ABOUT CORAL FUTURE
We harness the power of business to create a more sustainable world. We have more than 15 years' experience working on sustainability and carbon credits solutions.
SERVICES
To us, being a good advisor and a good solutions provider are one and the same.
INITIATIVES
To help you make informed decisions, here is an overview of how other climate initiatives are relevant to our work.
Team
We are a team of engineers, business analysts, and researchers from all over the world, working together to make the 1.5 degree C climate goal possible.
SANTOSH SINGH
CEO & Founder
Santosh has more than 16 years of project development and sustainability consulting experience, leading teams globally. He has managed over 350 clean technology projects and delivering about 40 million tons in carbon credits and other environmental attributes. These projects have mobilised over 200m USD in climate finance and close to 1.5b USD in direct investments creating direct and indirect co-benefits to the local communities.
Having worked in Mumbai, Zurich, Bangkok, Singapore, New York and Jakarta, Santosh has advised numerous multinational companies on GHG inventory data, reporting and setting greenhouse gas reduction targets, climate finance and carbon neutral strategies.
He is optimistic that with urgent climate action, we may still be able to lessen the harmful impacts of climate change.
ZAOSH ELAVIA
Senior Manager – Sourcing and Operations
Zaosh has more than 14 years of experience in Carbon, ESG, Renewable Energy, Green Buildings, CSR, and Sustainability. He holds a Master’s Degree in ‘Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship from the School of Social Work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Bombay.
His passion lies in solving complex, interrelated problems such as climate change, social and economic inequality, and environmental degradation.
In his role at Coral Future, Zaosh is responsible for developing innovative models for sourcing new projects and providing operational insights on our carbon offset portfolio, besides providing managerial and strategic inputs across our global operations.
KAMILA DIAS
Business Development Manager
Kamila is based in France and leads our business development efforts in the European market. Kamila works on the research on corporate sustainability commitments and drivers. With her background in hospitality management, Kamila focuses on building and managing new clients especially in carbon offsets and RECs sales in the region.
Previously she has worked on projects addressing food waste recycling. Kamila has taken courses in food innovation, sustainable farming, logistics, sustainability and Brazilian agriculture. She is eager to support awareness about the importance of food and agriculture systems to increase the positive impact on sustainable production.
Kamila is passionate about supporting companies in changing their business model into sustainable pathways.
NITHYA KALYANI AVINASH
HR & Admin Officer
Nithya has always been fascinated with people and has a passion for engaging and helping them, thus why she decided to pursue a career in human resources. Belonged to our HR team, she is responsible for all HR activity, administration, company policies, and the growth of our team. She is systematic, organized, and not afraid to take a challenge.
Based in India, she holds two master’s degrees from different majors, Biotech and Human Resource & Marketing. She has previous HR experience in various companies. She’s a determined individual with a dream of making a visible contribution to the growth of our organization.
WANUTPONG SIRIWIPHANAN
Climate Change Associate
Wanutpong, who we call Po, graduated with a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering and then pursued his Masters in Waste Management. Here presents the new generation who is passionate to drive climate mitigation programs.
Po previously worked as a researcher in public and private sectors in Thailand. At Coral Future, he sources and develops carbon reduction projects as a Climate Change Associate. With his engineering background and an inclination toward research, he has impeccable insights on Water, Waste, Carbon Capture, and more.
Po advocates the urgency of climate action and believes his efforts with Coral Future will drive innovation and financial investments to reduce GHG emissions globally.
TAM NGUYEN
Senior Consultant - Projects and Advisory Services
Tam holds a Master’s degree in Environmental and Chemical Engineering. She is currently responsible for carbon offsetting projects in Viet Nam as a Climate Change Associate in Coral Future while developing projects under international carbon standards such as VCS, CDM, the Gold Standard, I-REC, GCC.
Tam has more than four years of experience in consulting companies with CDM projects as an Environment and Chemistry researcher and a business professional. In addition, she has led several environmental training courses. She is the first author of scientific journal articles published in International Journals such as Hydrometallurgy and Material Transactions.
Warrapol Thawilapwattana
Climate Change Associate
Warrapol is part of our Thailand team. He has a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Energy transition with a specialisation in project feasibility. He brings his experiences in the engineering business, renewable energy and sustainable development to advise solutions that bring business viability and environmental benefits together.
Warrapol says the sooner we tackle the climate crisis, the fewer impacts we will confront in the future. He advocates the importance of understanding that the change has to happen ‘now’. He helps our clients with project monitoring, reporting, verification along with business development and sourcing projects that align with our company values and mission.
Azzahra Ashafahani
Nature-Based Solutions Analyst
Azzahra is responsible for sourcing and growing our Nature-Based Solutions project portfolio in Indonesia. Her primary focus is on forest conservation/restoration, blue carbon and agriculture projects. She is involved with relevant stakeholders on board, including public-private entities, concession holders, government agencies, and relevant NGOs.
Having obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Oceanography, she has knowledge of ocean processes, SDG-14 and the Indonesia Sustainable Ocean Program. She actively follows insights on coastal and marine NbS as mitigation and/or adaptation solutions.
She believes as we are getting closer to the snowballing climate crisis, driving meaningful change within Coral Future’s vision will be some of the most valuable tasks in her career.
LOKESH SINGH
Business Development Manager
Lokesh handles our market research and business development portfolio. He keeps a tab on market trends to ensure our team has an overview of projects worldwide. He is involved in carbon portfolio management and client outreach. Other than lead generation, Lokesh works closely with the Marketing team to drive outreach at scale.
He comes from a hospitality background and brings great value to our customer services. Lokesh switched to environmental consultancy after realising the urgency to push for sustainability in the hospitality sector. He believes carbon neutrality is the future and wants to be at the forefront of enabling this change.
Jeevan H L
Associate Project Manager
Jeevan is part of our India team and assists in lead generation and data collection. He also works with our corporate sustainability team to deliver advisory services reviewing technical documents prepared by team members, auditors, project owners and partners.
He holds a graduation degree in Mechanical Engineering and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Political Science. Previously, he was a documentation officer during the COVID-19 outbreak with vulnerable and marginalized communities in Byatarayanapura, Jakkuru, Raypuram and Mallasandra wards of Bangalore, India.
Jeevan believes we need to substantially increase the recycling of our products to optimize resources for climate action.
Viet Nguyen
Sourcing Analyst
Viet is responsible for researching, sourcing, and analyzing the Vietnamese carbon market. Moreover, he analyses market data and highlights opportunities. Viet believes that the growth of renewable energy must be parallel with ecosystem protection and social livelihood development, which not only minimizes carbon footprint but also illustrates a sustainable direction for global-goals achievement.
He has two years of experience working on the circular economy, integrated water system and renewable energy. He contributed to an international loan from reputation lenders ADB, JICA, EFA. Additionally, he is a co-author of a science journal article published on Bioresource Technology. He holds an Environmental Engineering degree.
Ivan Nicholas
Communication Officer
Based in Indonesia, Ivan supports our internal and external marketing and communication outreach. He has several experiences in social media campaigns and TV production, but he believes his true calling to work with environmental issues led him to shift his field of work to communications.
He was previously an intern for WWF Indonesia and was responsible for handling the Shark Conservation Campaign, where he wrote articles, created graphic designs, and handled the Sustainable Seafood event. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a study focus on Multinational Corporations at Binus University and previously studied Film Production at SAE Institute.
Sayee Saran
Associate Project Manager
Sayee is based in India and holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering. His primary responsibilities as a part of the business development team are to source new clients from renewable energy and nature-based projects. Before, he interned at Coral Future in Market Research, where he successfully established contacts with agroforestry technology providers and renewable energy clients locally.
He believes in a world where everyone can live sustainably and in harmony with the environment. Sayee is keen on acquiring competencies in carbon marketing to make the data publicly accessible. He loves to take on side projects and is always on the lookout to learn new skills to become a better version of himself.
SANTOSH SINGH
CEO & Founder
Santosh has more than 16 years of project development and sustainability consulting experience, leading teams globally. He has managed over 350 clean technology projects and delivering about 40 million tons in carbon credits and other environmental attributes. These projects have mobilised over 200m USD in climate finance and close to 1.5b USD in direct investments creating direct and indirect co-benefits to the local communities.
Having worked in Mumbai, Zurich, Bangkok, Singapore, New York and Jakarta, Santosh has advised numerous multinational companies on GHG inventory data, reporting and setting greenhouse gas reduction targets, climate finance and carbon neutral strategies.
He is optimistic that with urgent climate action, we may still be able to lessen the harmful impacts of climate change.
ZAOSH ELAVIA
Senior Manager – Sourcing and Operations
Zaosh has more than 14 years of experience in Carbon, ESG, Renewable Energy, Green Buildings, CSR, and Sustainability. He holds a Master’s Degree in ‘Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship from the School of Social Work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Bombay.
His passion lies in solving complex, interrelated problems such as climate change, social and economic inequality, and environmental degradation.
In his role at Coral Future, Zaosh is responsible for developing innovative models for sourcing new projects and providing operational insights on our carbon offset portfolio, besides providing managerial and strategic inputs across our global operations.
KAMILA DIAS
Business Development Manager
Kamila is based in France and leads our business development efforts in the European market. Kamila works on the research on corporate sustainability commitments and drivers. With her background in hospitality management, Kamila focuses on building and managing new clients especially in carbon offsets and RECs sales in the region.
Previously she has worked on projects addressing food waste recycling. Kamila has taken courses in food innovation, sustainable farming, logistics, sustainability and Brazilian agriculture. She is eager to support awareness about the importance of food and agriculture systems to increase the positive impact on sustainable production.
Kamila is passionate about supporting companies in changing their business model into sustainable pathways.
NITHYA KALYANI AVINASH
HR & Admin Officer
Nithya has always been fascinated with people and has a passion for engaging and helping them, thus why she decided to pursue a career in human resources. Belonged to our HR team, she is responsible for all HR activity, administration, company policies, and the growth of our team. She is systematic, organized, and not afraid to take a challenge.
Based in India, she holds two master’s degrees from different majors, Biotech and Human Resource & Marketing. She has previous HR experience in various companies. She’s a determined individual with a dream of making a visible contribution to the growth of our organization.
WANUTPONG SIRIWIPHANAN
Climate Change Associate
Wanutpong, who we call Po, graduated with a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering and then pursued his Masters in Waste Management. Here presents the new generation who is passionate to drive climate mitigation programs.
Po previously worked as a researcher in public and private sectors in Thailand. At Coral Future, he sources and develops carbon reduction projects as a Climate Change Associate. With his engineering background and an inclination toward research, he has impeccable insights on Water, Waste, Carbon Capture, and more.
Po advocates the urgency of climate action and believes his efforts with Coral Future will drive innovation and financial investments to reduce GHG emissions globally.
TAM NGUYEN
Senior Consultant - Projects and Advisory Services
Tam holds a Master’s degree in Environmental and Chemical Engineering. She is currently responsible for carbon offsetting projects in Viet Nam as a Climate Change Associate in Coral Future while developing projects under international carbon standards such as VCS, CDM, the Gold Standard, I-REC, GCC.
Tam has more than four years of experience in consulting companies with CDM projects as an Environment and Chemistry researcher and a business professional. In addition, she has led several environmental training courses. She is the first author of scientific journal articles published in International Journals such as Hydrometallurgy and Material Transactions.
Warrapol Thawilapwattana
Climate Change Associate
Warrapol is part of our Thailand team. He has a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Energy transition with a specialisation in project feasibility. He brings his experiences in the engineering business, renewable energy and sustainable development to advise solutions that bring business viability and environmental benefits together.
Warrapol says the sooner we tackle the climate crisis, the fewer impacts we will confront in the future. He advocates the importance of understanding that the change has to happen ‘now’. He helps our clients with project monitoring, reporting, verification along with business development and sourcing projects that align with our company values and mission.
Azzahra Ashafahani
Nature-Based Solutions Analyst
Azzahra is responsible for sourcing and growing our Nature-Based Solutions project portfolio in Indonesia. Her primary focus is on forest conservation/restoration, blue carbon and agriculture projects. She is involved with relevant stakeholders on board, including public-private entities, concession holders, government agencies, and relevant NGOs.
Having obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Oceanography, she has knowledge of ocean processes, SDG-14 and the Indonesia Sustainable Ocean Program. She actively follows insights on coastal and marine NbS as mitigation and/or adaptation solutions.
She believes as we are getting closer to the snowballing climate crisis, driving meaningful change within Coral Future’s vision will be some of the most valuable tasks in her career.
LOKESH SINGH
Business Development Manager
Lokesh handles our market research and business development portfolio. He keeps a tab on market trends to ensure our team has an overview of projects worldwide. He is involved in carbon portfolio management and client outreach. Other than lead generation, Lokesh works closely with the Marketing team to drive outreach at scale.
He comes from a hospitality background and brings great value to our customer services. Lokesh switched to environmental consultancy after realising the urgency to push for sustainability in the hospitality sector. He believes carbon neutrality is the future and wants to be at the forefront of enabling this change.
Jeevan H L
Associate Project Manager
Jeevan is part of our India team and assists in lead generation and data collection. He also works with our corporate sustainability team to deliver advisory services reviewing technical documents prepared by team members, auditors, project owners and partners.
He holds a graduation degree in Mechanical Engineering and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Political Science. Previously, he was a documentation officer during the COVID-19 outbreak with vulnerable and marginalized communities in Byatarayanapura, Jakkuru, Raypuram and Mallasandra wards of Bangalore, India.
Jeevan believes we need to substantially increase the recycling of our products to optimize resources for climate action.
Viet Nguyen
Sourcing Analyst
Viet is responsible for researching, sourcing, and analyzing the Vietnamese carbon market. Moreover, he analyses market data and highlights opportunities. Viet believes that the growth of renewable energy must be parallel with ecosystem protection and social livelihood development, which not only minimizes carbon footprint but also illustrates a sustainable direction for global-goals achievement.
He has two years of experience working on the circular economy, integrated water system and renewable energy. He contributed to an international loan from reputation lenders ADB, JICA, EFA. Additionally, he is a co-author of a science journal article published on Bioresource Technology. He holds an Environmental Engineering degree.
Ivan Nicholas
Communication Officer
Based in Indonesia, Ivan supports our internal and external marketing and communication outreach. He has several experiences in social media campaigns and TV production, but he believes his true calling to work with environmental issues led him to shift his field of work to communications.
He was previously an intern for WWF Indonesia and was responsible for handling the Shark Conservation Campaign, where he wrote articles, created graphic designs, and handled the Sustainable Seafood event. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a study focus on Multinational Corporations at Binus University and previously studied Film Production at SAE Institute.
Sayee Saran
Associate Project Manager
Sayee is based in India and holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering. His primary responsibilities as a part of the business development team are to source new clients from renewable energy and nature-based projects. Before, he interned at Coral Future in Market Research, where he successfully established contacts with agroforestry technology providers and renewable energy clients locally.
He believes in a world where everyone can live sustainably and in harmony with the environment. Sayee is keen on acquiring competencies in carbon marketing to make the data publicly accessible. He loves to take on side projects and is always on the lookout to learn new skills to become a better version of himself.