Rowan Secrett

Rowan has over 15 years of experience in sustainable finance. Her specific areas of expertise include labour and supply chain due diligence, audit management and capacity building, ethical trade, E&S risk/impact assessment, human rights risk/impact assessment, and stakeholder engagement.

She has worked as both a technical specialist and Project Manager across different sector supply chains and operations around the world, including mining, energy, agribusiness, infrastructure and manufacturing.

Rowan currently provides social and environmental specialist support to the World Bank International Finance Corporation (IFC) on broad and complex investment and advisory projects in Europe and Central Asia. Earlier in her career, she headed up the standards and assurance programme at a global international sustainability standard-setting organisation, and audited 100+ clothing and shoe factories in Asia to create a series of compliance and training programmes for a major e-commerce fashion label. As a consultant, she has led the social and stakeholder engagement ESIA component of large-scale mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects.

In addition to holding a BA in Geography (1st Class) and an MSc in Sustainable Development (Distinction), Rowan is an IRCA-approved Provisional Lead SA8000 Social Systems Auditor, and a Provisional Lead ISO14001 Environmental Systems Auditor. She has completed the Global Reporting Initiative G4 Certified Reporting Course and is an International SOS First Aider.