Chair

Nicoleta Voicu ACA | Head of Sustainability | Cooper Parry in Birmingham

Nicoleta is turbo-charging Cooper Parry’s sustainability efforts, B Corp journey and net zero targets as Head of Sustainability. She is also assisting those external clients that want to be on a similar journey and need some support in this sea of confusing ESG regulations and benchmarks.

Speakers

Iain Casson | Head of Sustainability | Balfour Beatty VINCI

Iain joined Balfour Beatty Vinci in October 2022 to head up the Environmental Sustainability delivery and design team on Area North of HS2. He leads a team of over 100 subject matter experts in Carbon, Heritage, Ecology & Biodiversity, Noise, Air Quality, Water, Waste & Resources as well as a wider team of construction environmental specialists.

He also sits on the Balfour Beatty Sustainability Executive Leadership Team where his role is to develop and roll out the Balfour Beatty Sustainability Strategy - Building New Futures

Iain comes to BBV with over 25 years in environmental and sustainability roles, 20 of those spent in civil engineering and building construction.

Neil Campbell FCA | Director – ESG and Sustainability | PurePath Advisory Ltd

After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Neil moved into financial services and has over 25 years experience leading finance teams and business transformation programmes within blue chip industry, financial services and Big 4 advisory organisations.

Since 2020 Neil has focused on ESG and working within the ICAEW on committees and is now a member of Council with a voice for ESG strategy. He has used his extensive transformation experience to create a framework for the practical implementation of ESG both within business and practice. Neil created PurePath Advisory to help simplify ESG transformation creating meaningful business action to achieve the vision of the organisation to ensure positive change for all stakeholders and providing action-enabling reporting and KPIs.

Richard Winder | UK Head of Sustainability | Handelsbanken

Richard has been a ‘Handelsbanker’ since 2011, initially charged with introducing the Swedish bank's distinctive values-led model to a broadening audience of UK stakeholders. During several years as global head of external affairs in Stockholm, he became increasingly involved in sustainability issues, from the climate and nature crises to social equity and the corporate purpose movement.

Today as Head of Sustainability, Richard is responsible for developing and embedding Handelsbanken's Sustainability strategy across its 3,000-strong British operations. This strategy seeks to build on the bank’s strong local relationships, Nordic experience, and long roots as a responsible bank. He also helps steer developments in the banking sector as a member of his industry association's Sustainability Committee.