Annie has spent the past 30 years working on sustainability across both social and environmental issues. She is currently the CEO of ResponsibleSteel, a global, multi-stakeholder, not-for-profit organisation that has developed an independent standards and certification programme for steel.

Prior to this, she spent nine years shaping ArcelorMittal’s sustainability agenda, leading on stakeholder engagement, reporting and investor relations at the corporate level. She also worked with the global renewable energy firm RES Group on their zero emissions head office, establishing their environmental education programme, and initiating their sustainability programme as the company developed many GW of large and small-scale wind, solar and biomass projects across the world. She has worked with several non-profit organisations, including ActionAid as Head of the Asia Desk, and Save the Children, where she developed several projects with industry. She also serves on the board of GUCE, a community energy company.

Annie graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford. She has numerous CPD courses in renewable energy, corporate social responsibility, human rights, environment and steelmaking.