The New River Team

New River Group is a sustainability-focused research and development firm working with C-suite leadership, governments, and institutional counterparts, primarily across the GCC.

Our approach is science-anchored and finance-literate. We start with environmental and resource realities and translate those findings into terms that executives, boards, investors and public-sector leaders can act on.

Our team brings together consultants, analysts and sustainability practitioners focused on moving organisations beyond templates and reporting exercises toward better decisions, stronger systems and practical implementation.

Strategic Streams

Executive decision support covering impact, risk and opportunity assessments, investment and leadership decision memos, multi-year sustainability strategies and roadmaps, governance, and stakeholder engagement for local and cross-border partnerships and investments.
Custom-built sustainability and business intelligence platforms that help organisations structure and analyse data; forecast risks; and optimize business decisions.
Training programmes designed to build practical, in-house sustainability capability, including the Corporate Executive Program in Sustainability (CEPS), Junior Executive Program in Sustainability (JEPS), and targeted workshops and masterclasses.

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Dilara Ozmeric

Founder, Executive Advisor

Expertise: ESG reporting, whitepapers and impact reports, sustainability communications, GHG accounting, CBAM, data analysis, and materiality assessments—supporting both client delivery and intelligent data outputs.
Background: MA in Global Governance & Sustainable Development. Certified in UNGC Communication on Progress.

Zaid Al Sudani

Partner, Managing Director

Expertise: Stakeholder strategy, market and government relations, communications, and business development. Leads engagement with finance, regulatory and industry stakeholders—building partnerships that move sustainability from compliance to capital relevance.
Background: MA, International Relations.

Ratna Priya Singh

ESG Project Manager

Expertise: ESG and sustainability programme delivery, project governance, roadmap development, and environmental and social impact assessment—ensuring quality assurance and delivery discipline.
Background: MBA in Forestry Management.

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Shreya Taneja

Senior ESG Consultant

Expertise: ESG and sustainability reporting, ESG frameworks, benchmarking, ratings analysis, and research development. Supports organisations in translating data and analysis into credible sustainability narratives and decision-grade reporting insights.
Background: MSc Statistics.

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Ana Paola Lazcano

Senior ESG Consultant

Expertise: Data collection systems, KPI definitions and ownership, AI-enabled reporting process optimisation. Supports the build-out of internal reporting capability and audit-ready data structures.
Background: MSc., Agricultural and Food Economics.

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Rahul Singh

Senior Analyst

Why New River

Science-Anchored

We anchor recommendations in evidence and systems thinking across climate, nature and society.

Region-Specific

We apply global standards in a way that reflects regional realities and implementation constraints.

Finance-Literate

We translate sustainability into the language decision-makers use: risk, governance, credibility, and capital outcomes.

Built for Capability

We help organisations build internal strength, not long-term dependency. We work closely with internal teams with the end in mind: a structured handover.