Anthi Charalambous is a Chemical Engineer by background, graduated from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and holds MSc in Environmental Engineering, Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and P.Dipl. in Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Anthi Charalambous has 25 years of professional experience in several posts and positions and countries in the fields of energy and environment i.e. environmental protection, climate change, circular economy, renewables, energy efficiency; out of which 5 years in the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) as the Director of Energy & Environment Department, 8 years as the Director of the Cyprus Energy Agency, 1 year in the European Commission DG ENER (former DG TREN), 3 years as Energy Attaché of Cyprus in Brussels, 3 years in the Cyprus Institute of Energy (Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry in Cyprus), and several years as expert. Therefore, her experience covers a wide range of stakeholders: NGOs, Public administration, Policy Makers, EU institutions, Private Sector etc. During her professional career has organised many hundreds of capacity building workshops, has developed participatory processes for stakeholders for several environmental/energy topics. Particular attention was given in her professional education. She is an approved VET trainer for the topics of renewables, energy management, greenhouse gases verification, circular economy and solid waste management.
Participating as national expert in the ISO Committees: ISO/TC 207/SC 5/JWG 14 Joint ISO/TC 207/SC 5 – ISO/TC 323 WG: Secondary materials, ISO/TC 323 Circular economy, ISO/TC 323/WG 5 Product circularity data sheet, ISO/TMBG/SAG_ESG Strategic Advisory Group on Environmental, social, governance (ESG) ecosystem, CYS/MC 5/SC 2 Energy Performance of Buildings, CYS/MC 14.3 Sustainable & Resilient Cities, CYS/MC 15.01 Circular Economy, CYS/MC 15.04 Environmental Advisory Bodies (IEC ACEA, CEN-CLC SABE). Nominated as member in the CEN/CENELEC Industry Advisory Forum and nominated as champion for the circular economy Working Group for the year 2021. Elected Chairwoman of the International Solar Energy Society (Cyprus) for the period 2022-2025. Nominated in the Climate Change Committee of the International Alliance of Women for the period 2023-2025.