Good for profit, people and planet

With a background in asset management, Annabel is investigating the place of ethical values and organisational culture in an AI-driven future workplace, and its impact on the changing nature of work and society. After recently completing an MA in Philosophy and AI at NCH she is currently at LSE studying Behavioural Science, alongside working with CFU, a not-for-profit dedicated to improving ethics in technology and equipping investors with the stewardship tools they need to ensure tech is a force for societal good.

Previously Annabel spent over 20 years building institutional business and working with clients to develop innovative strategies at M&G, UBP, SWIP, Barings, has volunteered for CFA Institute and held board positions at CFA UK and Prudential Staff Pension Scheme. 

She is a member of the Institute of Business Ethics advisory council and an advocate for the power of ethics in delivering sustainable growth and enabling talent to flourish.

Stephanie is Portfolio Manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy within the Sustainable Equity team at Ninety One. Prior to joining the firm Stephanie worked at Aviva Investors where she was co-portfolio manager for the Global Equity Endurance Fund, a top performing global equity strategy awarded the 5 Globe Morningstar sustainability rating and low carbon designation. Before this Stephanie worked for Tesco Pension Investment managing the Global Equity Fund. Here she had joint responsibility for building and establishing the global equity investment process, generating excellent performance over five years in long term investing. Other roles include partner and portfolio manager at Javelin Capital LLP, and Stephanie started her career on the global equity team at Goldman Sachs. She is a board trustee of Humanism UK, an ambassador for the Diversity Project, a mentor within the CFA UK Mentoring Programme, and a member of the board of trustees for the COIF Charity Funds. Stephanie graduated from Merton College, University of Oxford with a Double First in Modern History and recently received the Certificate of Sustainable Investing from the University of Cambridge. Stephanie is a CFA® Charterholder.

Ian chairs the International Corporate Governance Network, the world’s largest membership organisation focused on governance and investor stewardship, he is also the lead on investment governance at the UK’s largest asset owner, Universities Superannuation Scheme. Ian has nearly three decades' experience in the investment industry; including as the Head of Responsible Investment for Newton Investment management, where he was responsible for developing, implementing and progressing the integration of ESG considerations throughout the investment process, as well as the approach to investor stewardship. Ian has served on a variety of formal groups and committees, including the IFRS Advisory Council, the GC100 and Investor Group and the UK Investment Association’s Stewardship Working Group.

Richard Hardyment is Head of Business Engagement at the IBE. He has spent over 15 years advising and assessing companies on responsible and sustainable business with a particular focus on measurement. He was the founding Research Director at the World Benchmarking Alliance and a Director at Corporate Citizenship consultancy. He is an independent member of B Lab’s Multinational Standards Advisory Council and guest lectures on measuring responsible business at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Imperial College in London. His second book - Measuring Good Business: Making Sense of Environmental, Social and Governance Data (ESG) – was published by Routledge in April 2024.