Tom Baumann  包譽文

Tom Baumann 包譽文

Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
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About

Tom has over 25 years experience and has worked with hundreds of organizations in the climate, cleantech, sustainability and digital space. In 2019 Tom was recognized as as a Top 100 Fintech for SDG Influencer.

Tom is co-founder of ClimateCHECK, a professional services company specialized in innovative and trusted solutions for climate change, cleantech and sustainability.

Tom co-founded DigitalMRV in partnership with IOTA to leverage innovative digital technologies to modernize MRV systems in support of climate and sustainability. Tom led the DigitalMRV WG and was lead author of the research for the Open Collaboration with Gold Standard and IOTA.

Tom co-founded NovaSphere, a Canadian non-profit with the mission to engage with stakeholders and create solutions to climate change and sustainability.

Tom co-founded and co-chaired the Climate Chain Coalition – an open global multi-stakeholder network of over 360 organizations in 68 countries focused on advancing blockchain to enhance climate actions.

Tom co-founded several digital start-ups, including Collaborase (used by leading sustainable initiatives for “Standards 2.0”), ScribeHub, DigitalMRV, and Xpansiv as a digital commodities platform, which merged with CBL Markets.

Tom was climate lead at the Blockchain Research Institute, and has also co-authored leading reports on digital solutions for World Bank and ITU.

Tom was founding co-chair of the Hyperledger SIG for Climate Action & Accounting and also founding co-chair of INATBA’s Climate Action Working Group (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications).

Tom was former international chair (2014-2019) of ISO’s climate change standards committee (80 countries) as well as former chair (2009-2014) of IEEE’s climate change technology committee.

Tom co-founded the GHG Management Institute as the global society of GHG professionals (12000 members in 187 countries).

Previously, Tom worked for the largest global GHG certification company and also in a $250M climate fund where he developed the standard for due diligence that is the leading standard used today in Canada by Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Tom has a degree in environmental economics and completed graduate studies in climate change economics. Tom also has degrees in environmental engineering, and completed graduate studies specializing in GHG measurement, air pollution and clean technologies. Tom is a certified knowledge manager and retired professional engineer.

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Experience

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    ClimateCHECK

    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Seattle, USA

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    Toronto, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

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    Geneva Area, Switzerland

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Toronto, Canada Area

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    Oslo Area, Norway

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

Education

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • ISO International Organization for Standardization Graphic

    International Chair, ISO Climate Change Standards Committee (ISO TC207/SC7)

    ISO International Organization for Standardization

    - 5 years 1 month

    Environment

    Tom led the efforts of 80 national standards bodies and 20 international liaison organizations to develop standards to manage and mitigate GHG emissions, as well as to adapt to the effects of climate change and in support of sustainability.
    https://committee.iso.org/home/tc207sc7

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    Advisor, Environmental Engineering Advisory Committee

    Carleton University

    - Present 9 years

    Education

    https://carleton.ca/cee/people/tom-baumann

Honors & Awards

  • Top 100 SDG Influencer

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    This interview is part of a series of interviews featuring Fintech influencers who are doing work that advances our efforts in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

    LATTICE80, in collaboration with FinTech4Good, presents the complete list of Top 100 Fintech for SDG Influencers who are leveraging the power of fintech and blockchain technology to create a positive impact on the future.

Organizations

  • Environmental Careers Organization Canada

    Member, Ethics Committee

    - Present
  • Professional Engineers Ontario

    Member, Registered Professional Engineer

    - Present

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