Xavier Houot

Xavier
  • 2008
    Moved to France and currently partner at BearingPoint, heading Sustainability Services
  • 2004
    Worked for Ernst & Young in India
  • 1994
    Moved to Price Waterhouse (PWC) and became a partner in 2001
  • 1991
    Worked for KPMG
  • 1989
    Xavier has worked in management consultancy
  • 1989
    MBA (IAE Paris – Sorbonne)
  • 1988
    Telecom engineering (ENST Bretagne)

Contact me: xavier.houot@bearingpoint.com

  • My expertise

    With 21 years experience in management consulting, Xavier has worked in various domains (strategy, transformation, and the field of marketing, sales, CRM). Since early 2004, he has assisted private companies and public bodies/government organisations to implement Sustainable Development programmes (sustainability strategies & roadmaps, environment and social risks and opportunities assessments, sustainability reporting, CO2 advisory, CSR advisory, environmental performance, amongst others).

    He gained extensive experience in multicultural environments (four years in India, intense exposure to international and multi-cultural environments including US, Japan, Europe and Asia).

    In the field of sustainability, Xavier has led transformation projects in various sectors, in the following disciplines:

    • Sustainability Reporting (GRI G3)
    • CO2 footprinting and Kyoto Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) advisory services
    • Sustainability Strategy and roadmap definitions
    • Sustainability (Environment, Social and Societal) risks frameworks definitions
    • CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programme management

    The main sectors Xavier has worked with are Retail, Consumer Products, Process Industries, Banks, Government and Public Services, Industrial products and Agriculture

  • My contribution

    • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 launch, India, Mumbai & Delhi
    • Sustainability risks and opportunities in emerging markets, Amsterdam, CIES
    • CII-ITC Asia Sustainability summit, Delhi
    • Multiple articles on Sustainability and Sustainability Reporting: various business magazines and business newspapers
    • Multiple articles and interviews on “Doing business in India”