Lord Deben

Lord Deben

The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, was the Chairman of the UK’s Independent Climate Change Committee for 11 years until 2023. He is the founder and Chairman of Sancroft International, a consultancy that advises both businesses and investors on all areas of Sustainability and ESG. Lord Deben was also the UK’s longest serving Secretary of State for the Environment (1993-97) having previously been Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. His sixteen years of top-level ministerial experience also include Minister for London, Employment Minister, and Paymaster General in HM Treasury. Lord Deben is currently Chairman of Valpak Ltd and of PIMFA, the trade body representing financial advisers and wealth managers. Throughout his political, business, and personal life Lord Deben has consistently championed an accord between sustainability and business sense.


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We are a group of former news journalists, managers, communications specialists and academics, united by a desire to support and promote excellence in public service climate journalism on the UK’s main TV, radio and online news bulletins.

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Research Fellow

Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Research Fellow

Mark Smalley

Mark Smalley

Co-Founder

Claire Stocks

Claire Stocks

Co-Founder

Alan Strange

Alan Strange

Managing Editor

David Weiland

David Weiland

Co-Founder

Phoebe Wollocombe

Phoebe Wollocombe

Co-Founder

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