Cristine Handel
Sustainability Director Sumitomo Biorational Company
Cris Handel is a 25+ year sustainability professional who worked across environmental, social and financial projects. Cris has all her education in agriculture, including a master’s and PhD in plant genetics. She also has strong business experience, having worked for McKinsey and large conglomerates in Brazil and the US. Cris is currently developing a new sustainability function for Sumitomo Biorational company, bringing all the product R&D, manufacturing and trials into “nature market” models, to support the whole agriculture value chain, from farmers to large food and fiber companies.
Seminars
Wednesday 19th August 2026
Overcoming Traceability Bottlenecks to Improve Data Confidence Across the Value Chain
9:30 am
- Exploring recurring system gaps that hinder traceability to reduce uncertainty
- Identifying low-burden documentation options to support wider supplier engagement
- Coordinating approaches across actors to increase traceability consistency
