Mikko has over 30 years of hands-on and diverse operational experience in environmental and social due diligence, assessment and risk management, sustainable finance including capital markets, as well as ESG and impact investing and reporting. 

Mikko is Lead Financial Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Controller Department, operating as a lead technical expert and advisor in sustainability impact, risk and opportunities, sustainable finance and sustainability reporting, including EU, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, and other globally recognized sustainability reporting frameworks. In his previous role at IFC, Mikko was Senior Manager in the Environmental and Social Policy and Risk Department, acting as the custodian and guardian of IFC’s Environmental and Social policies and standards. 

Prior to joining IFC in 2020, Mikko was at the EBRD for over 21 years, managing EBRD's E&S Policy framework, managing E&S risks on projects across sectors, linking sustainability considerations to the project risk, institutional reputation risks and the clients’ bottom line as well as developing approaches to promote impactful climate, green and sustainable finance including Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds, impact investing and reporting, SDGs and sustainability initiatives.