Catherine Rivier
Traceability & Verification Lead
Responsible for leading TRACT’s traceability and verification directives. Oversees all traceability and verification requirements including data collection, alignment & analysis and leads on stakeholder alignment for traceability and verification elements.
With sustainability at the heart of her endeavours, Catherine has garnered extensive experience in sustainable supply chains, traceability, and data governance.
Originally an Environmental Engineer, Catherine shifted her focus towards sustainable agriculture whilst conducting Chain of Custody operations as a Fairtrade Auditor and Certifier. Her operations took her across Europe and Côte d'Ivoire, focusing on agriculture commodities and fairtrade & fairmined gold.
For the past decade, Catherine has held positions at the Rainforest Alliance that saw her focusing her expertise on sustainable supply chains. During this time Catherine implemented and managed a traceability platform for multiple supply chains, ensuring the integrity of product information. After ensuring traceability was in place, Catherine then managed data analysis and data sharing to support the sustainable goals and held positions centered around data governance and business intelligence techniques.
With her diverse skill set and unwavering commitment to sustainability, Catherine is driven by the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of ethical and transparent business practices in today's interconnected world.