Christine Kohl-Zaugg is Principal at EcoPulse. She obtained her M.S. in Environmental Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich (ETHZ). Christine has nearly a decade’s experience in the strategic environmental and sustainability arena. During her career, Christine has worked for a national science institute, several environmental consultancies - including a large environmental engineering group and a PR/media oriented company, as well as a governmental agency. She currently serves on the Pacific Industrial Business Association (PIBA) Board of Directors, acting as a liaison to its Sustainable Business Practices (SBP) committee. Over the course of the past years, she has been active in a number of leading organizations linking the environment and the economy, including: the Business Environmental Network (BEN), Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) and California Environmental Protection Agency’s (CalEPA) innovative Environmental Management System (EMS) pilot project, which resulted in the creation of a comprehensive and widely adopted vineyard and winery EMS guidebook for the Californian wine industry.