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Chen Chen

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

Sustainability and climate adaptation specialist with a Master’s in Chemical and Materials Engineering and a strong track record advising financial, energy, and public infrastructure clients on climate risk, emissions strategies, and adaptation planning. Skilled in translating scientific data (IPCC, NIWA, NGFS, CCC) into decision-ready insights for asset management and infrastructure resilience. Experienced in scenario analysis, sectoral decarbonisation pathways, and alignment with national and regional climate policy. Growing GIS capability with a focus on applying spatial data to climate-resilient planning and infrastructure delivery.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sustainability Consultant

Mosaic Financial Services Infrastructure
Auckland, New Zealand
10.2024 - Current
  • Acted as senior manager within ASB’s Climate reporting team, co-developing sector decarbonisation pathways aligned with CCC, NIWA, IPCC, and NGFS frameworks.
  • Translated scientific climate pathways into decision-ready insights, enabling board-level climate investment and transition planning.
  • Improved financed emissions modelling and data architecture (Scope 3) using PCAF methodology and facilitated uplift in data quality.
  • Collaborated with strategy, legal, and risk teams to embed transition risk considerations into governance and planning.
  • Created enterprise-wide risk control and governance test plans using ISO 31000 and Protecht, applied beyond climate risk.

Associate – Sustainability, Climate and Nature

PwC New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
02.2023 - 10.2024
  • Led climate scenario modelling and physical risk assessments for transport, banking, healthcare, and energy sector clients.
  • Applied IPCC SSPs, NIWA projections, and NGFS pathways to assess vulnerability of organisations’ assets and service delivery.
  • Developed ESG and climate adaptation strategies in alignment with New Zealand’s Emissions Reduction Plan and Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri.
  • Conducted NZ CS 1–3 readiness and gap analyses for insurers and asset-intensive companies.
  • Developed and delivered training tools on quantifying anticipated climate impacts for INFINZ to support executive and operational decision-making.

Education

Master of Chemical Material Engineering - First Class Honours

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
03.2023

Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition -

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
07.2019

Exchange Program – Food Product Development -

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
12.2018

Skills

  • Climate scenario modelling
  • Decarbonisation strategies
  • Risk assessment and analysis
  • Data analytics
  • Governance frameworks
  • ESG strategy development
  • GIS (developing)
  • Excel modeling
  • Business Process Model and Notation
  • Stakeholder engagement

Certification

  • Organisational GHG Accounting, GHG Management Institute, 2023-2024
  • Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis, PRI Academy, 2024-2025

Awards And Publications

  • NZ Aluminium Smelters Master's Prize in Engineering
  • Journal Publication: Effect of Cold Plasma Pretreatment on Biodegradation of HDPE and PS, 10.1007/s10163-024-01913-x
  • Climate-related Disclosures: Analysis of KiwiSaver Schemes, 978-0-473-74108-2

Timeline

Sustainability Consultant

Mosaic Financial Services Infrastructure
10.2024 - Current

Associate – Sustainability, Climate and Nature

PwC New Zealand
02.2023 - 10.2024

Master of Chemical Material Engineering - First Class Honours

University of Auckland

Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition -

University of Auckland

Exchange Program – Food Product Development -

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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