Meet the people behind ALO.
ALO was founded by five sustainability professionals with backgrounds spanning corporate sustainability, engineering, environmental management and consulting.
Our experience covers water security, climate risk, nature and biodiversity, circularity, EHS, sustainability strategy and implementation across Latin America, North America and other international markets.
Kathia Elizondo
Founder & Managing Director
Sustainability Strategy · Water Security · Impact Valuation · Circularity
Kathia has more than 12 years of experience integrating sustainability into business strategy across Latin America and the United States. Her work focuses on water security, circular economy, environmental risk and the valuation of sustainability impacts. She has led water efficiency and wastewater management programs across manufacturing operations in Latin America, long-term strategic planning for Water Funds, and sustainability strategy development for multinational companies. Kathia also specializes in Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™), developing models that quantify and monetize the business value of sustainability initiatives.
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Mauricio López Sada
Founder & Managing Director
Climate Risk · Nature & Biodiversity · Water Security · Analytics
Mauricio has more than 12 years of experience in natural resource management, climate risk, water security, nature and biodiversity, and sustainability analytics. His work ranges from individual manufacturing sites and watersheds to regional and global programs. He has developed climate and sustainability risk methodologies, led climate scenario analyses using geospatial data and long-term projections, and supported the financial quantification of climate risks. His water experience includes Source Vulnerability Assessments, Water Management Plans and strategic water security and resilience planning.
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José Rodríguez
Founder & Managing Director
Water & Resource Efficiency · Circularity & EPR · EHS · Stakeholder Engagement
José has more than 12 years of experience in corporate sustainability and consulting, with work across the United States, Latin America and Europe. His experience spans water and energy efficiency, water security, climate and decarbonization, circularity and EPR, and EHS. Before consulting, José held environmental sustainability and EHS roles at PepsiCo, where he led resource-efficiency initiatives, environmental compliance programs and capital projects across manufacturing and R&D operations. He also leads multi-stakeholder programs and facilitates collaborative processes around water security and sustainability.
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Ariadna Rodríguez
Founder & Managing Director
Sustainability Strategy · ESG & CSRD · Data & Performance · Water & Climate
Ariadna has more than 11 years of international experience in sustainability strategy and program management across Latin America and North America. Her work combines sustainability strategy, ESG reporting and data governance with water, climate and energy management. She has led multi-year sustainability strategies, developed ESG governance and performance systems, and supported companies preparing for CSRD requirements and other reporting frameworks. Her experience also includes water risk assessments, water stewardship strategies and resilience planning in high-risk basins across Latin America.
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Sebastian Sistos
Founder & Managing Director
Water Security · AWS · Source Vulnerability · Replenishment
Sebastian has more than 10 years of experience in water security and sustainability, supporting multinational companies across Latin America, the United States and other international markets. He specializes in water stewardship, Source Vulnerability Assessments, Water Management Plans, AWS implementation and certification, and water balance and replenishment strategies. His work combines watershed and hydrogeological analysis with site-level operational assessments and has included multi-site water programs in Mexico, the United States and South Africa, as well as national-scale replenishment programs and nature-based solutions.
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