Principals

Our team brings a wealth of expertise in sustainability and ESG consulting, spanning industry and commerce from the hard-to-abate sectors including energy and maritime, to financial services, retail and FMCG. We are experts in climate and sustainability reporting and disclosure, underpinned by strong policy and regulatory knowledge, and also bring considerable environmental permitting and licensing expertise for infrastructure development projects.

Jane Stevensen - Founding Partner

Over 20 years’ experience advising businesses on sustainability strategy and practice

Led Grant Thornton LLP’s Sustainability Practice, creating corporate engagement programmes & advising on sustainability strategy across sectors

Former Managing Director of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), Chair of the Oil & Gas Advisory Group at CDP and led CDP’s engagement with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures supporting the TCFD secretariat and corporate members in the development of the recommendations and framework.

Expert on the implementation of TCFD and other ESG-related reporting frameworks

Advisor to the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative and the UK Green Finance Initiative

Jane began her career in upstream oil & gas exploration with BP, holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a graduate of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Radix Fellow, on the list of the top 50 women to follow in climate change, regular speaker and panellist at global climate conferences including UN COPs, Global Visionaries Chatham House, New York Climate Week and Climate Action Sustainable Investment Forum events

Paul Stuart Smith - Managing Partner

Expert in regulatory, technical and strategic advice for companies across sectors and geographies on sustainability strategy and disclosure

Informed by over 25 years’ hands-on experience in senior management & strategy roles in capital markets and in the shipping industry.

A former Executive Director at the Baltic Exchange where he set up and ran its regulated subsidiary from 2009-17. He previously held high-profile roles in risk management and business development at Morgan Stanley & Chemical Bank (in London and New York) and also founded two independent financial services businesses

Paul trained as a Barrister (Inner Temple), studied mathematics at Oxford and served in the Army

Recent work includes advising companies on the application of the EU Taxonomy and other green finance regulations; implementation of the TCFD framework, including scenario analysis and drafting of climate-related disclosures; and developing broader corporate ESG policy and strategy aligned with international frameworks, including the UNGC

Concurrently, he is a co-director of the ESG in Shipping course at Lloyd’s Maritime Academy and has advised the Climate Bonds Initiative

Paul Stuart Smith - Managing Partner

Expert in regulatory, technical and strategic advice for companies across sectors and geographies on sustainability strategy and disclosure

Informed by over 25 years’ hands-on experience in senior management & strategy roles in capital markets and in the shipping industry.

Paul trained as a Barrister (Inner Temple), studied mathematics at Oxford and served in the Army

Concurrently, he is a co-director of the ESG in Shipping course at Lloyd’s Maritime Academy and has advised the Climate Bonds Initiative

Henry Lang – Technical Director

Henry is a technical expert in Environmental Management and ESG, with over 30 years’ experience across sectors and disciplines.

Broad experience of provision of environmental, sustainability and social support to manufacturing, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure and development sectors globally, but especially UK and Africa.

He has particular expertise in Environmental and Social Assessment (EIA/ESIA), plus ESG, Sustainability and Due Diligence projects in the UK, Europe and Africa for Financial Institutions, PE, Project Developers and Operators.

He brings specific experience as Project Director for the development and delivery of new services and the establishment of operational centres in London, Africa and Europe, including the development and implementation of new country strategies, business development and full budget/P&L responsibility.

Henry Lang – Technical Director

Henry is a technical expert in Environmental Management and ESG, with over 30 years’ experience across sectors and disciplines.

Michelle Calder - Events, Sponsorship and Media Manager

Michelle is an event management specialist with recent experience including projects for COP26 and leading on partnerships for the global energy transition programme, Make The Future Live.

She is an experienced Sponsorship and Partnership professional with a demonstrable cross-sector history of leading B2B and B2C partnership strategies, and is skilled in Key Account Development and Business Development.

She has hosted large-scale events such as Cisco sponsorship of the Olympics, and also run intimate, invitation-only strategy events for Euromoney and Thomson Financial.

Michelle Calder - Events, Sponsorship and Media Manager

Michelle is an event management specialist with recent experience including projects for COP26 and leading on partnerships for the global energy transition programme, Make The Future Live.

She has hosted large-scale events such as Cisco sponsorship of the Olympics, and also run intimate, invitation-only strategy events for Euromoney and Thomson Financial.

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