Melisa Cerizza has over 22 years’ experience helping brands to better understand and monitor their supply chains. She has conducted over 1000 audits in more than 70 countries across a wide variety of industries including apparel, food, electronics, hardlines, renewable energies, and conflict minerals. Past work includes assessing wind farms (50), ship yards, vessels, refineries, and mines in Europe, USA, and Africa according to OECD Guidelines, UN Guiding Principles, and ILO core conventions. She has conducted agricultural audits and assessed migrant worker conditions on farms in Italy, Spain, and Greece. She led a supply chain mapping project including home workers in Southeast Asia. An authority on traceability and animal welfare, she has directed projects on tracing wool, cashmere, angora, and leather sourcing in Europe, India, Australia, and China.

Melisa previously worked as a senior social auditor for UL and Specialized Technology Resources (STR) for over 11 years.

Melisa has a PhD in Literature from the Universitá degli Studi di Milano. She is a Certified Social Compliance Auditor (CSCA) through APSCA and further certified for ISO 14001-14011 and SA8000. She has completed training relating to forest resources management and climate change and human health through the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Additionally, she has a diploma in international cooperation and development from ISPI – Studies for International Politics. Melisa is fluent in Italian, English, French, and Spanish.