About me
Yann Wyss is Nestlé’s Global Head for Social Impact and Human Rights. He drives the just transition agenda of the company, with a specific focus on the implementation of Nestlé’s Human Rights Framework and Roadmap and related salient issue action plans.
He started his career at the Swiss Foreign Ministry before joining the team of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business & Human Rights, Pr. John Ruggie. He joined Nestlé in 2011 from the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group) where he participated in the development of IFC’s Performance Standards and advised IFC clients on social and human rights issues across various sectors and geographies.
Yann holds three Master’s degrees in International Human Rights Law, Economics & Social Sciences, and Political Science.