Aris leads CISL’s Centre for Business Transformation, which develops and integrates new thinking, tools and strategies that enable business to play a transformative role toward a sustainable economy. The Centre contributes to CISL’s research and thought leadership in sustainable business, purpose, culture, governance and innovation and also houses our Advisory Services, Business & Nature work and the CISL Accelerator and SME Hub.
Biography:
Aris advises business leaders and speaks on global trends, business leadership and performance. Between 2012 – 2020 he was the Global Director for The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme and was responsible for the growth of CISL’s executive programmes and partnerships in the Middle East, China & South East Asia, Latin America and Australia. Previously he was a Senior Advisor at the think-tank AccountAbility, focusing on materiality and engagement and delivering projects with corporate clients and international agencies in Brazil, India and the US.
Aris is a member of the Ethical Corporation advisory board, a member of the EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development advisory council, a non-executive director at Global Sustain, a European sustainability NGO, a member of the Cambridge Global Challenges initiative and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a trained economist and journalist and began his career writing for international news and reporting on social issues in Greece.