Rubi Rajbanshi Soares is a highly educated and experienced professional in the field of engineering and sustainability. **Rubi is skilled at ESG strategy including reaching SBTi goals, greenhouse gas inventories, life cycle analysis (LCA) calculations, and supporting companies with greening their supply chains.** Rubi earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. She continued her education at Northwestern University, where she obtained her Master's degree in Environmental Engineering in 2008. She has a deep understanding of chemical processes and their impact on the environment, as well as the principles of sustainable development and resource management. Throughout her career, Rubi has held various roles in the engineering and sustainability fields. She has worked as a Sustainability Manager at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, where she was responsible for developing and implementing sustainable practices and policies within transportation, including one of the first green roofs at the agency. She also served as the Director of Science at Vert Science, a company that specializes in understanding product footprints for apparel. Rubi is also a successful entrepreneur. She is the owner of Terrascope Consulting, a consulting firm that offers sustainability and environmental engineering solutions to businesses and organizations. She has helped clients such as Hershey, Philip Morris International, and Unilever to better understand their corporate and product footprints, and develop strategies that align with the ever changing world of sustainability. Rubi is known for her thorough, practical, and thoughtful approach to sustainability, and her ability to create bespoke solutions for clients.

Rubi Rajbanshi Soares

Experienced Sustainability Professional with over 15 years experience in environmental and product impacts

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Publications

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Criterion Pollutant and Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

2011

Competition among invading ascidians and a native mussel

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

2007

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S., Chemical Engineering / 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Northwestern University

M.S., Environmental Engineering / 2008

Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Experience

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Sustainability Manager / 2009 — 2016

Recommended and drove the verification of yearly Green House Gas and Criteria Air Pollutant Inventories as well as the purchase of carbon offsets. Calculated the carbon footprint across all facilities with The Climate Registry (TCR). ■ Shepherded the agency to participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the first time, and worked on GRI reporting for airport sustainability plans.

Vert Science

Director of Science / January, 2022 — September, 2023

Founding team of startup that measured the environmental footprint of CPG products using smart meters. ■ Conceptualized and created MVP for software that measured cradle to grave impacts of manufacturing, using, transporting, and discarding products, based on LCA principles. ■ Worked with factories to more accurately measure water and energy use in the manufacture of products. ■ Formulated partnerships with best in class innovative companies to track and decarbonize supply chains, and managed client accounts.

Terrascope Consulting

Owner / January, 2018 — Present

■ LCAs: Conducted several cradle to gate LCAs on packaging and products for apparel and food brands using openLCA and ecoinvent. Based on LCA principles, developed Excel-based tools to assist brands (e.g. Allbirds and Reformation) in calculating carbon footprints of future products. ■ Waste & Recycling: Researched and developed recommendations on recycling and compostable materials for major brands. Researched and proposed an alternative Container Redemption Value (CRV) for the CalRecycle Beverage Container program for beverage client. ■ GHG Inventory and Strategy: Worked with F500 brands to develop GHG inventories covering Scopes 1-3, develop carbon reduction strategies, and pull and visualize data insights. GHG Verifier for the Airport Carbon Accreditation Program. Brands include FritoLay, Kopu Water, ettitude, and Pelican Products.

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