One Planet Leaders Team

Jean-Paul joined WWF in 1990. In December 2000, he was appointed Director of the Corporate Relations Department at WWF International. His current responsibilities include leading the WWF Network’s engagement with the private sector and developing and implementing transformative business partnerships that help build a sustainable global economy.

He is the founder of One Planet Leaders, WWF’s applied sustainability programme for executives, which is run jointly with IMD; and has launched the One Planet MBA with the Business School at Exeter University.

Jean-Paul is a Founding Director of One Planet Living (OPL), an innovative partnership initiative which aims to build a worldwide network of OPL communities - villages, towns and cities - that demonstrate how sustainable living can be easy, attractive and affordable.

Before assuming leadership of the Corporate Relations Department, Jean-Paul was Head of WWF International’s Forests for Life Programme and a Founder Member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Prior to joining WWF he spent 10 years as a professional forester, researcher and project manager working in a number of countries in Asia and Africa. He holds a Master’s degree in Forestry and Land Management from Oxford University, a Bachelor’s degree in International Development from the University of East Anglia and a Teaching Diploma from the Royal Society of Arts.

Carolina co-directs One Planet Leaders and is a key contributor to the design and delivery of the One Planet MBA. Carolina is a qualified trainer with experience in personal leadership, sustainability, communication and branding. Her work focuses on stretching the mind, engaging the heart and inspiring action for a sustainable world. She joined WWF in 2008 after six years in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble.

After completing her Masters in Political Science, Carolina started her career in Export Consulting at the Swedish Trade Council in Toronto.

• Leadership is one of the areas where we most need to see radical and transformative change.
• We need to move towards a future in which all commercial organisations consider their primary purpose to be focused towards a just and truly sustainable world.
• Corporate responsibility and sustainability need to become embedded within the core business activity of every commercial entity.
• We must reverse the long-standing tradition of rewarding performance even when this same performance has hurt and weakened individuals, communities, and/or the natural environment.

Elise joined the One Planet Leaders team in 2008. Her work focuses on the open enrolment programme, the One Planet Webinars and experiential learning.

Prior to this, Elise worked as a human rights officer at the International Service for Human Rights where she coordinated training courses that aim to empower NGOs and civil society activists to effectively use international and regional human rights mechanisms.

Elise holds an M.A. in International Relations with a specialization in North-South issues. She has been involved in fair trade associations for several years and has recently started a sustainable business of fair trade organic clothing and silkscreen printing.

A French snowboarding amateur and sustainability professional, Eric joined the One Planet Leaders team early 2012 after graduating from the One Planet MBA in Exeter, UK. His background is in the outdoor sports and apparel industries both as an entrepreneur – in fair trade fashion – and intrapreneur – as Environmental Officer for Rip Curl, the Australian surfing brand.

Eric has a broad understanding of business challenges as well as inspiring communication and leadership skills. His focus is on values and radical innovation to reinvent organisations and business, with a special interest for biomimicry.