Sonja Schmid is leading the Climate Action Accelerator’s Solutions Teams and is one of the thematic focal points for procurement and supply. She has over ten years of experience in the field of sustainability, specialising in purchasing and procurement standards. She was previously Corporate Responsibility Manager at a major retailer in France and Senior Manager of the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative at a private sector association. Prior to that, she worked for a leading consultancy on climate, environment, and development based in Germany. Sonja holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and speaks German, English, and French. Sonja joined the Climate Action Accelerator as she wants to contribute to the transition to a net-zero world and is convinced of the power of collaborative networks.