Julie Nash

Senior Program Director, Food & Forests

Ceres

Julie Nash is senior program director for food and forests at Ceres, a nonprofit organization working with influential investors to build sustainability leadership. Julie directs the strategy for mobilizing leading investors and companies to address sustainability risks in food and forest supply chains.

She brings to Ceres an extensive corporate sustainability background with nearly 15 years of direct experience, including roles at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s, and Kraft Foods. Julie earned her Ph.D. in Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a BS from Cornell University.

Working with Walmart and Sysco on deforestation

March 10, 2021

by Julie Nash

Natalie Wasek sheds light on the Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment, uses a human rights lens in its corporate engagement.
- Finance & Investing
- Green Finance
Why Impax Asset Managment screens its portfolio for deforestation exposure

December 21, 2020

by Julie Nash

"Everything that contributes to climate change is a mole we need to whack, and deforestation and other land-use change are becoming bigger moles over time."
Why investor Green Century has taken an active interest in fighting deforestation

December 2, 2020

by Julie Nash

Shareholder Jessye Waxman on why cross-commodity strategies are increasingly important and conversations with smallholder farmers are increasingly relevant.
How BlackRock's Michelle Edkins engages with companies on deforestation

November 9, 2020

by Julie Nash

The asset management giant is prioritizing companies with the highest risks in the palm oil sector, as well as livestock and food staple companies.
How big-time investors think about deforestation: Q&A with investment manager Lauren Compere

October 20, 2020

by Julie Nash

Compere's firm manages nearly $3 billion in assets — here's what she looks at when deciding to engage with companies and banks.
4 steps companies can take to offset carbon emissions and protect forests

June 16, 2020

by Julie Nash

If not carefully designed or part of a broader carbon management plan, carbon offset projects can have the potential to negatively impact local communities and economies, and biodiversity and other natural resources.