Camilla Guimarães

Content and Research Coordinator, Instituto Akatu | Brazil 

Camilla is a Content and Research Coordinator at Instituto Akatu. Her career has been focused on the management and development of research on socio-environmental development, food waste, and sustainable business. From leading numerous research projects, she saw the relationship between people and the environment—whether from the perspective of gender, human rights, or diversity—as a main factor in the discussion of sustainability. All of her research studies have taken place at Instituto Akatu, where she has been able to mobilize people towards more conscious consumption habits considering their contexts and opportunities. Camilla holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a master’s degree in socio-environmental development, and a doctorate in business administration focused on environmental, social, and corporate governance issues.

Rise Up Cohort: Brazil, 2023