Jean-Charles van den Branden will ensure sustainability remains prioritised and accelerate the integration of emerging technology and AI into Bain’s sustainability offerings as the firm’s new Global Sustainability Practice Leader. He has spent nearly three decades at the consulting giant and was its senior partner and co-lead of sustainability and responsibility practice for more than six years. During his time at Bain, van der Branden undertook work for clients including shaping sustainability strategies for some of the world’s largest consumer products, industrial, and energy and natural resources companies, and gained expertise in private equity climate investments. He now replaces François Faelli, who has become Bain’s Global Head of Capabilities. During his tenure in the sustainability practice, Faelli helped to embed sustainability into 20% of the firm’s consulting projects across industries globally. Under his leadership, Bain launched Further Academy, granting Bain’s global consultants access to sustainability training from 12 top universities, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Imperial College London. “Jean-Charles has been a pivotal figure in driving our clients’ sustainability goals for the past 10 years,” said Christophe De Vusser, Bain’s Worldwide Managing Partner. “I am confident [he] will lead the next wave of the practice’s growth, scaling it for even greater impact and advancing our ambition.”
