Alex Kotsopoulos, a partner at RSM, spearheads the sustainability advisory practice across the United States and Canada. Drawing on his expertise as a business economist and sustainability strategy consultant, Alex empowers both private and public sector organisations to navigate complex strategies, major transformation initiatives and significant investments, all while factoring in far-reaching societal megatrends. His commitment to embedding sustainability within organisational strategy and operations has consistently delivered enhanced financial performance and improved societal outcomes. With extensive experience collaborating with asset managers and private equity firms, Alex has been instrumental in helping businesses translate climate risks into tangible financial impacts—laying the foundation for robust climate risk mitigation and adaptation strategies. In recent years, Alex has also played a pivotal role in guiding companies to approach AI deployment through a sustainability lens, ensuring that AI solutions are implemented responsibly and effectively to drive lasting value. Alex has completed and led a wide range of engagements across several functional areas and industries including: • Integrating environmental, climate risk and social factors into enterprise risk management frameworks for organisations, including manufacturing companies and financial institutions. • Advising Fortune 500 and mid-market companies on assessing internal controls for non-financial disclosures and preparing for regulatory changes and assurance requirements, such as pre-audit readiness. • Engaging with Boards of public companies around sustainability risks, emerging regulations, competitive positioning and overall progress. • Supporting organisations in establishing and measuring their carbon footprint, and in developing and implementing decarbonisation plans and transition plans, utilising relevant tax credits and incentives for cost efficiency. • Conducting ESG due diligence for a range of mergers and acquisitions, as well as private equity-driven transactions. • Assisting companies across industries in developing sustainability reporting frameworks, with a focus on materiality and stakeholder concerns. • Evaluating innovative financing options such as Sustainability Linked Loans, Social Impact Bonds and other strategies that consider socioeconomic and environmental impacts. • Embedding sustainability principles and practices into organisational processes including in the deployment of AI. • Establishing robust processes and controls to measure sustainability-related metrics accurately, consistently and effectively. • Facilitating the implementation of sustainability technology platforms for enhanced ESG integration and automated reporting. In addition to the above, Alex is a thought leader in ESG/sustainability having presented at numerous conferences and written several articles on the topic of sustainability integration and the looming regulatory environment.