Ms. Margaret O'Gorman

Margaret O’Gorman is a leading authority on corporate sustainability and nature strategy. As CEO of Tandem Global, she guides Fortune 500 companies in integrating nature, climate resilience, and social impact into core business operations. She founded Tandem Global following the 2024 merger of two legacy sustainability organizations and previously led the design of the WHC Certification, the global benchmark for corporate biodiversity uplift.

An accomplished author and speaker, Margaret wrote Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning, a widely used resource for executives. She has twice served as guest editor for Amplify, the Cutter Consortium’s journal on corporate environmental sustainability, and is a frequent speaker and moderator at GreenBiz and other Trellis Inc. events. Margaret also contributes her expertise as a member of BASF’s Nature Advisory Council and the North American Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment Committee, helping shape the private sector’s role in global environmental leadership.

Sub-specialties:
Corporate Environmental Sustainability with a special focus on nature and the intersection of nature, climate resilience and social impact. Attends and participates in UN biodiversity COPs, leads conversations on corporate/nature topics like biodiversity credits, nature frameworks like TNFD and SBTN, IPBES developments, nature strategies, ESG reporting and risk management. Also specializes in corporate-driven but community-centered social impact using nature-based solutions. In addition can speak to employee engagement, environmental education, capacity building and recognition with respect to corporate action for the environment.