Coffee in Good Company with Maria van der Heide from ShareAction

In this week’s session, we will have the pleasure to host Maria van der Heide, Head of EU Policy at ShareAction.

Maria leads the advocacy work on sustainable finance. Maria has over ten years of experience working on policy and advocacy in the area of international development and human rights. Prior to ShareAction she worked at Doctors without Borders, the European Parliament and at human rights organisation ActionAid in Amsterdam. At ActionAid, she led the Policy and Campaigns team focusing on advocacy in relation to just transition and corporate accountability, in addition to holding the position of Deputy Director.

Maria is a member of the Citizens’ Committee for the European Citizen Initiative project on Living Wage in the garment, textile and footwear sector.

ShareAction’s vision is a world where the financial system serves our people and its planet. They work to define the highest standards for responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide.

Visit ShareAction’s website: https://shareaction.org/