About the Ardea International Podcast

Welcome to our latest podcast! Through this platform, we aim to spotlight trailblazing women who are driving positive change in the ESG space. At Ardea, we believe that showcasing women’s voices is important to move towards a world where everyone is treated fairly and equally; many industries are still difficult to break into for women. 

For this episode, we spoke to Jessica Wan, the current Head of Human Rights/Social Research Lead at Redwheel, a specialist independent investment organisation managing $17.9 billion globally. Jessica is responsible for leading the social research agenda providing internal independent human rights research and advisory services for fund managers throughout financial product lifecycles. 

Jessica has over ten years of experience translating international norms and regulatory requirements on human rights due diligence into practical actions for businesses across roles in the United Nations, consulting, and research.

Currently, Jessica is the Head of Human Rights/Social Research Lead at Redwheel, a specialist independent investment organisation managing $17.9 billion globally. Jessica is responsible for leading the social research agenda providing internal independent human rights research and advisory services for fund managers throughout financial product lifecycles.

Before joining Redwheel, Jessica was a Manager at EY in London, where she co-developed their global methodology on ESG due diligence for private equity clients. For five years, Jessica was a gender specialist at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva and Bangkok (Better Work). As an Associate at BSR in Hong Kong, Jessica spent most of her time travelling across Asia working with buyers and their suppliers to strengthen human rights due diligence systems.