Emrul Hasan
Emrul is a highly sought after, passionate and transformational leader with extensive experience in
executive leadership and management revolving around the strategic planning, development and
execution of ESG, CSR and DE+I initiatives. He is a certified sustainability professional and
trained in major ESG reporting standards and frameworks with decades of experience across the full
spectrum of ESG scenarios, having worked with a diverse roster of organizations and their supply
chains including within the financial, extractive, and retail sectors globally. Emrul has experience
in supporting 15 major global and Canadian brands in sustainability/ESG/DE+I strategy, reputational
and regulatory risk management, social impact measurement, and net-zero pathway strategy.
Emrul has previously served as the Vice President of Program Effectiveness and Quality of Plan International
Canada, leading five of the organization's sectors, such as its Program Effectiveness unit, climate change and
resilient team and Policy and Advocacy unit. Emrul was also a member and Co-chair of the CSO Partnership
Advisory Group (CPAG) to advise Global Affairs Canada on implementing CSO's partnership policy. He was also an
Executive Lead for the DE+I effort in Plan Canada and a member of the Anti-racism and Equity Council of Plan
International.
Highly skilled and experienced in a plethora of topics and contexts related to ESG, CSR and DE+I,
Emrul is recognized as a thought leader through his work and publications. He has been invited to
speak as a keynote speaker at over 25 high-profile conferences, such as the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA), The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) events, Intersessional UN Expert
meetings, and the Senate of Canada at the Standing Senate Committee hearing on Human Rights. Emrul
is often called upon by media, governments, and government agencies on an international scale to
deliver his breadth and depth of expertise in such areas.