We direct our deep expertise to form genuine partnerships
To realise real-world impact, we have built a world-class roster of leading sustainability specialists. With backgrounds in academia, corporates, finance, non-governmental organisations and industry bodies, our people are internationally renowned experts in their own right.
Senior Management Team
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Dr Rory Sullivan
CEO
Rory co-founded Chronos Sustainability in 2017 with Nicky Amos. An internationally renowned expert on climate change and sustainable Investment, he is also Visiting Professor in Practice in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Nicky Amos
Managing Director
Nicky co-founded Chronos Sustainability in 2017 with Rory Sullivan. A global expert in animal welfare and corporate responsibility, Nicky develops and leads a range of complex multi-stakeholder sustainability initiatives.
Responsible Investment Team
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Robert Black
Head of Responsible Investment
Robert works across Chronos' responsible investment programmes with a particular focus on sustainability data and reporting, issue specific environmental and social projects, and on policy.
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Chup Priovashini
Senior Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
A skilled researcher, Chup supports Chronos’ delivery of projects and programmes on a range of social and environmental topics.
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Aisling Eyres
Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
Aisling works alongside Chronos’ subject matter experts in climate change, biodiversity and nature, responsible chemicals, food and health to conduct research and support the development of tools and methodologies to advance clients’ sustainability goals.
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Cora Buentjen
Research Analyst, Responsible Investment
Cora works alongside Chronos’ subject matter experts in climate change, biodiversity and nature, responsible chemicals, food and health to conduct research and support the development of tools and methodologies to advance clients’ sustainability goals.
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Sebastien Akbik
Specialist, Responsible Investment
Sebastien takes a leading role in the research and secretariat services that Chronos provides to the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 and other work related to the mining sector. He also contributes to the company’s wider work including its Responsible Investment programme.
Biodiversity and Nature Team
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Gemma James
Head of Biodiversity and Nature
Gemma leads Chronos’ Biodiversity and Nature programmes with both investors and with companies.
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Dr Rebecca Drury
Manager, Biodiversity and Nature
Rebecca supports the development and execution of Chronos’ biodiversity and nature-based programmes. She provides technical and programme management support, project leadership and is a regular commentator on nature-related issues in the financial and corporate sectors.
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Laura Fox
Manager, Agriculture and Biodiversity
Laura supports the design, development and execution of the firm’s agriculture, biodiversity and nature-based programmes.
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Anna Hattam
Research Analyst, Biodiversity and Nature
Anna works alongside Chronos’ subject matter experts in climate change, biodiversity and nature, responsible chemicals, food and health to conduct research and support the development of tools and methodologies to advance clients’ sustainability goals.
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Fatima Husain
Research Analyst, Biodiversity and Nature
Fatima delves deep into the intricacies of Chronos’ thematic work including responsible chemicals, climate, nature, food and health. She provides research and support both to clients and the Chronos team.
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Tanya Cox
Manager, Biodiversity and Nature
Tanya supports the programme of work led by our Biodiversity & Nature team, including on topics related to oceans, pollution and water. She also contributes to the company’s wider work including its Food & Health and Responsible Investment programmes.
Food and Health Team
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Dr Nathan Rhys Williams
(MRCVS)
Head of Food and Health
Nathan is responsible for leading our major multi-stakeholder programmes, including the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare and the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare.
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Basia Romanowicz
Senior Programme Manager
Basia leads and manages many of our farm animal welfare benchmarks including the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) and Crustacean Compassion. She also contributes to our wider programme of work on food and health.
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Hannah Wakelin
Programme Manager, Health
Hannah leads the firm’s core health programmes and provides technical consultancy, project management and delivery on global benchmarking, best practice, and disclosure initiatives.
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Katherine Button
Programme Manager, Animal Welfare
Katherine supports the management and delivery of several flagship programmes including the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW), and the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). Katherine also contributes to the company’s extensive corporate work on animal welfare, sustainable food and health-related issues
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Ria Popat
Research Analyst, Animal Welfare
Ria supports the extensive programme of work on animal welfare led by our Food and Health team, including the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) and the Global Coalition on Animal Welfare (GCAW). She also contributes to the company’s wider work including its Biodiversity and Nature and Responsible Investment programmes.
Operations Team
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Laura Cooper
Operations Manager and Project Coordinator
Laura works closely with Chronos’ leadership team to support business operations including technology, finance and administration. She is also responsible for providing project support across Chronos’s range of change programmes and client initiatives.
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Elliot Frankal
Senior Manager, Communications
As a Senior Manager, Elliot will provide leadership, training and business development support to the Chronos team across the business.
Specialist Team
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Brendan Mannix
Specialist, Organisational Strategy and Development
Brendan is an experienced business/executive coach, project delivery specialist and business leader.
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Briony Fitzsimons
Specialist, Corporate Sustainability Management & Reporting
Briony is a sustainability manager with over 20 years’ experience, focusing on sustainability strategy and policy, carbon inventories, behavioural change and sustainability reporting for multinational companies.
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Arisa Kishigami
Specialist, Sustainable Investment (Asia/Europe)
Arisa provides specialist consultancy on sustainable investment programmes and has deep experience of Asian and European financial markets.
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Elisabeth Tjärnström
Specialist, Animal Welfare
Elisa provides specialist animal welfare consultancy including support for programme planning and execution in relevant markets. Elisa also supports Chronos’ food and animal welfare programmes providing research, analysis, and training services.
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Dr Heleen van de Weerd
Animal Welfare Specialist
Dr Heleen van de Weerd is a global farm animal welfare consultant whose specialism lies in working with clients to apply welfare knowledge in order to improve the quality of animals lives as well as business performance.
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Darren Vanstone
Director of Corporate Engagement and Policy
Darren is a specialist on animal welfare and sustainable agriculture and provides expertise with a specific focus on companies in the Americas, Asia and Australasia regions.
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Dr Steve Webster
Specialist, International Policy and Strategy
Steve is a regulation, strategy, policy development and implementation specialist for the agricultural, fisheries and food sectors.
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Amanda Williams
Director of Communications
Amanda is an experienced communications professional with a demonstrable and long-term track record gained from around 20 years within the investment management industry.
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Pins Brown
Specialist, Human Rights
As an independent adviser to Chronos, Pins provides technical support to Chronos’ human rights programmes, and brings a human rights lens to its wider work on sustainability issues including biodiversity & nature and climate change.
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David Russell
Specialist, Sustainable Investment (Europe)
David will help co-create and deliver work programmes for Chronos’ responsible investment and corporate sustainability clients, as-well as supporting the growth of the business.
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Dr Ian Woods
Specialist, Sustainable Investment (Australia/NZ)
Ian provides specialist consultancy on climate change and responsible investment programmes across the asset class spectrum.
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Dr Jon Day
Specialist, Agri-Food and Behavioural Science
Jon provides is an agri-food consultant whose specialism lies in nutrition and the behavioural sciences. He is an experienced networker, manager and researcher. Working effectively in both academic and commercial environments, Jon is a strategist and an innovator and has developed several new multidisciplinary platforms of research which operate across competencies.