ESG Report 202223 - Flipbook - Page 10
Adopting world class
standards
The ESG&I team are proud to work alongside some of the brightest and most
driven people in the industry. This report highlights how the passion and drive of our
talented people is enabling us to make real changes to the way we do business.
Meet the ESG&I team
Our team is led by our Director of ESG & Innovation, Andrew Hunt. Andrew draws
extensively on his background in environmental science and almost 30 years in the essential
infrastructure sector. Having performed in senior leadership positions in client, consultant
and latterly the contracting sector, Andrew is able to draw on skills established during his
Masters at Edinburgh Business School, and development programmes at Harvard Business
School. He has a significant understanding of the crucial role ESG plays in
building successful and sustainable businesses, combining financial, infrastructure
and societal perspectives.
Emma Bennett is our Group Carbon & Climate Change Manager. She is a Chartered
Environmentalist (CEnv) and subject matter expert in climate change and net zero. Emma
has 30 years’ experience within the environment sector where she has undertaken strategic
technical roles to measure and manage environmental harm. This has included roles at the
Environment Agency and in the water sector. Emma is currently completing her Masters in
Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh.
David Steele is our ESG and Innovation Technical Content Manager. He joined the team
in the summer of 2023, having spent time in gas and construction management roles. His
background in social housing construction generated a wealth of experience of social value
and community matters. In common with many of our colleagues, David is a former member
of the armed forces, having served in intelligence roles. This has provided a wide range of
communication skills which will help ensure we are able to record, catalogue and evidence
our ESG and innovation development.
Our people. We have more than 1,000 people across the business making a huge contribution to
our culture, energy and approach to ESG&I as we embrace new ways of thinking and challenge
what’s possible. This includes our clients and supply chain partners, dedicated Safety, Health,
Environment and Quality (SHEQ) experts, HR professionals, customer and community engagement
specialists, training and development leaders, our marketing and communications team and
people delivering stakeholder engagement, contract directors, volunteers for carbon reduction
groups, diversity and inclusion networks and workshops, innovation forums, STEM ambassadors,
environmental protection champions, IT Cyber security experts and many more. Our continuing
success is the reward of thousands of people’s work, and made possible only by their contribution.
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