Tahereh Kharestani
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture- Claim this Profile
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Persian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Arabic Limited working proficiency
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Azerbaijani Elementary proficiency
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Turkish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
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Oct 2019 - Present
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Sustainability and CSR Consultant and Trainer
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Aug 2012 - Present
As a sustainability change agent, I've tried to spread the word in Iran about sustainable and responsible practices in business sector. My contribution in this area include both consulting and training activities. Till now, I've worked with some large and medium size corporations in different industries in Iran including Oil, Banking, Telecommunication, Automotive and FMCG: - Oil Industry: Dana Energy Group, Bandar Emam Petrochemical Co., Nouri Petrochemical Co., Fajr Petrochemical Co. and Tabriz Refinery Co. - Banking Industry: Ayandeh Bank and EN Leasing Co. - Telecommunication: MCI (Hamrahel Aval) Co. - Automotive Industry: Iran Khodro Co. - FMCG: Tabiyat Zendeh Co. and Mashad Carpet Group. Show less
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CSR Department Manager
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Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
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Junior Researcher
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
I participated in organization's annual research project, reviewing the reporting status of South African companies relative to an international standard: the Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines on Sustainability Reporting. My responsibility was to review about 130 Integrated Annual Reports of companies (from about 350 reports) in various sectors and do the required Gap Analysis based on GRI indicators. The final national report about the results of the research project was launched in an event on 25 July. Show less
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Iranian Society for Green Management
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Iran
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Nov 2010 - Mar 2012
- Project manager of 6th Iran Green Management Award which was held during the year 2011 and about 30 companies from various industries in Iran attended it. - Project manager of 5th & 6th Iran Green Management Seminar which was held on Jan 2010 and Dec 2011 respectively. Each of these seminars hosted about 800 participants from academia to mangers of various industries and NGO activists. - Head of assessment team selection and evaluation committee: The above mentioned award includes site visits through which independent expert assessors evaluate companies' reports based on Green Management Model. - Member of Scientific and Technical committee to review the Green Management Model. It led to introduction and implementation of its new version for 6th Iran Green Management Award. Show less
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Project Manager
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Oct 2009 - Oct 2010
- I was project manager of 1st International CSR Seminar and Marketplace in Iran which was held 26 & 27 May 2010 in Tehran. In this event about 200 individuals attended and domestic and international companies which operate in Iran introduced their CSR initiatives in the marketplace. Also in cooperation with CSR Turkey, a group of 15 Turkish managers attended this event. Discussion about CSR implications in Iran and Turkey was held in one of the seminar panels. - Project manager for organizing workshops about CSR, ISO26000 and sustainability. These workshops were held for Iranian organizations by international and domestic lecturers. Show less
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ISO26000 National Mirror Committee member
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Nov 2009 - Jul 2010
As a member of ISO26000 National Mirror Committee, I participated in the whole meetings of sub-committees to review this new standard and prepare the national report in which Iran's suggestions and comments were provided. As a member of ISO26000 National Mirror Committee, I participated in the whole meetings of sub-committees to review this new standard and prepare the national report in which Iran's suggestions and comments were provided.
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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
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Netherlands
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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GRI G3.1 Gender Working Group Member
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Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
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Education
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Ashridge Business School
MSc of Sustainability and Responsibility, Sustainability