Dr. Yuliia Kornieieva

Head of ESG Advisory Services

Salary / Daily rate

40 Düsseldorf, Germany

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

CSRStrategy & ConsultingRegulatory ComplianceCompliance

Languages

Ukrainian (Native)Russian (Native)English (Fluent)German

About me

Intro

ESG advisory expert specializing in EU sustainability regulations (CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, SFDR) with proven success leading 20+ executive training programmes. Former government advisor with 200+ regulatory evaluations and PwC experience delivering audit-ready ESG frameworks for global financial institutions. I transform complex EU regulatory requirements into actionable roadmaps, ensuring compliant disclosures across jurisdictions.

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Work experience

Head of ESG Advisory Services

SDH

Apr 2025 - Present

1 year 7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

● Translated EU and global ESG regulations (CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, ISSB, etc.) into actionable implementation roadmaps, timelines, and reporting processes. ● Ensured regulatory alignment for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions, enabling consistent and compliant ESG disclosures under evolving EU frameworks. ● Delivered 20+ executive-level training programmes and workshops, equipping senior stakeholders to implement CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, CSDDD, CBAM, VSME, ISSB/IFRS S1–S2, GRI, and EBA Pillar 3 ESG disclosures (CRR Art. 449a)

Guest Editor

Journal of Political Science and International Relations (Science Publishing Group)Freelance

Jul 2019 - Present

7 years 4 months

New York, NY, USA

Guest Editor for the Special Issue “U.S. Versus China: A New Era of Great Power Competition in Global Leadership” Approving final versions of submitted articles; working with writers to help their ideas and stories succeed in specific topic

ESG, Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services

PwC

Feb 2023 - Mar 2025

2 years 2 months

40 Düsseldorf, Germany

● Delivered CSRD/ESRS implementation for global financial institutions, including end-to-end double materiality assessments (methodology design, scoring, thresholds), stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, and development of implementation roadmaps enabling audit-ready sustainability disclosures. ● Executed EU Taxonomy implementation across diversified financial portfolios, covering eligibility, alignment, KPI calculation, and regulatory template population. ● Co-developed ESG reporting methodologies and internal guidance, strengthening firm-level capability in EU sustainability regulatory advisory. ● Supported EU-level regulatory interpretation through active contribution to industry working groups and European Commission Q&A processes.

Invited Lecturer

Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)

Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year

Thale, Germany

● Conducted economic and policy impact assessments on sustainability-related developments, supporting ESG strategy and regulatory alignment. ● Delivered academic and executive-level training on sustainable development, ESG reporting, and policy frameworks.

Associate Editor

Algerian Journal of Public Finance (Abou Bakr Belkaid University)

Dec 2019 - Dec 2022

3 years 1 month

Tlemcen, Algeria

Preparing, rewriting and editing issues to improve readability; making conclusions about possibilities for publishing articles

Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (Academy of Financial Management)

Apr 2013 - Dec 2022

9 years 9 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Head of the Department of Macroeconomic Regulation and International Economic Relations

Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 9 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

● Delivered expert evaluation of 200+ draft laws and regulatory concepts for ministries, parliament committees, and public authorities. ● Coordinated research outputs implemented across multiple government institutions, influencing regulatory and economic frameworks

Senior Research Fellow

Apr 2013 - Mar 2021

8 years

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

● Coordinated research outputs implemented across multiple government institutions, influencing regulatory and economic frameworks. ● Authored 150+ scientific publications and contributed to development of sustainability reporting and investment policy frameworks. ● Results implemented in the activity of Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations, the State Aviation Service of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Chief Economist

Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO)

Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

2 years 5 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

● Led impact assessment of 70+ government digital services, evaluating economic and anti-corruption outcomes of e-governance reforms. ● Developed analytical frameworks used in national reform programmes and presented at Prime Minister-level events (Diia Summits). ● Contributed to World Bank Doing Business assessment initiatives and national reform strategy development. ● Developed analytical frameworks adopted in national-level policy discussions and reform programmes ● “Raiding Index (violation property rights)” methodology development and assessment, presented at Press conference at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center ● Frequent TV Commentator on Economic Issues.

Advisor to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

7 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

● Advised Deputy Prime Minister–level leadership on sustainability-driven economic policy, supporting national regulatory initiatives affecting key sectors of the economy. ● Coordinated cross-functional input from 50+ stakeholders and experts, enabling development of sustainability-focused economic strategies and reforms. ● Provided policy analysis and recommendations contributing to government-level regulatory decisions and strategic economic programmes.

Reviewer

International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management (Science Publishing Group)Freelance

Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

1 year 2 months

New York, NY, USA

Evaluating submissions, verifying facts with the use of standard reference sources; reading content and correcting for errors

Assistant Professor Phd

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations

Dec 2011 - Mar 2017

5 years 4 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Research activity, organization of international and national conferences. Development of training courses, lecturing and conducting seminars and practical training - International Financial Management, Institutes of International Business, Business Financial Analytics, International Finance, Theory and Practice of Foreign Economic Activity, International Trade Lending, Global Marketing Strategies, Marketing of a Transnational Bank, Banking Marketing. Training courses in English : «Cross-culture business environment», «International investment management», «Monetary and Exchange rate policy in CIS countries». Reviewing PhD theses, providing scientific and methodological support for the preparation and implementation of the new bachelor's and master's programs

Research Internship

Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University

Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

1 month

Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

European Community Framework Programme 7 Project PRORES (No. PIRSESGA-2010-26925)

Vice President

Ukrainian Public Organization “The Ukrainian Association of International Economics”

Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

6 months

Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Organisation of III International Summer School of European Integration “Competitiveness of Ukraine and Switzerland” (World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, UN Office at Geneva, Institute for Management Development at Geneva)

Assistant Professor

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Sep 2005 - Jul 2006

11 months

Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, 79000

Lecturing and conducting of seminars and practical classes


Education

Academy of Financial Management

Doctor of Science, Economy and management of the national economy

2016 - 2018

2 years 1 month

Grade: Doctor of Economics

Activities and societies: Conducting fundamental theoretical research, analysis and expert evaluation of bills, concepts, development of proposals for the implementation of regulatory policy. Topic of dissertation - "State regulation of investment activity in Ukraine". Strategic priorities of modernization of state regulation of investment attraction in the public sector are substantiated. The distributive role of state regulation of investments in realization of the concept of sustainable development is investigated.

The directions for improvement of regulation of investment activity according to specific features of transitive economies based on the synthesis concepts of behaviorism, climate economics, social economics and evolutionary trends that will provide a synergistic effect of market and state regulation are substantiated. The specific factors that affect the tools of regulatory system and belong to the category «path dependence» for the economies in transition are defined (transitive consciousness, weakness of state regulatory institutions, institutional complementarity with supranational regulation). The role of the government in the institutional transformation of the investment component of digital development is determined. The institutional architecture of digital developments in the mechanism of investment attraction is outlined. The methodology for a non-financial reporting indicator allowing to evaluate the purpose of enterprise’s capital investments policy is presented.

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Economics

2005 - 2011

6 years 1 month

Grade: PhD in Economics

Activities and societies: Research activity, participation in international and national conferences, symposia and round tables, writing scientific articles

Topic of dissertation research - "Mechanism of Interaction of the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Central and Eastern European Transition Countries" Scientific interest Research activities were focused on studies related to the mechanism of interaction of monetary and exchange rate policy, and the impact of financial globalization processes on the effectiveness of monetary control, to the study of the effectiveness of monetary transmission mechanism

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General

2005 - 2010

5 years 1 month

Lviv National Ivan Franko Uneversity

Masters , International Economics

2000 - 2005

5 years 1 month

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Licenses & certifications

SDG data monitoring

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by Ukrainian Center for Social Reform

Crisis management in public finance

Issued: Sep 2013

Certified by Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

Medium-term planning and forecasting in public finances

Issued: Apr 2013

Certified by Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

Commercial Diplomacy and Trade Policy

Issued: May 2004

Certified by The Centre for Trade Policy and Law, Ottawa (Canada)

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