Should boards have a sustainability committee?

Vicky Moffatt, Chief Executive, Chapter Zero
Vicky is CEO of Chapter Zero, the Director’s Climate Forum and serves on the Advisory Council of the Chatham House Sustainability Accelerator. She has served on seven boards as a Trustee, Governor, board director and board advisor including with FTSE 100 businesses. Vicky has over 30 years’ experience with cross-sector blue-chip multinationals, private equity, financial institutions and NGOs at the highest levels internationally. Previously Vicky worked with PwC, WPP, Saatchi & Saatchi and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Séverine Neervoort, Global Policy Director, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Led by investors responsible for assets under management of $77 trillion, ICGN promotes high standards of corporate governance and investor stewardship globally. Séverine also serves on the Board of a listed Italian bank (Banca Popolare di Sondrio) as an independent Director. Prior to that, she was Lead ESG Policy Advisor at Norges Bank Investment Management. Through her work, she helped shape ESG policies and advocate for better management of ESG risks by portfolio companies.

Sonia Tatar, Executive Director, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre
Sonia has extensive experience in leadership and governance practices in private and public companies combined with more than 25 years of educational expertise. She has been an active member of several Boards and Governance Groups for the past 17 years and is currently a member of the Advisory Board of Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence and member of the board of Chapter Zero France under the umbrella of the Climate Governance Initiative of the World Economic Forum. 

Facilitator: Victoria Geroe, Corporate Governance and Stewardship Manager, ICAEW
Victoria works on all things board related with areas of particular interest including ESG and sustainability governance. As a strategic problem solver, she is experienced in public policy, governance and communications. She has previously worked at the Law Society on property, planning and environmental policy and the CBI on education and skills policy before joining ICAEW.