Senior Sustainability Strategy Advisor

Ilias is a sustainability and ESG strategist and certified trainer with ten years of experience helping organisations turn sustainability commitments into workable strategies, with a particular focus on decarbonisation. A civil engineer by training, he combines a strong technical background with hands-on experience in business strategy, complex project management, business development and executive training.

His work centres on sustainability and ESG strategies, green-transition roadmaps and action plans, carbon footprint assessment and management, and climate monitoring and reporting frameworks. In his collaboration with Sympraxis Team, he supports client organisations in shaping their sustainability strategies, as well as in CSRD/ESRS and GRI reporting, double materiality assessments, stakeholder engagement and environmental and social impact assessments.

He has led the design and coordination of sustainable recovery strategies for wildfire-affected regions, including Northern Evia and Evros, integrating renewable energy, energy communities, energy efficiency, circular economy, climate resilience, biodiversity and sustainable mobility. He also authored a sustainability guide for Greek cities that formed the basis of three cities’ applications to the EU Mission for 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.

He has advised organisations in telecommunications, energy, food, hospitality and tourism, packaging, smart cities and accessibility, linking environmental and social priorities with operational feasibility, financial viability and impact measurement.

As an EOPPEP-certified trainer, he has designed and delivered more than 1,200 hours of training on sustainability, ESG and renewable energy for vocational centres, technical schools, colleges and corporate programmes, and is a Professor at the Hellenic Army Engineer Officers Technical School. He writes on ESG and sustainable development for Efimerida ton Syntakton, Naftemporiki and Dimokratia.

Ilias holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, specialising in offshore renewable energy, both from the National Technical University of Athens, and is currently completing the Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Diploma in Decarbonisation in Shipping. Outside work, he draws, acts in theatre and rides horses.