HERproject Team

Christine Svarer

Director, HERproject | France

Christine leads BSR’s HERproject—our women's empowerment workplace program that brings together global and local companies, business associations, and donors to support women in global supply chains through health, finance, and other curricula.

With more than 15 years working in international development, Christine has substantial global experience in women’s economic empowerment, private-sector development, financial inclusion, value chain development, enterpreneurship, cross-sector partnerships, and social enterprise.

Prior to BSR, Christine was the director of women’s economic empowerment at CARE International, leading the organization’s global work to support 30 million women and give them greater access to and control over economic resources and opportunities. Before that, Christine led CARE International’s work on private-sector development, focusing on inclusive business models and bottom-of-the-pyramid social enterprise development, and significantly expanding CARE’s strategic engagement with companies. Christine also previously worked on building leadership training programs for sustainable development at Lead International and for the United Nations Development Programme. She speaks English, Spanish and Danish.

Christine holds an M.S. in International Development and Business and a B.S. in International Business and Modern Languages, both from Copenhagen Business School. She also holds an Advanced Business Management degree from IESE Business School. 

HERproject Team

Lisa Staxäng

Associate Director | France

Lisa manages and oversees HERproject's partnerships and relationships with brands. In this role, she helps brands to deepen their engagement with HERproject and leverage opportunities for impact.

Prior to joining BSR, Lisa was a lawyer at a corporate law firm in Brussels and Stockholm, where she advised clients on corporate sustainability, compliance, and corporate governance. She previously worked as a law clerk at Stockholm District Court, and she has experience in rule-of-law monitoring under a developing-country context from her missions as a trial observer and board member of the Swedish Section of the International Commission of Jurists. Lisa also disseminated and implemented EU-funded research project on human trafficking for sexual exploitation. 

Lisa holds a Master’s Degree in Development Practice from Sciences Po, Paris, and an LL.M. from Uppsala University. A Swedish native, Lisa also speaks English, French, and German.

HERproject Team

Cherry Lin

Manager | China

Cherry manages the implementation of HERproject, a factory-based initiative focused on improving health and awareness of female workers in South China.

She is responsible for managing the overall implementation of the program, monitoring quality, communicating with brands and factories, and expanding the presence of HERproject throughout the country.  Cherry also works for the Walmart Green Farmer Program, and participates in farm visits during which she communicates with agricultural experts and farms to share best practices for smooth and high-quality farm needs assessments and trainings.

Prior to joining BSR, Cherry worked for Guangdong Overseas Construction Co. Ltd., where she coordinated activities between the Guangzhou headquarters and overseas offices. In this capacity, she developed worker-deployment plans and supported various workers’ trainings.

Cherry holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chongqing University.