APREA Playbooks @ Work: ESG Reporting for Real Assets in Asia Pacific

Corrado Forcellati is the Senior Director of ESG Consulting & Sustainability Services for Asia Pacific. He oversees Singapore’s ESG and Sustainability Services, which encompass Corporate and Regulatory Reporting, Sustainable Finance and Auditing, Training & Social Value Programs, Decarbonization & Certification, and WELL & Circular Economy APAC. Corrado is also a member of the Singapore Executive Committee.
 
A solutions-centric and client-focused business leader, Corrado represents Paia FROM CBRE in securing partnerships and collaborations to enhance our sustainability services. He brings industry expertise and is frequently invited to serve as a judge and advisor for sustainability and climate- related awards and start-ups. Corrado specializes in materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement, and ESG strategy work. He has trained bankers, asset managers, and corporates on various sustainability topics, delivering programs on sustainable finance, sustainability reporting, and carbon management.

Tom is involved in engagements across a number of Paia FROM CBRE's service lines, advising clients with their CDP and GRESB submissions, climate-related disclosures and strategy formulation.

A focus of Tom's work relates to sustainability reporting across the various standards (particularly GRI and ISSB), and related elements which support reporting requirements such as materiality assessments, stakeholder engagement exercises and data collection and analysis. Tom also helps clients meet the National Environment Agency's Mandatory Packaging Reporting (MPR) regulations. He holds the "GRI Certified Sustainability Professional" status and is an "FSA Credential Holder".

Tom's clients predominantly operate in the agribusiness, technology and real estate sectors and he is part of the sustainability reporting training delivery team.

Tom spent over fifteen years in the IT services industry before moving into sustainability with Paia Consulting via a Master's in Sustainable Development. His background includes assurance and advisory work with the Big 4, and internal audit, compliance and risk management experience with a large IT services provider. Much of Tom's prior experience was focused on datacentre infrastructure and IT security controls, particularly relating to third-party audits for regulatory and financial reporting purposes.

Tom has over 300 hours of training experience, predominantly relating to sustainability and climate reporting. He is heavily involved in the creation of course materials and ensures that the content for each session reflects recent events and regulatory changes (not always an easy task in the world of sustainability!). With a breadth of practitioner experience, Tom is able to provide relevant and interesting examples to bring the world of sustainability reporting to life.