Sustainability Magazine Dec 2023 | Page 96

MICHELLE DAVIES TITLE : GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY

MICHELLE DAVIES TITLE : GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY

COMPANY : EY ( LAW ) INDUSTRY : CONSULTING LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Michelle Davies is a partner at EY and the Global Head of Sustainability within its legal division . She advises clients across the energy sector on transitioning to a cleaner future , alongside further aspects of sustainability among corporates .
“ If it is only compliance and they ’ re not responsible for infusing sustainability throughout the entire organisation , which means having a greater impact on strategy , a greater impact on value driven strategies , if it ’ s just compliance , they ’ re not going to get a significant budget ,” says Davies .
The key point here being ‘ budget ’ whereby the consensus is that women are unlikely to be awarded significant funding for major or high-risk business activities over their male counterparts .
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