Experience

2° Investing Initiative

• France
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law and Policy Lead

  • May 2021 - Present

• Policy Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Apr 2021



ClientEarth

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lawyer

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2019

  Lawyer specialising in green finance, corporate disclosure and governance, climate related financial risk. Some highlights include: - Submitted referrals to the FRC on reporting breaches by two oil and gas companies which had failed to adequately disclose climate risks. - Drafted recommendation on regulator implementation of a comprehensive sustainability disclosure framework for the Green Finance Taskforce report to Government: Accelerating Green Finance. - Engage with UK financial regulators (FRC, FCA and PRA) and government departments (BEIS and HM Treasury) to increase regulatory oversight of climate-related financial risk. - Contributed legal research and analysis to the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative on corporate governance and directors’ duties relating to disclosure and management of climate risk. - Produced a research paper (published with WWF, Carbon Tracker Initiative and LGIM) on actions which IOSCO could take to harmonise risk reporting frameworks across global capital markets. - Produced investor briefings warning of risk from legal and market developments relating to corporate disclosure and governance, regulator oversight and investor stewardship activities.



Best Foot Forward, part of the Anthesis Consulting Group PLC

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  Senior Consultant in climate change and sustainability for global specialised sustainability consultancy. Some highlights include:- Researched impact of new environmental reporting regulations and conducted readiness review for an international engineering company on data collection processes and improvements needed to ensure compliance.- Managed large public sector project improving resource efficiency in agriculture and food procurement convening over 20 stakeholders in the grocery sector and providing secretariat function for industry working group.- Authored protocol for compliance with PAS2060 through use of specific carbon management software, implementing organisational procedures and advising on offset certification schemes.- Managed research project to identify legislative and soft law policy interventions to increase re-use and recycling of furniture items.- Team lead and partner to international hotel chain developing global water stewardship programme involving stakeholder consultation, defining goals and priorities, organisational implementation, sector specific strategic advice and reporting to external frameworks.- Assisting FMCG cereal company improve rye agriculture methods involving carbon assessment and developing action plans to reduce environmental impact while maintaining yield.- Conducted first verification of a city carbon assessment using PAS2070 and contributed to process to revise the standard to enhance accounting methodology for clearer policy making.- Analysed and collected emissions data for international FMCG company to inform business strategy including calculating carbon footprint of European operations and supply chain and implementing data management.- Verified greenhouse gas inventory in accordance with ISO14064 to improve inventory management and facilitate external reporting.

• Consultant

  • May 2011 - Jan 2014



Hammonds

• Lawyer

  • 2009 - 2009

  Lawyer in the Corporate Strategy and Finance (Business Recovery & Insolvency) Department. - Advised insolvency practitioners and banks on all aspects of corporate insolvency. - Responsible for insolvency related court applications requiring technical knowledge of insolvency legislation and litigation procedure. - Conducted security reviews for banks and advised insolvency practitioners on sales of a business as a going concern and property sales. Lawyer in the Corporate Strategy and Finance (Business Recovery & Insolvency) Department. - Advised insolvency practitioners and banks on all aspects of corporate insolvency. - Responsible for insolvency related court applications requiring technical knowledge of insolvency legislation and litigation procedure. - Conducted security reviews for banks and advised insolvency practitioners on sales of a business as a going concern and property sales.



SNR Denton

• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lawyer

  • 2004 - 2008

  Lawyer in international trade finance and emerging market finance following training contract. Some highlights include: - Led over 15 emerging market finance projects for BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, EBRD, Standard Bank, and Standard Chartered. - Experience of working in jurisdictions throughout Africa, Asia and South America. - Collaborated with lawyers in Cyprus, BVI, Bermuda, Switzerland, Netherlands and the CIS including coordinating quality standards of delivery and meeting deadlines. Lawyer in international trade finance and emerging market finance following training contract. Some highlights include: - Led over 15 emerging market finance projects for BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, EBRD, Standard Bank, and Standard Chartered. - Experience of working in jurisdictions throughout Africa, Asia and South America. - Collaborated with lawyers in Cyprus, BVI, Bermuda, Switzerland, Netherlands and the CIS including coordinating quality standards of delivery and meeting deadlines.