Rob Doepel
Rob Doepel
TITLE : MANAGING PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABILITY
COMPANY : EY UK & I
the multitudinous crises that would come to plague the global economy – the war in Ukraine affecting the price of energy , as well as inflation more generally .
Doepel notes : “ I think back to the start of the year and how quickly the world changed and , therefore , our plans changed ; the type of work we did changed . Sometimes the prioritisation from our clients changed as well . So we had to flip , to be a bit more reactive and work on some short-term objectives rather than perhaps some of the longer term strategic work that we had started the year on .”
As the Managing Partner for EY ' s
UK & I Sustainability business and a member of the UK & I Performance Markets and Investment Committee , Rob focuses on bringing the best of EY ’ s endto-end offerings to our clients across all sectors . As a practitioner , Rob brings over 20 years ’ experience in delivering largescale transformational change , both within industry and as an advisor .
Born and raised in Australia , Rob has worked across the globe for a variety of clients within numerous industries including financial services , transport , pharmaceuticals and media . For the past 15 years , Rob focused on the power and utilities industry , helping clients navigate an ever-changing consumer , regulatory and political environment across transmission , distribution and retail energy .
But this hasn ’ t changed fundamental objectives . As the UK – and the world at large – cottons onto the need and , indeed , the legal imperative to become sustainable , the year ahead looks like it will be a busy one for Ernst & Young , as it helps its clients in the all-important process of compliance :
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