Helle Bank Jorgensen

Helle Bank Jorgensen is the CEO of Competent Boards, which offers the global online ESG Competent Boards Certificate Program with a faculty of over 95 renowned international board members, executives and experts. A business lawyer and state-authorized public accountant by training, Helle has helped hundreds of global companies and investors turn sustainability into strong financial results. She was the creator of the world’s first Green Account based on life cycle assessment and the world’s first Integrated Report, and the first holistic responsible supply chain program. Besides board positions, She serves on His Royal Highness Prince of Wales A4S Global Expert Panel and the Non-financial Digitisation Working Group (NDWG) of The Impact Management Project (IMP), Reuters Panel of Expert Judges. Helle has written numerous thought leader pieces, is a keynote speaker and interviewed by global media outlets. Before starting her own company, she was a partner at PwC for 11 years, building and leading sustainability practices in Denmark and the US. She later built the Canadian chapter of the UN Global Compact. In 2020 she was Awarded the Global Impact Award and listed as “5 people in ESG to look out for.”