Michelle Pontré

Michelle Pontré joined ICMM in March 2023 as Manager for ESG Reporting and Skills Initiative. Her key areas of focus include community resilience and sustainability reporting under the Global Reporting Initiative.

Prior to joining ICMM, Michelle built her expertise in the areas of s​​​​​​​ocial performance, human rights, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and Indigenous engagement through 10+ years working in extractives across a number of jurisdictions and operating contexts.

Outside of work, Michelle seeks to strengthen her expertise in best practice social performance in conflict-affected areas through volunteer support for the secretariat of the Voluntary Principles Initiative and the International Humanitarian Law practice team of the Australian Red Cross.

Michelle is a qualified lawyer, with an LLB and a BA from the University of Western Australia as well as an LLM in Sustainable International Development from the University of Washington.