Lauren is Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Institutions Business at Trucost, part of S&P Global. Full Bio

Lauren is Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Institutions Business at Trucost, part of S&P Global. A leader in carbon and environmental risk analysis, Trucost assesses risks relating to climate change, natural resource constraints and broader ESG factors, enabling companies and financial institutions to understand their ESG exposure to these factors, inform resilience and identify transformative solutions for a more sustainable global economy.

Lauren is an expert in sustainable finance and, over the last decade, has advised leading fund managers, pension funds, banks and DFIs globally on how to integrate climate change and natural capital analysis into their investment decision making.

Prior to joining Trucost, Lauren was a Senior Investment Associate in Global Equity Research at Putnam Investments specialising in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Aerospace & Defence. She was also a consultant at DFID (UK Department for International Development), working on the Millennium Development Goals for Girls’ Education.

Lauren holds a BA (Hons) and MA from Cambridge University in Archaeology and Anthropology and an MSc in Anthropology and International Development from the London School of Economics. Lauren is a member of the Decision Maker Panel of the Bank of England and is also a regular speaker and respected commentator on environmental finance issues. Minimize

Rick is a Consultant in the Corporate Services team and lead on ESG management and value creation at Trucost, part of S&P Global. Full Bio

Rick is a Consultant in the Corporate Services team and lead on ESG management and value creation at Trucost, part of S&P Global.

Rick specialises in natural and social capital valuation and life cycle analysis. His work at Trucost focuses on the analysis of the net benefits of products, services and processes; business engagement with the sustainable development goals; and developing new methods to quantify and value ESG risks and opportunities in business. Rick also leads Trucost’s research on internal carbon pricing for corporates. Rick has experience leading projects with diverse clients across the food and beverage, apparel, infrastructure, chemicals, airline, and renewable energy sectors.

Rick holds a Masters in Environmental Economics from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Science from the Queensland University of Technology. Prior to joining Trucost, Rick worked for the UK Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs focusing on the valuation of air quality impacts on health; a carbon finance charity focusing on the monetization of the social return on investment of their activities; and for over eight years as a project manager and scientific writer in the medical research sector. Minimize