Qualification
Education
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Career
Managing Director / Founder
Experience
20 years of experience & Professional adviser
Dr. Richmond Antwi-Bediako (PhD)
Founder/Managing Director
- +233 24 428 6927
- antwibed@esgpts.com
- https://esgpts.com/
- +233 24 428 6927
Dr. Richmond Antwi-Bediako (PhD), Environment and Social Safeguard Expert is an industry expert on how Sustainable and Responsible Investors (SRI) are integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) indicators in their investment decisions and their engagement with listed companies. Richmond has worked in the Environment and Social space since 2000. He is the Founder and Managing Director at ESG Partners Limited.
Richmond Antwi-Bediako also leads interdisciplinary consultancies and research in line with land governance, environmental justice, climate mitigation and adaptation programs, assessing environmental impacts and local socio-economic development, policy rationality for development, and investment-induced impacts. He has geographical and field research experience in Africa, especially Ghana, Ethiopia and Cote d'ivoire. To develop these interdisciplinary consultancies and research he has been awarded consultancies and research by a number of organisations such as Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), IUCN-NL, Care International-DANIDA, UNDP-GEF, International Cocoa Initiative, Vimetco Bauxite, Endeavour Mining, BXC Limited, Golden Star Limited, Forestry Commission (Ghana), Abosso Goldfields, Golden Star Wassa Mining Company. As an environment and social safeguard expert, land governance and Agrarian Studies expert, Richmond has produced 15 publications, and is passionate about ESG research, field surveys, and training. His work has significantly contributed to positive branding for companies, influenced policies, while establishing meaningful North-South and South-South collaborations.
Richmond possesses a multidimensional educational background having been educated in Ghana, USA and Europe with both natural science and development backgrounds and a blend of about Twenty (20) years work experience in the research and development, mining, and environmental sectors. He holds a Doctoral degree in International Development from Utrecht University, Netherlands, a Master Degree in Environmental Management and Policy; a Bachelor degree in Chemistry and Biology, and a Diploma in Laboratory Technology from University of Cape Coast. In addition, he attained other associate certificates from University of California, Berkeley; Wageningen International, Netherlands; and Danish Institute for Human Right, Denmark; where he studied, Environmental Leadership, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management; Organizational Change management; Conflict management; and Local Governance for rural Development.