Amparo Arellano
Senior Expert, Sustainability Certification, SURE
Amparo Arellano has a background in Environmental Sciences from the University of Alcala (Madrid, Spain) and University of Applied Sciences of Hamburg (Germany). She joined Sustainable Resources Verification Scheme (SURE) as Senior Expert Sustainability Certification in October 2022. At SURE Amparo is managing the development of the technical guidelines for forest biomass production, as well as is involved in certification body and stakeholder engagement. Before joining SURE, Amparo worked for eight years in the forestry sector at Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), where her role was focused on the areas of quality assurance and stakeholder engagement. Amparo is passionate about forests and about promoting bioenergy as part of a global strategy for phasing out fossil fuels.