“Environmental issues are often about injustice and human dignity,” explains Diána Denke, co-founder and president of Fair Carbon, an organisation specialising in the blue carbon market. 

While studying at Corvinus, Diána wrote her thesis on a climate change-related topic: climate refugees. Her love of nature and sensitivity to environmental and sustainability issues have been with her since childhood. Nevertheless, she began her professional career in the pharmaceutical industry, where she gained the strong business foundations needed to build her own venture. Later, she decided to follow her “inner calling” and, after completing her MBA at INSEAD, turned her attention to the environmental sector. 

Today, as President of Fair Carbon, she leads an organisation working to tackle climate change by connecting the reduction of carbon emissions and the conservation of natural marine and coastal ecosystems with support for local communities. 

Watch the alumni video featuring Diána Denke here: