The only way to meet this ambitious goal is by addressing Scope 3 emissions, so Aii is expanding its core operations to reach even more regions and support the addition of new programmes that adequately address carbon emissions across the supply chain.
“We are very excited about the elevation in roles and responsibilities of our senior leadership at Aii,” said Lewis Perkins, Aii president. “It represents our growth as we match the increased engagement of the sector in ‘on the-ground’ climate action with expanded programmatic commitments, resources and partnerships, therefore resulting in greater impact.”
Kipka joined Aii in 2018 coming from NRDC where he led the Clean by Design programme. Over the past three years, he has directed and evolved Aii’s programmes to expand beyond mill improvement and introduced the organisation’s tools and programmes to new regions and tiers of the supply chain. In his new role, Kipka will drive innovations, partnerships and programmes for rapid, quantified and scaleable environmental improvements. In doing so, he will enable Aii to deliver data and performance criteria for increasing and allocating industry funds to proven impact solutions.
Gaines joined the Aii team in 2019 as director of finance and has led all aspects of the organisation’s financial management and reporting. Additionally, Gaines co-authored the report 'Unlocking the Trillion-Dollar Fashion Decarbonisation Opportunity', which outlines the critical role of debt and equity investment in decarbonising the apparel and footwear industry supply chains. In his new role as chief financial officer, Gaines will lead efforts to further develop Aii’s financial and impact reporting capabilities, data and IT systems, and the infrastructure to manage the organisation’s growing portfolio of grant activities.
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