Aravin Pillai

Aravin graduated from the University of Nottingham Malaysia with a background in Environmental Science. He primarily works on responsible sourcing projects for agricultural commodities and contributes to thought leadership on the implementation of Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) in supply chains. He has also designed and delivered trainings for companies across the Asia-Pacific region on a range of sustainability and human rights topics. In addition, he supported multi-stakeholder collaboration projects under the Palm Oil Collaboration Group (POCG). 

His experience spans all segments of agricultural supply chains across multiple geographies – from providing advisory services to global brands and retailers to supporting production companies and SMEs in implementing their No Deforestation, No Development on Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments. Aravin led various capacity building initiatives for a Malaysian NGO that raises youth awareness of climate change policies in the country.