Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina, Philanthropist, Record-Breaking Adventurer, Climate Investor, Best-Selling Author and Human Rights & Sustainability Advisor. She started her professional journey working for Nike across the world and went on to build a global career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur intent on solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.
A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded not one, but two award-winning, non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth, to bridge these two passions. Both take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions around the world to raise funds for their charity partners —with WOAM supporting women who have been subjected to violence and abuse through education and skills training programs, and HER Planet Earth building the climate resiliency of underprivileged women via wildlife conservation, coral restoration and sustainable agriculture projects.
These challenging expeditions involve trekking across remote and untouched places around the world, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, from mountains in the Himalayas and Central Asia, to deserts in the Middle East and Africa.
A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded not one, but two award-winning, non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth, to bridge these two passions. Both take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions around the world to raise funds for their charity partners —with WOAM supporting women who have been subjected to violence and abuse through education and skills training programs, and HER Planet Earth building the climate resiliency of underprivileged women via wildlife conservation, coral restoration and sustainable agriculture projects.
These challenging expeditions involve trekking across remote and untouched places around the world, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, from mountains in the Himalayas and Central Asia, to deserts in the Middle East and Africa.
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Today, Christine also runs her own consultancy business helping clients define their purpose, develop their marketing, communications, CSR and sustainability strategies. In 2023, she co-founded Investors for Climate, private networking events harnessing capital for climate solutions in Singapore and New York City. She is a Board Member and Advisor to several purpose-led organisations in the Social Impact and Sustainability spaces, with a particular focus on Climate Tech, Impact Investing and Cellular Agriculture. She currently sits on the boards of Investible VC, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), Zero Waste SG, Women for Women International and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation.
In 2022, Christine published ‘Wild Wisdom – Life Lessons from Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World’ with Penguin Random House which received wide acclaim, and she has also contributed to international publications such as Forbes, the HuffPost, the Straits Times of Singapore, Thrive Global and the Manila Bulletin Newspaper of the Philippines. Her speaking engagements on Leadership, DEI and Sustainable Development have been hosted by The United Nations, INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Google, Credit Suisse, TEDx and more.
In 2022, Christine published ‘Wild Wisdom – Life Lessons from Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World’ with Penguin Random House which received wide acclaim, and she has also contributed to international publications such as Forbes, the HuffPost, the Straits Times of Singapore, Thrive Global and the Manila Bulletin Newspaper of the Philippines. Her speaking engagements on Leadership, DEI and Sustainable Development have been hosted by The United Nations, INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Google, Credit Suisse, TEDx and more.
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Career Highlights
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Awards & Recognition
- Singapore Association of Trade & Commerce Entrepreneur 100 Award 2023
- Women for Women International Champion 2023
- Vanguard Philanthropist of the Year 2023
- Prestige Women of Power 2023
- Robb Report Thought Leaders 2023
- GGEF Eco Game Changer Award 2022 - Outstanding Achiever - Food and Clean Water Tech Category
- UN Women UK Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women 2021 & 2022
- Certificate of Appreciation - President's Volunteerism Philanthropy Awards 2020 - from Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of the republic of Singapore, for efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to build a Singapore that cares
- Gender Equality Impact Changemaker Award 2020 - awarded by United Women Singapore
- Kindness & Leadership Southeast Asia Leading Lights 2020 - awarded by Women of the Future / Published in the FT
- Tatler Asia's Most Influential - The Impact List 2020
- Golden Door Non-Fiction Essay Award & REX Karmaveer Medal 2020
- 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™ 2016
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Talks & Mentoring Programmes
Watch Christine's interview for Credit Suisse's The Game Changers, her marketing work with Google in Decoding Decisions and her TED Talk on 'How Dreams and Ideas Can Reshape the World.' For those in Singapore, sign up to volunteer with WOAM's Big Sister Programme in support of Pertapis Centre for Women & Girls, or with Brilliant Buddies, Christine's newest mentoring programme, for neurodivergent and differently abled people.
Ultimately, closest to Christine’s heart is her advocacy work for vulnerable groups and the environment, and she considers herself fortunate to have found creative ways to impact the world in a positive manner. Christine grew up between Manila, Paris and Tokyo, and is currently based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and four children.
