EBAbout Edward
Highly experienced, commercially astute and dynamic Sustainability and ESG leader.
20-years in Group Sustainability leadership roles for three FTSE Top-20 PLCs and The Royal Household, preceded by 10-years in sustainability and EHS consultancy for global companies.
On site experience at:
- 200+ complex manufacturing, energy and logistics facilities
- construction projects and programmes, through energy & infrastructure to residential, from new build to refurbishment
- in-field agricultural and forestry supply chains
in 43 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North & South America.
Accomplished at strategy, risk management and compliance; achieving step-changes in performance across business units and product portfolios; statutory and non-statutory reporting (TC/NFD, CSRD, CSDDD etc.) with specialist knowledge of embodied carbon & energy / Scope 3; leadership in ratings and indices; collaboration with finance, operations, R&D, marketing, sales, legal, risk and strategic development / M&A teams; stakeholder / investor engagement and communications.
Strong general and financial management experience.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)
Experience
- British American Tobacco plc (BAT)Head of Corporate SustainabilityJanuary 2022 - January 2025 (3 years)London, United KingdomFTSE Top 10 company with multifaceted operations globally, 46,000 employees, 150 markets and £27 billion net revenue. Global agricultural, electronics and packaging etc. supply chains incl. 91,000 directly contracted farmers.
- The Royal HouseholdHead of Risk & ComplianceJanuary 2018 - January 2022 (4 years)London, United KingdomResponsible for environment & energy, health & safety and fire safety functions + sustainability reporting across the Occupied Royal Palaces including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St James's Palace, Kensington Palace etc. Two million public visitors and 100,000+ guests at 400+ private events annually, across a unique heritage estate.
- Imperial Brands plcGroup OHSE & CR DirectorJanuary 2016 - January 2018 (2 years)Bristol, United KingdomFTSE Top 20 company with multifaceted operations globally, 34,000 employees and £30 billion net revenue.Group-level, global lead for HSE & Sustainability; including all internal and external reporting alongside wellness, community impact / involvement, stakeholder / investor relations and responsibility for Global HQ / UK HQ campus.
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Education
- Postgraduate DiplomaEnvironmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Management (LCM), University of SurreyPostgraduate Diploma coursework
- Master of Science (MSc)Environmental Management, University of StirlingMaster of Science (MSc)