Nitesh Dullabh, Global ESG and SDG expert, Joins Governing Board of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)

18 January 2021

Corvallis, Ore.: International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) welcomes Nitesh Dullabh, master designer, ESG expert and CEO of 2POD Ventures, to its Governing Board.

“I believe that empowering sustainability professionals across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors is an important mission.” said Dullabh. “I will work to contribute to ISSP’s sustainability knowledge platforms, build partnerships, and create a healthier ecosystem for all of our planet’s inhabitants.”

ISSP is the leading global membership network of sustainability professionals and is the creator of the Sustainability Excellence professional credentials, formerly the ISSP Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA) and ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional (ISSP-CSP) credentials. The ISSP Board members are sustainability leaders from the public, private, nonprofit, and academic sectors committed to creating a future where sustainability is standard practice.

“I am happy to welcome Nitesh Dullabh to the ISSP Governing Board. Nitesh’s diverse international experience will bring fresh perspective to the organization as we build and grow our strategy going forward,” said Lucinda F. Brown, SEP, ISSP Board President.

Nitesh Dullabh is CEO of 2POD Ventures, a company whose mission is to empower and guide public and private entities in implementing their Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) ambitions with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dullabh has worked and lived in South Africa, China, US and has worked with Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industry sectors. He is a master designer and developer of sustainability strategies and implementation plans. He had the privilege of serving in Nelson Mandela’s government as Director in the Department of Trade & Industry in South Africa and as Commercial Attaché to the South African Embassy in China. For more than 25 years, he has guided many organizations in building resilient sustainability programs and projects with sound ESG principles.

Nitesh Dullabh serves on the ISSP Governing Board alongside industry leaders, including Board President Lucinda F. Brown, SEP, MBA; Board Vice President Trisha Bauman; Board Treasurer Fabian Sack, SEP, FEIANZ, FHEA, PhD; Board Secretary Denise DeLuca; and Board Director Marsha Willard, SEP.

About ISSP

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals is the world’s leading professional association of sustainability practitioners. A member-driven organization, ISSP moves the sustainability profession forward by empowering each other and defining professional excellence. ISSP launched the Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) and Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP) credentials (formerly the ISSP Sustainability Associate and ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional credentials) in 2016 to define and recognize competency in the field of sustainability. ISSP has since partnered with GBCI, which formally acquired the credentials in 2019, to enhance, scale and promote the credentials in order to drive positive environmental, social and economic outcomes in organizations and communities worldwide.