Description

I help European companies navigate CSRD and ESG compliance and connect Brazilian sustainability projects with European impact capital.

My career spans 22+ years across Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Demarest & Almeida (a top Brazilian law firm), and BASF SE, where I held senior roles in both the Tax/Transfer Pricing and Sustainability departments. At BASF, I was a senior member of the team implementing CSRD/ESRS requirements globally, and served as focal point for the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) impact measurement methodology.

Since early 2025, I work independently — advising Brazilian companies and financial institutions on structuring and raising international financing for environmental and social impact projects (€20M+), in partnership with a UK-based Corporate Finance office.

Languages

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
French
Conversational
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Mannheim (up to 50km)

Clarissa Tarapanoff Consulting
Founder & Impact Finance Advisor
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
• • Advising Brazilian companies and financial institutions on structuring and raising international financing for environmental and social impact projects above €20M, in partnership with a British office.
• • Connecting Brazilian project developers with European impact investors including development finance institutions (DEG, Proparco, among others), pension funds, and private impact funds.
• • Identifying and approaching the right international investors for each project profile, bridging the gap between Brazilian developers and European capital markets.
• • Managing the full relationship lifecycle from lead identification through investor dialogue and financing structure negotiation.
Sustainable development Impact Finance Project Management Corporate strategy ESG reporting
BASF SE
Sr. Specialist – Sustainability Reporting, Analytics & Performance Management
October 2021 - January 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
67 Ludwigshafen, Germany
• • Coordinated the implementation of CSRD/ESRS requirements across BASF, coordinating with multiple expert teams globally.
• • Shaped BASF's implementation approach for ISSB sustainability disclosure standards.
• • Served as focal point for the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) — a leading impact measurement and valuation methodology.
• • Supported implementation of EU Taxonomy rules and coordinated assessment of IT solutions for ESG reporting.
• • Coordinated the future implementation of CO2 performance management solutions.
• • Participated in advocacy activities, including drafting responses to public consultations on sustainability reporting frameworks.
BASF SE
Sr. Specialist – Inter-company Transfer Pricing
May 2016 - September 2021 (5 years and 4 months)
67 Ludwigshafen, Germany
• • Held global governance responsibility for inter-company transfer pricing (ICTP) across operational divisions.
• • Regional governance for ICTP topics across the Americas and focal point for ICTP in the Global Shared Services Centre, Berlin.
• • Developed and executed a project to optimize the transfer pricing process across BASF
• • Brazil.
• • Participated in a working group for sustainability topics within Tax and supported CO2 emission neutral growth initiatives.