I'm an emerging leader in the green economy, focused on driving sustainable transformation within corporations. Throughout my career, I’ve developed a unique skill set by delivering impactful solutions that help businesses achieve positive environmental outcomes. Currently, I consult for some of Brazil’s largest companies, with a focus on advancing nature-based solutions and climate strategies.

With a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (with an emphasis on Mechatronics) and over five years of experience in sustainability, my journey has spanned various key roles. I work as a climate consultant at Systemica, and my previous experience includes providing technical-commercial support for carbon projects at EBP, assisting British companies with business development in Brazil while at the British Consulate, and driving sustainability and community relations initiatives at FCA.

I'm also committed to advancing the green jobs agenda in Brazil. My ambition is to position the country as a leader in the green economy by establishing myself as an authority on this topic. In the long term, I aim to influence public policy to create more opportunities for green jobs, an area that currently lacks national references in terms of data, studies, and economic impact. My work in this field will be essential to shaping Brazil's future as a key player in the global green economy.

Sophia is the Founder & Executive Director of Threading Change, an ethical fashion organization working at the intersections of climate, gender, and racial justice in alignment with the necessary transition to a circular economy. Threading Change specializes in facilitating creative events, convening unlikely allies, and initiating valuable industry and citizen connections in order to co-create a local fashion industry that is equitable, youth-driven, and climate-resilient.

Sophia also dedicates her time to working as a Corporate Campaigner at the award-winning environmental advocacy organization Canopy Planet, collaborating alongside the world's leading fashion, booking publishing, and consumer packaged goods brands to ensure that Ancient Endangered Forests are kept out of supply chains, with a robust focus on implementing Next Generation fiber solutions.

Originally born in Northern China but raised in Calgary, Alberta, Sophia draws on her multitude of diverse work and volunteer experiences, alongside her upbringing as an immigrant child as the drivers for her holistic approach and perspective on the protection of our environment. As a dedicated climate justice changemaker, Sophia has worked for over a dozen notable environmental organizations ranging from federal government agencies (Parks Canada, Natural Resources Canada), NGOs (Nature Conservancy of Canada, Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, Prince's Trust Canada, CityHive), industry (CNRL), and academia (UBC, SFU).

Sophia is the recipient of the City of Vancouver's Greenest City Leadership Award in 2022, Corporate Knights’ Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in Canada list in 2021, Starfish Canada’s Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalists award in 2017 and 2018, has attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24 & 25) twice as a British Columbian Youth Delegate with BCCIC, COP27 as part of Environment and Climate Change Canada's delegation, DJs as 'KALEIDO' in her spare time, and represents several high profile techno DJs globally as a DJ agent.

Threading Change was born because Sophia wanted to help raise young people’s voices in one of our world’s most polluting industries—the fashion industry. Doing so for our planet, and people.

For any inquiries, please message Sophia at sophia@threadingchange.org.