Steven is the Founder and CEO of ESG Ledger, a blockchain start-up building a secure platform to collect, verify and publish enhanced corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures. They are currently inviting ESG actors to join an industry Blockchain Consortium to build consensus and co-design the future of transparency and accountability.
Previously Steven was the CEO and Co-Founder of Consensas, a distributed ledger start-up building solutions for complex value chains, and Executive Director of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR), one of Canada’s longest running business networks dedicated to sustainability leadership.
Steven represented Canada at the French Economic Social and Environmental Council prior to the signing of the COP21 Paris Agreement and again in Morocco as part of a COP22 consultation on the potential for the Circular Economy. He was invited to join a CSR expert advisory group to Industry Canada and has also provided insights to Global Affairs Canada and Employment & Social Development Canada.
He currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the St. Michael’s College Sustainability & CSR Program at the University of Toronto, as a Leadership Faculty member for the Conference Board of Canada’s Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Institute, and as a Steering Committee Member for the Industry Partnerships Program at the Centre for Climate Change Management at Mohawk College.