Sustainable Finance Awards

Kate Raworth is an ecological economist and creator of the 'Doughnut' - an economic concept that aims to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. Her internationally best-selling book Doughnut Economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist, has been published in over 20 languages and has been widely influential with diverse audiences, from the UN General Assembly and Pope Francis to David Attenborough and the Extinction Rebellion. Kate is also co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.

David co-chairs the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), which seeks to redirect global financial flows towards nature-positive outcomes. TNFD has more than 1,800 member organisations across 150 countries, with over 750 adopters representing $6 trillion in market capitalisation and $22 trillion in AuM. David has over 30 years’ experience in financial markets data, technology, and infrastructure. He is the founder and former CEO of Refinitiv, acquired by London Stock Exchange Group in 2021 for $27 billion. He chairs the Investment Committee of Triple Private Equity Partners, is a trustee of the Natural History Museum as well as a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI).

Amy King is Head of Sustainability + Impact and a Director at Paragon Impact. Raised in Jersey, she studied environmental science, completing a BSc in Environmental Chemistry and an MSc in Climate Change and Risk Management. She spent 15 years in finance, primarily in banking at Barclays, Credit Suisse and Investec, leading operating model design and innovation programmes. Her career has also included work across the sports industry with organisations such as UEFA and the London 2012 Olympic Games. Amy later completed an MBA at Warwick Business School, specialising in sustainable business governance. She worked in sustainable finance advisory with organisations including UNDP, Accounting for Sustainability and Toronto Centre before joining Paragon Impact, where she leads impact intelligence technology development and advises organisations on integrating sustainability and impact into strategy.

Simon Griffiths is a CFA Charterholder, quantitative innovator, and founder of SustainRiskPro—an AI-powered platform engineered to translate material sustainability risk into financial impact forecasts across 60,000+ securities. Leveraging machine learning, big data, and advanced analytics, Simon bridges the gap between ESG theory and actionable investment intelligence. With over a decade of institutional experience across investment risk management, portfolio construction, and quantitative modelling at firms including Janus Henderson, M&G, Abrdn, and LGPS Central, he has built sustainability risk frameworks covering £60bn+ AUM. A serial founder and SMCR-certified professional, Simon holds the CFA UK Investment Management Diploma in ESG and Sustainable Investment.

David Postlethwaite leads the Sustainability Advisory practice for KPMG Islands Group, supporting clients across 12 island jurisdictions. He advises public and private organisations on sustainable and innovative finance, offering tailored regulatory, structuring, governance, and risk guidance. Drawing on his team’s expertise and KPMG’s global network, he helps clients accelerate decarbonisation, deliver sustainable transformation, and create long term value. David joined KPMG in 2023 from Jersey Finance, where he developed Jersey’s 10 year sustainable finance strategy and represented the Island internationally. Before this, he supported Jersey’s finance sector on new legislation and previously spent a decade as a lawyer in debt capital markets and banking.

As a global financial services group in its 30th year in business, sustainability is central to Capital International Group’s purpose of making money work better for its clients, its people and its communities. Through its ESG framework, Conscious Capital, the group is focused on creating positive value for all stakeholders, while reducing the environmental impact of its business activities and having a positive impact on society.
Partnering with the Sustainable Finance Awards with Jersey Finance reflects the group’s commitment to supporting sustainable developments and helping to build a better Island for current and future generations.

Cazenove Capital is the wealth management business of the Schroder Group in the Channel Islands, the UK and in Asia; and is a leading provider of specialist financial solutions to private clients, family trusts, companies, charities and pension plans. We offer exceptional levels of personal service from our team of experienced specialists, whose role is to tailor our range of wealth management services to meet the clients’ individual circumstances and objectives.

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