Vali Marszalek Director, ESG

Vali Marszalek is our ESG Director and CEE Regional Sustainability Leader, with more than ten years of experience in sustainability, ESG, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. At Forvis Mazars, she supports organisations in responding to evolving European regulatory requirements and developing effective ESG governance, reporting and compliance frameworks. She leads projects involving the establishment of ESG governance structures, double materiality assessments, climate risk evaluations, greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, the development of ESG strategies, and the implementation of sustainability reporting processes and systems. She has particular expertise in ESG governance and compliance frameworks, integrating sustainability into business processes, and preparing organisations for regulatory requirements, independent verification and sustainability due diligence processes.

Vali serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Global Compact Network Croatia and as a member of the ISCEA International Standards Board – Sustainability Council. Through these roles, she contributes to advancing sustainability governance, responsible business conduct and international best practices related to supply chain sustainability, human rights and environmental due diligence, and sustainable value chain management.

Vali also specialises in pay transparency, equal pay and gender equality, including assessments of organisational readiness and compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. She is accredited to conduct audits as part of the EQUAL-SALARY certification process and is certified to perform participatory gender audits under the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO). She has completed ITCILO programmes in gender-neutral job evaluation and equal pay policy frameworks and is also certified to conduct social audits and verification in accordance with ISO 26000.