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. 
Louisa Harris

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 
Louisa Harris

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 
Henry Lang

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 
Henry Lang

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 
 
 
 
 
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