his career in the sustainability space working for the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Energy Program.
Emile holds a Masters of Global Affairs with a focus on Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University where he double majored in Economics and International Development Studies. Emile speaks fluent English and French and conversational Spanish.

Dr. Cristina Allen
Dr. Cristina has experience working as Chief Product and Culture Officer for one of Ontario’s first independent chain of cannabis dispensaries and with almost ten years of experience consulting, Dr. Cristina has contributed to shaping the new field of cannabis as medicine, retail, and its sustainability.

Alexandra Foty, CFA
Alex is the founder and CEO of Scope Zero Solutions, which provides consulting services to clients in the mining, metals and energy sectors.. She holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from McGill University, is an MBA Candidate at the University of Toronto and is a CFA Charterholder.