Alan Kao, Principal; Ramboll

Alan Kao is a Principal and Global Director of ESG Services at Ramboll. He has more than 25 years of experience in corporate sustainability, compliance auditing, strategic regulatory compliance assistance, permitting, and environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. He helps financial, legal, and corporate clients develop ESG and corporate sustainability programs that align with their core business strategies in order to maximize the business value. More recently, Alan has been assisting clients evaluate business risks and opportunities through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Alan led the integration of a comprehensive range of services to into Ramboll's Transactional Due Diligence practice, including ESG, climate risk, product compliance, food safety, energy assessments, post-merger integration, and technical and operational due diligence considerations (e.g., for production expansions).