Robert is head of the Energy Sector Team at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Environment and Sustainability Department. As part of the Bank’s mandate, Robert is involved in project appraisals, including ESIA and E&S due diligence of, among others, power and heavy industrial sectors. He has broad sector experience and uses different financial instruments to support sustainable projects.  On behalf of the EBRD, Robert has been a sherpa at the EC Platform for Sustainable Finance since 2021. He has helped to develop the 2021 Warsaw Stocks Exchange ESG disclosure and reporting guidelines and similar ESG disclosure guidance in the Czech Republic and Romania. He is a member of the EFRAG Expert Group developing ESRS standards for pollution and biodiversity under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Technical Review Group for the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) as well as in 2021-22 in the TWG for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) for the Steel and chemical standards. He has worked on developing the Responsible Steel standard and with the WBC SCI (Sustainable Cement Initiative) on guidance for ESIA and biodiversity management plans.  

Before joining the EBRD in 2004, he was a Director and Head of the Environment Division of Atkins Europe based in Poland. Robert is a member of the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species Energy Task Force (UN CMS EFT) – among others developing post-monitoring guidance for the wind sector jointly with IFC and KfW.  He has been elected and served as chairperson of the EBRD Staff/Works Council for 8 years until 2021 championing best social practices and ensuring staff rights are adhered to.  

Robert has extensive experience with environmental issues in industry and the power sector in the Bank’s Countries of operations. He has worked on developing the Responsible Steel standard and with the WBC SCI (Sustainable Cement Initiative) on guidance for ESIA and biodiversity management plans. He holds a degree from Kings College London and an MSc from Imperial College London (Environmental Technology).