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Claire Rainsford

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Claire is a sustainability trailblazer, having spent her entire career working in-house or in sustainability consulting for some of the largest UK and global businesses. She specialises demystifying sustainability, ESG risk and opportunities, and driving practical action towards a better future for business, people and the planet.   

CV

Since May 2023 Head of Sustainability, Taylor Wessing
2000 – 2023 Director, Sustainability/ESG, EY London
1994 - 2000 Environment Manager, BMW Group
2000 Environmental management (MSc) at Brunel University, UK
1994 Chemistry with Environmental Science and German (BSc), University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
1993 Chemistry year abroad at Heidelberg University, Germany

Career

Since May 2023 Head of Sustainability, Taylor Wessing
2000 – 2023 Director, Sustainability/ESG, EY London
1994 - 2000 Environment Manager, BMW Group

Education

2000 Environmental management (MSc) at Brunel University, UK
1994 Chemistry with Environmental Science and German (BSc), University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
1993 Chemistry year abroad at Heidelberg University, Germany

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