Vanessa Lopez

Develop and implement sustainability and ESG strategies aligned with global standards and UN SDGs for clients. Lead B Corp certification processes for clients, ensuring governance and impact requirements are met. Implement mechanisms for carbon management report and reduction. Provide outsourced sustainability leadership, ensuring compliance with frameworks and regulations. Advise on sustainable practices across supply chains, operations, and product development. Create strategic communications plans to promote sustainability initiatives internally and externally. Engage stakeholders and facilitate workshops to embed sustainability into business culture. Monitor ESG performance, report progress, and recommend continuous improvement actions.

Engagement and communication with business leaders to progress the company's sustainability agenda. Lead the implementation of the B-Corp certification for the organisation. Lead the team and the sustainability area of the business (£100m+ revenue) encompassing the social, environmental and governance aspects. Developed and implemented project-specific carbon reduction plans using strategies such as Life Cycle Assessments to support projects' delivery. Aligned clients' objectives with project delivery outcomes, ensuring sustainability aspects have been considered from the sourcing of suppliers to the construction method. Executed carbon reduction strategies to meet the organisational goal of a 9% annual reduction aligned with SBTi's 2050 net-zero target. Developed the company's ESG strategy, outlining a five-year roadmap for its implementation. Work closely with the marketing department to understand ESG trends in the industry and support campaigns and activation events. Support teams and clients in selecting and complying with sustainable building schemes, including BREEAM, LEED, WELL, Ska, Fitwell, WLCA. Ensure compliance across various regulatory frameworks, including ESOS, SECR, and UK GDPR Engage in business development processes and participate in sales presentations.

Manage data gathering processes to collect carbon emissions across business operation and implement carbon reduction strategies to achieve organisational objectives. Institute and manage ESG data gathering platform. Monitor and analyse waste figures, energy and water resources across all facilities. Responsible for maintaining organisation certifications: ISO 14001, 9001, 45001 &, 50001 ,The Planet Mark and Constructionline. Monitor for and advise concerning potential impacts of changes in national and local rules and regulations. Oversee and manage all compliance related aspects including but not limited to GDPR, Modern Slavery and HSE Further develop and manage the responsible sourcing process