Kiara Conings is a communications and sustainability professional with experience spanning strategic communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement, sustainability advisory, and business consulting. Having worked in both start-up and international corporate environments across Belgium and Malta, she combines strong communication skills with a strategic and results-driven mindset. Throughout her career, Kiara has supported organisations with communication strategies, brand positioning, stakeholder engagement, sustainability reporting, and business transformation projects. Her background in Public Relations and Strategic Communications, combined with hands-on consulting experience, enables her to translate complex topics into clear, practical, and engaging solutions. Alongside her professional role, she remains active in communications and marketing through influencer management, content strategy, and supporting local businesses with their communication initiatives. Fluent in Dutch, French, and English, Kiara enjoys working with diverse teams and helping organisations build meaningful connections with their stakeholders.

Kiara Conings

Kiara Conings is a communications and sustainability professional with experience spanning strategic communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement, sustainability advisory, and business consulting. Having worked in both start-up and international corporate environments across Belgium and Malta, she combines strong communication skills with a strategic and results-driven mindset. Throughout her career, Kiara has supported organisations with communication strategies, brand positioning, stakeholder engagement, sustainability reporting, and business transformation projects. Her background in Public Relations and Strategic Communications, combined with hands-on consulting experience, enables her to translate complex topics into clear, practical, and engaging solutions. Alongside her professional role, she remains active in communications and marketing through influencer management, content strategy, and supporting local businesses with their communication initiatives. Fluent in Dutch, French, and English, Kiara enjoys working with diverse teams and helping organisations build meaningful connections with their stakeholders.

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Kiara Conings is a communications and sustainability professional with experience spanning strategic communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement, sustainability advisory, and business consulting. Having worked in both start-up and international corporate environments across Belgium and Malta, she combines strong communication skills with a strategic and results-driven mindset.

Throughout her career, Kiara has supported organisations with communication strategies, brand positioning, stakeholder engagement, sustainability reporting, and business transformation projects. Her background in Public Relations and Strategic Communications, combined with hands-on consulting experience, enables her to translate complex topics into clear, practical, and engaging solutions.

Alongside her professional role, she remains active in communications and marketing through influencer management, content strategy, and supporting local businesses with their communication initiatives. Fluent in Dutch, French, and English, Kiara enjoys working with diverse teams and helping organisations build meaningful connections with their stakeholders.

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Language

Dutch
Fluent
French
Advanced
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Executive Sustainability - Business Consulting Services at Grant Thornton - Malta
January 1, 2025 - Present
Supported clients across ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, funding opportunity identification, emissions calculations, and climate transition planning, with a focus on integrating sustainability into core business processes. Led internal sustainability reporting coordination and drove implementation of actions and policies to ensure consistent practice across the organization.
Senior Executive Sustainability - Business Consulting Services at Grant Thornton - Malta
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Build sustainability capabilities from the ground up and work across two strategic fronts. Support clients with ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, funding opportunity support, emissions calculations, and climate transition planning, with a focus on integrating sustainability into core business processes. Lead internal sustainability reporting coordination and drive implementation of actions and policies to ensure the firm practices what it promotes.
Senior Consultant Sustainability - Business Risk Services at Grant Thornton - Belgium
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Advised in a corporate environment on sustainability and business risk services, gaining experience working in varied teams and developing insights for clients. Focused on sustainability strategy, narrative development, and reporting, while handling own projects and client deliverables across different industries.
Communication & Marketing Manager at Okret - Belgium
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Owned project-based communication and marketing strategy for a circular fashion start-up. Responsible for content planning and execution across social media channels, outlined and delivered the marketing plan and campaign planning, and managed a second-hand reseller platform for kids clothing. Also supported website re-branding content, and executed pop-up events and various activities to increase awareness of alternative shopping ways.
Senior Consultant Sustainability - Business Risk Services at Grant Thornton - Belgium
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
As a sustainability consultant in a corporate environment, worked in multidisciplinary teams to create insights and guide companies toward more sustainable ways of working. Main focus included sustainability strategy, narrative development, and reporting, with experience across different industries. Managed own projects and client deliverables.

Education

Master Strategic Communications, Media & Marketing at VUB - Brussels
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Sustainability Management at Vlerick Business School - Brussels
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor Public Relations at Thomas More - Mechelen
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Master Strategic Communications, Media & Marketing at VUB - Brussels
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Sustainability Management at Vlerick Business School - Brussels
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Retail, Other