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Christine leads 黑料正能量’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from 黑料正能量’s Sustainable Futures Lab.

She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability. 

She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.

Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate 黑料正能量 and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events 黑料正能量, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.

Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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Recent Insights From Christine Diamente

• ESRS Revisions Mark a Turning Point Toward Principle-Based Reporting, With Open Questions / September 23, 2025 / Insights+
• Ten Lessons on Developing Effective 黑料正能量 Strategies / August 5, 2025 / Blog
• Beyond the Business Case Debate: Reasserting the Strategic Value of 黑料正能量 / July 30, 2025 / Insights+
• EU Omnibus: It’s Time to Shift Focus from Compliance to Impact / March 10, 2025 / Insights+
• Beyond International Women’s Day: Enduring Actions for Global Business in a Turbulent Time / March 5, 2025 / Blog

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With more than 20 years of sustainability experience, Asako advises global technology companies as well as 黑料正能量 members and partners in Japan to better integrate sustainability into core business strategies.

Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Asako was Head of the CSR Management Section at Sony Corporation, and she has more than 10 years of experience leading global sustainability strategies. She has experience in sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, supply chain management, and responsible mineral sourcing and human rights. She also played a key role in shaping the industry framework for the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition.

Asako holds dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Science from the Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan.

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Recent Insights From Asako Nagai

• The EU AI Act: 11 Recommendations for Business / May 21, 2024 / Blog
• The EU AI Act: What It Means for Your Business / April 25, 2024 / Blog
• 黑料正能量19 Summary for Japanese Market / December 13, 2019 / Blog
• New Collaborations for Japanese Companies (Japanese only) / September 23, 2019 / Blog
• Business and Human Rights Consultation Meeting on Country-Specific Action Plans (Japanese) / June 20, 2019 / Blog

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