Simon leads our Global ESG, Sustainability Advisory practice. In this role, Simon supports KPMG firms’ country ESG leaders around the world to help businesses better embed sustainability into their strategic decision making — moving from ambition to action. Simon's focus is on driving practical, pragmatic solutions for clients that help them gather, in the most efficient way, the high quality, decision useful data that they need to analyze to drive sustainable value across their value chain.
Simon was a member of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and, building on the TCFD framework, he has been leading a program of work with the WBCSD to better embed sustainability-related risks and opportunities into financial planning — to help Boards around the world create the financial business case for their sustainability ambitions. Simon's background as a mathematician and accountant, coupled with his experience of discussing the biggest sustainability issues with business leaders around the world over the last 5 years, enables him to bridge the gap between the scientists, economists, subject matter experts and financial decision makers, to get to solutions that drive meaningful progress across the sustainability agenda.