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Caitlin Shem

Caitlin Shem

Caitlin is a Senior Environment and Sustainability Consultant, who is committed to unlocking the potential of sustainable transformation in schools to encourage shifts in mindsets and benefit greener built environments for the future.

Since joining Metanoia, Caitlin has led sustainability audits for schools in Hong Kong to help embed sustainable infrastructure, practices and strategies into an organisation’s culture and operations.

Her previous professional experiences range from environmental site assessments and remediation management solutions to research and analyses of clean energy policies and low carbon trajectories for the ASEAN region.

Emma graduated with distinction from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Biochemistry. Since graduating, she has worked in the education sector throughout Asia.

She has experience in Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience, SDG-Academy. In Emma’s spare time she wrote for an environmental think-tank, covering topics ranging from sustainable diets and lifestyles to biodiversity loss and conservation initiatives. Through her work at Metanoia, Emma is fulfilling a lifelong ambition of working in sustainability for education. She is currently working on applied sustainability audits in schools with the aim of helping them become net-zero institutions.

Her areas of interest include sustainability education, biodiversity loss, sustainable diets, and plastic pollution.

Kiran is an Environment and Sustainability masters graduate from Monash University, Australia. As a former digital marketer, she has experience in project management, campaign execution and brand development for multiple start-up companies.

Through Metanoia, she has applied her knowledge in sustainability communications and stakeholder engagement to drive behaviour change and whole school engagement within schools across Asia. Kiran also brings waste expertise to the team from auditing, reporting and providing innovative and circular solutions. Outside of work, Kiran likes to engage in environmental activism; from working with non-profits to reduce plastic pollution, to advocating for animal rights.

Her passion lies in water sanitation and sustainable agricultural practices.