Avyse Partners are delighted to introduce our new Principal and Head of ESG, Jenny Young

We are delighted to announce that Jenny Young has joined Avyse Partners as Principal.  Jenny’s joining the company marks an incredibly exciting time for Avyse - the launch of our new environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability services, which Jenny will be heading up.  More information on our new ESG and sustainability service offering can be found at www.avyse.co.uk/esg-sustainability

Jenny brings over 14 years’ experience working across financial services, both in-house and as a consultant.  She has spent most of her career working in asset management with a broad remit across all regulatory change.  More recently she has had a growing focus on (and passion for) sustainable finance and ESG, as global regulation has developed, and regulator’s expectations have evolved. 

She has experience of delivering the EU’s SRD II, SFDR, Taxonomy and sustainability related UCITS/AIFMD and MiFID changes.  She has also supported firm’s implement and enhance their TCFD and sustainability reporting and deliver various governance-related initiatives.  She takes a pragmatic approach to supporting clients and loves taking complex or lengthy policy and transforming into digestible and actionable output.

On joining Jenny said “This is an incredibly exciting expansion of Avyse’s capability and an amazing opportunity for us to start supporting our clients in new ways - assisting them navigate the ever-evolving ESG regulatory landscape and position themselves for a more sustainable future.  Avyse’s corporate values and focus on purpose-led consulting are perfectly positioned to enable us to be at the forefront of supporting our clients deliver positive change. I can’t wait to get started.” 

Oliver Grimes, Partner added “Jenny joining to lead our new ESG and Sustainability business is a huge step in our strategic growth. Our new practice is both complementary to our existing services and will also help firms with transitioning to a comprehensive approach to ESG and sustainability outcomes. Her experience from both industry and consulting will help our clients to address the existing and emerging challenges they face in making their businesses actually sustainable as well as dealing with the increased regulatory focus on ESG and reporting obligations.”

Jenny would love to hear from you, jenny@avyse.co.uk