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Katie Browning

@katiebrowning

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Senior sustainability leader specializing in ESG reporting, GHG accounting, and corporate climate strategy.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles leading ESG reporting and climate strategy where I can drive regulatory readiness, scale sustainability services, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver measurable results.

I am a senior sustainability manager with deep expertise in ESG reporting, GHG accounting, and developing climate strategies for Fortune 100 and other corporate clients. I lead end-to-end reporting across frameworks like CSRD, ISSB, SASB, CDP and California climate disclosures, and I drive governance, data controls, and assurance readiness.

I have scaled services and teams, managed dozens of CDP responses annually with measurable score improvements, and supported substantial team growth while delivering multi-million-dollar projects. I partner cross-functionally with Legal, Risk, Procurement, Finance, and executive teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable disclosure strategies and have contributed to reporting for multiple Fortune 100 companies.

I leverage enterprise sustainability software and AI-powered tools to manage GHG and energy data across large portfolios, and I bring global experience and Spanish fluency to stakeholder engagement and international projects. I am committed to building scalable, regulation-ready sustainability programs that meet investor and regulatory expectations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Sustainability Manager

Current

Schneider Electric

Dec 2020 - Present (5 years)

Lead voluntary and regulatory ESG reporting for North and South American clients, managing end-to-end reporting lifecycle and driving CDP score improvements for ~20 clients annually while scaling services and overseeing quality and assurance readiness.

ESG Reporting CDP CSRD GHG Accounting Stakeholder Engagement ResourceAdvisor Regulatory Compliance

Senior Analyst, Energy & Sustainability

Cadmus Group

May 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 7 months)

Developed corporate sustainability and carbon neutrality strategies and led multi-million-dollar client projects, building internal GHG inventory and CDP tools that improved data management and reporting efficiency.

CDP Data Management Project Management Stakeholder Engagement

Policy Advocacy Analyst

Western Resource Advocates

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Designed advocacy strategy for water and air quality policies, conducting stakeholder engagement and advancing policy recommendations to support state-level environmental objectives.

Policy Advocacy Stakeholder Engagement Environmental Policy Air Quality

Climate Policy Support

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Supported implementation of the Colorado Climate Plan and advised on improvements to the state's mobile source emissions inventory to enhance climate planning and reporting.

Mobile Emissions

Carbon Sequestration Analyst

The Nature Conservancy

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 (11 months)

Developed Colorado's first statewide carbon sequestration assessment and policy analysis, influencing the organization's 50-state climate strategy and informing state-level policy recommendations.

Carbon Sequestration Policy Analysis Stakeholder Engagement

Sustainability Analyst

Sightlines, LLC

Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 11 months)

Analyzed sustainability data for 12 universities and presented findings to Boards of Trustees, enabling data-driven decisions that advanced sustainable campus management.

Higher Education Data Visualization Reporting