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Director of sustainability & training / HIGG
Stewart Sheppard

Biography

Stewart provides sustainability expertise and training within the Customer Service team at Higg. In his role he ensures Higg users understand the intent and requirements of Higg and how to best leverage the tools and data to better design sustainability goals and strategies.  

Stewart comes to Higg with an extensive background developing and implementing sustainability programmes within the outdoor industry at WL Gore, as an independent consultant working on sustainability topics in ski resorts, and as an LCA practitioner for outdoor sports brands.  

Stewart started his professional career as a financial analyst for large tech companies including Apple and Verizon in Paris before switching career paths to apply traditional accounting practices to sustainability topics. Stewart maintains a business degree from the University of Dundee in Scotland and a Masters in Sustainability from SKEMA business school in France; and is a board member for Protect Our Winters France.

In his spare time, Stewart is a PSIA certified ski instructor and enjoys freeride skiing in the Alps. He is also the father a 5-year-old little boy & and 2 ½ year-old little girl