BDO appoints Head of Sustainability and ESG

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed Hannah Routh as its Head of Sustainability and ESG.

In her new role, Hannah will lead BDO’s Sustainability and ESG services practice, building and growing the firm’s suite of client advisory offerings which currently includes ESG reporting and assurance, climate and carbon advisory, supply chain due diligence and sustainable finance.

Hannah joins BDO from Deloitte where initially she led the Sustainability and Climate Change Advisory business for the Asia Pacific region before returning to the UK in 2020 to take on a similar role.

Throughout her 28-year career Hannah has focussed on sustainability and climate, and has held a variety of roles in Europe, Southern Africa and Asia. She brings 12 years of experience building and leading sustainability and climate businesses in the Big4.

Leigh Treacy, Head of BDO’s Consulting, Risk & Outsourcing business said:

“Hannah brings with her unparalleled experience in Sustainability and ESG combined with a personal passion for helping businesses become more sustainable and efficient. As such she is the ideal person to lead and drive forward BDO’s growing business in this area.

“This investment further underlines BDO’s commitment to helping our clients to minimise their environmental impact, become more efficient and make a positive contribution to society.”

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About BDO
BDO LLP operates in 18 offices across the UK, employing 8,000 people. It has UK revenues of £1bn.

It provides Audit, Tax, Deals, and Consulting, Risk & Outsourcing services predominantly to mid-sized, entrepreneurially-spirited, high-growth businesses that are driving growth in the UK economy. BDO calls this segment of the market the UK’s economic engine.

BDO LLP is the UK member firm of the BDO international network.

BDO’s global network
The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 166 countries and territories, with more than 119,000 people working out of 1,800 offices worldwide. It has revenues of US$15bn.

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Frank Shepherd
Email: frank.x.shepherd@bdo.co.uk
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