Oleksandr Baskov
Associated Partner, Strategy & Sustainability Advisory

About Oleksandr Baskov

Oleksandr is an Associate Partner at RSM Ukraine, specialising in Strategy & Sustainability Advisory. He works with companies, investors, financial institutions and international organisations, helping them navigate strategic challenges, assess business and regulatory risks, and integrate sustainability into their business models and decision-making.

Experience

Oleksandr brings over 20 years of professional experience, including more than 10 years in consulting.
Before moving into consulting, he worked in the private sector, international organisations and technical assistance projects, focusing on energy, environmental protection and resource efficiency.

Throughout his consulting career, Oleksandr has led and delivered projects for Ukrainian and international clients across a broad range of sustainability and ESG-related areas. His experience includes developing sustainability strategies, conducting ESG assessments and risk analyses, evaluating the impact of EU regulations on businesses, supporting decarbonisation initiatives and preparing sustainability reports.Prior to joining RSM Ukraine, 

Oleksandr headed the Sustainability Services Division at Baker Tilly Ukraine and the Sustainability and ESG Division at KPMG in Ukraine.

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Strategy and sustainability: Developing business and sustainability strategies and embedding ESG considerations into corporate governance and business decision-making.
  • Strategic and business analysis: Assessing markets, industries and regulatory developments, including their implications for business models and financial performance.
  • Risk and opportunity assessment: Identifying and evaluating business, ESG and climate-related risks and opportunities, including materiality assessments.
  • ESG readiness and compliance: Assessing management systems and helping companies prepare for the requirements of investors, international financial institutions and supply chain partners.
  • Decarbonisation and climate action: Greenhouse gas emissions accounting, emissions reduction roadmaps, energy efficiency and CBAM-related advisory.
  • Sustainability reporting: Supporting companies in sustainability reporting and ESG disclosures.

In his work, Oleksandr draws on internationally recognised standards and frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, UN Global Compact principles, IFC and EBRD environmental and social requirements, the EcoVadis methodology and the GHG Protocol. He also advises on EU sustainability reporting requirements and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Oleksandr regularly speaks at professional events and contributes expert articles, publications and commentary on sustainability, ESG, climate change and CBAM. Through his work, he helps businesses understand evolving sustainability requirements and translate them into practical business decisions

Education

  • National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Environmental Protection and Ecology