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About me

Hi, I'm Isabel

I believe every business can have a positive impact on the planet, and that growth and responsibility go hand in hand. I help small and medium-sized businesses get there, from chaos to clarity.

Why I do this My path
9+ years in international operations
MBA Sustainable Business · BSL
EN · FR · ES
Why I do this

Responsible
and efficient

"I think globally, but I speak your language."

I have always felt a deep connection with nature. And I have always believed there are ways to use our natural resources more responsibly, and more efficiently at the same time.

For me, those two ideas are not in conflict. Using fewer resources usually means lower costs, less waste and a business that is better prepared for the future.

That conviction is why I started my own consultancy: to show the businesses I work with that every one of them can have a positive impact on the planet, and that growth and responsibility can go hand in hand.

The idea that guides my work

Growing inside
the doughnut

Economist Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics draws a simple picture: a safe and just space between a social foundation, what people need to live well, and an ecological ceiling, the limits our planet can support.

Businesses thrive best when they grow inside that space. I bring this idea to everyday decisions about costs, suppliers, processes and reporting. Not as theory, but as practical choices that make your business stronger.

Inspired by Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth (2017)

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Use resources wisely

Efficiency that lowers your costs and reduces the pressure on nature.

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Create value for people

Fair work, good suppliers and strong communities around your business.

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Grow within the limits

Decisions that keep your business and the planet healthy in the long term.

My path

Every place
taught me something

Colombia · Valle del Cauca

Coordinating people

Here I learned that good operations are, above all, about people. Not coordinating from a boss's chair, but understanding everyone's needs and working together with them.

Logistics for national elections · team of 15
2013
Spain · Valencia

Every cent counts

Running a restaurant chain, I saw how much a business can save when it controls its costs and suppliers, and how good planning tackles the small daily expenses nobody notices.

3 restaurants · 15+ people
2015
Switzerland · Geneva

Many cultures, one team

Organising conferences at UN headquarters, I learned to work across cultures and languages, to make budgets add up and to create real synergy in a large team. None of it happened alone.

Up to 280 participants
2019
Switzerland · Zürich

Sustainability at global scale

At Barry Callebaut I built sustainability reporting for multi-year programmes of more than €2 million each, over €10 million together, in Africa, Latin America and Indonesia.

8+ programmes · 3,000+ KPIs
2022
Today · Zürich

Isabel Peláez Consulting

Bringing it all together for SMEs, entrepreneurs and startups: from chaos to clarity, within the limits of our planet.

Strategy · Operations · Finance · Sustainability
How I work

What you can
expect from me

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Clarity over complexity

Simple tools you understand and actually use. No jargon, no reports nobody reads.

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With you, not just for you

We implement together, and I stay until it works in your day-to-day.

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Numbers that make sense

Every recommendation is grounded in data and in what it costs or saves.

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Sustainable by default

Growth that lasts: good for your business, your people and the planet.

From chaos to clarity

Let's talk about
your business

Every project starts with a conversation. Book a free 30-minute call, in English, French or Spanish.

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MBA in Sustainable Business, Business School Lausanne · English · French · Spanish