Deniz N. Erkuş, CFA, ESG Advisor
Managing Partner and Founder of Sidemi Business Consulting GmbH
International Consultant to UNDP
Former Corporate Warrior, Catalyst and Change Maker for Holistic Sustainability
Leveraging insights from nearly three decades navigating the complexities of the global corporate landscape, Deniz Erkuş now propels us into a new era of finance: a thriving planet and empowered people generating shared prosperity. Driven by the critical and increasingly urgent need for a more sustainable and conscious approach to business, she chose her new path to forge vibrant connections between finance & investment with consciousness, a growth mindset, regeneration and action. Her vision is to empower purpose-driven businesses to generate a net positive impact, while mobilizing capital towards a green circular economy that creates a carbon neutral world. She believes in the principle of the Quadruple Bottom line and regenerative framework, for sustainable prosperity by involving future generations in addition to people, Mother Earth, and profits.
Deniz’s vision is to activate and drive private and public capital towards impact investing while supporting game-changing innovation with disruptive business models. A catalyst for convergence, she partners with businesses as an Impact Advisor/Board member leveraging collaboration and regenerative practices to amplify their positive impact and to become pioneering purpose/mission driven businesses. To do this, she leads training sessions, workshops and retreats that equip the investment & finance community with the consciousness and regenerative mindset needed to forge impactful collaborations and partnerships. As Board member, she contributes to the long-term sustainable value creation, guiding strategic foresight, risk management and governance aligned with impact. As a business coach and impact advisor, she ignites and empowers businesses to realize their full impact potential, implement regenerative businesses with measurable positive impact.
As a passionate presenter, she ignites audiences with actionable insights, with her workshops on sustainable & innovative finance, ESG frameworks and conscious leadership, inspiring them to become catalysts for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Deniz inspires the audience to spark exponential change and elevate transformation forward. As an international speaker, also as an UNDP international consultant, she contributed and spoke at various events in Türkiye, Luxembourg, Switzerland (including World Economic Forum in Davos), Azerbaijan, Tanzania, Uganda, the UAE and Brasil, regarding climate financing, circular economy, AI and impact, Impact Measurement and Management, SDG-anchored investing, Innovative Finance, Conscious Leadership for Regenerative Living and Generating Change.
Her quote for regeneration is ‘Make a daily habit of doing one valuable action a day to positively impact the planet and people’s lives.