Topaz Simply
Director, ESG Services
Topaz leads RPS’s ESG Group in North America. With over a decade of experience, Topaz works with private equity firms, financial institutions, and corporations to develop and execute an ESG strategy as well as prepare public-facing ESG reports.
Specifically, Topaz works with private equity firms to develop an ESG program aimed at addressing limited partners’ expectations, securing capital during fundraising, assessing risk during due diligence, and optimizing companies’ operations post-acquisition.
Additionally, he works with financial institutions and corporations on implementing an ESG program that can include climate risk assessment, greenhouse gas emissions calculation, product stewardship review, supply chain evaluation, human capital assessment, and alignment with customers’ ESG expectations, among others.
