Dr. Souha Bel Haj Messaoud

Dr. Souha Bel Haj Messaoud is a conformity assessment and sustainability governance expert with over 15 years of experience across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. A former verifier at Normec Verifavia with direct operational experience across UKAS, COFRAC and SAC accreditation frameworks, she brings practitioner expertise that most consultants in this space do not have.

She is the Founder of Eco Fluent Solutions, a Paris-based consultancy specialising in ISO 17029 accreditation systems for verification and validation bodies (VVBs) and in ESG compliance structuring for European SMEs facing supply chain sustainability demands.

Core Expertise

• ISO 17029 & ISO 14065 Accreditation Systems
• Sustainability Assurance Systems & VVB Governance
• CSRD, ESRS, VSME & EU Taxonomy Compliance
• Carbon Markets & Regulatory Mechanisms (EU ETS, CBAM, F-Gas, MRV)
• ESG Compliance Structuring for SMEs under Supply Chain Pressure
• GRI Standards & Sustainability Reporting

Professional Experience

• Founder of Eco Fluent Solutions (Paris)
• Quality Safety Environment Manager & Verifier - Normec Verifavia - operational delivery across EU ETS, EU MRV, UK MRV, CBAM and F-Gas regulatory systems; direct engagement with UKAS, COFRAC and SAC accreditation bodies
• Quality and Environmental Management - Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan - ISO-based quality systems implementation in a large-scale international manufacturing environment

Academic & Teaching Engagement

• Visiting Professor – ICN Business School, France - Sustainable Supply Chain Management & Responsible Procurement
• GRI-Certified Instructor - M.C. Mehta Center for Education and Research (MCMCER)

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering – University of Tokyo – chemical engineering is inherently operational, rooted in industrial processes and quality control. This foundation informed a natural transition into conformity assessment, governance systems and sustainability management across industrial environments.

Research, Thought Leadership & Publications

• illuminem Voice : publishing on ISO 17029, VVB accreditation, CSRD, greenwashing regulation and SME ESG structuring
• Active content creator : practical guidance on ISO 17029 accreditation systems, ESG compliance and sustainability governance for VVBs and SMEs

Key Highlights

• Polyglot : French, English and Arabic; intermediate Spanish and Japanese
• Unique integration of field experience, regulatory expertise and academic teaching

Professional Focus

Dr. Bel Haj Messaoud's work is driven by one conviction: that sustainability requirements should be understandable and operational, not just compliant on paper. She bridges the gap between regulation and reality translating complex frameworks into systems that organisations can actually build, use and sustain.