Filipa Newton
Filipa is a senior water and sustainability expert, auditor, and consultant with more than 20 years of experience in water efficiency, environmental systems, and sustainability assessments. She holds a master’s degree in environmental engineering from NOVA University Lisbon (Dipl.-Ing., equivalent to M.Sc.), with specializations in Environmental Management Systems, Auditing, Modelling, and Environmental Impact Assessment.
With a career spanning environmental systems, sustainable finance, public policy, and the Water-Energy-Climate and WEFE (Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems) nexus, Filipa brings a strongly interdisciplinary approach to sustainability. She is an accredited assessor for the Hydropower Sustainability Standard and a certified Lead Auditor for the AQUA+ Water Efficiency Standard, with additional expertise in ESG, circular economy, and sustainable infrastructure. Her work includes contributions to assessments and advisory projects for buildings, infrastructure, hydropower developments, and communities in Portugal and internationally.
As CEO and Chief for the Water-Energy Nexus at Infinite.ε consulting, she supports companies, communities, and river basin initiatives in designing and implementing sustainable strategies based on internationally recognized standards and purpose-driven solutions.
Filipa has developed and delivered research, consultancy, strategic advisory, stakeholder engagement, and public policy initiatives for governments, international organizations, and private sector clients. Her areas of focus include water efficiency, integrated water resources management, and the energy–climate transition. She actively participates in sectoral working groups and networks at national, European, international, and Lusophone levels.
She founded and chaired (2022–2023) the Water-Energy Nexus Working Group of the European Energy Network (EnR), promoting international cooperation on sustainable finance, product labelling, and green skills.
Filipa is a full member of the Portuguese Order of Engineers and serves as a Lead Policy Expert and Expert Evaluator for the European Commission.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Email: filipanewton@infinitelements.pt
