Duru Sacinti

I’m a sustainability and climate-risk analyst who blends environmental policy training with data-driven execution. I earned my B.S. at the University of California, Berkeley in Environmental Economics & Policy, with a minor in Data Science, and I’ve used that foundation to turn complex disclosure and climate-risk questions into structured analysis.

At KPMG in Istanbul, I work on ISSB-aligned sustainability reporting under TSRS for banking sector clients, incorporating physical risk scenario analysis across IPCC pathways (RCP 2.6 and RCP 8.5). I also help design and implement Sustainable Management Systems for a holding company—supporting current-state analysis, policy development, and GRI-aligned disclosure frameworks—while contributing to integrated annual reports for businesses across solar energy and telecommunications. To ensure reporting quality, I parse LSEG ESG data to benchmark client disclosure performance and pinpoint reporting gaps.

Before KPMG, I supported climate policy research as a Research Assistant at the Energy Institute at Haas. Using difference-in-differences modeling in R to evaluate NFIP’s Risk Rating 2.0, I translated findings into a policy brief recommending climate-adaptive reforms, including progressive premium structures and risk disclosure mandates for housing developers.

I’m equally energized by building tools that make sustainability analysis practical. Through my Climate Factor Analyzer, I built an IFRS S2-aligned climate risk platform in Python using Streamlit that calculates Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon intensity from verified sustainability reports, benchmarks firms with peer-relative z-scores, evaluates Paris alignment against SBTi sectoral decarbonization budgets, and models Climate Value at Risk across multiple IEA carbon-price scenarios—backed by transition velocity signals and stranded asset flags. My goal is simple: help organizations move from ESG data to credible risk, compliance, and strategy.