Summary
Kai Duan is a senior project manager and sustainability specialist with 11 years of experience leading environmental planning, impact assessment, and industrial pollution reduction initiatives across China and Belt and Road partner countries. At NRDC he develops and delivers Greening BRI projects, translating policy analysis into actionable standards for investors, regulators and industrial stakeholders while convening high-level conferences to drive uptake. Previously at KPMG and RINA he managed ESG due diligence, green finance frameworks, and World Bank/IFC-aligned environmental and social assessments, blending technical rigor with stakeholder coordination. His career spans government, consultancy and NGO sectors, giving him rare fluency in both policy formation at China’s Ministry of Ecology and practical project delivery. Trained in environmental science in the Netherlands and China, he combines strong regulatory knowledge with hands-on remediation and air/energy project experience. Fluent in Chinese and versed in international standards, he quietly bridges technical detail and strategic influence to advance low-carbon transitions.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at 燕山大学
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science (MSc), Environmental Science, Master of Science (MSc), Environmental Science at Wageningen University
English, Chinese