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James is Global Director for ERM’s Low Carbon Economy Transition services, and was adviser to the G20 Financial Stability Board (FSB) Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). During the period 2006–2015 James was Global Head of Sustainable Business at Standard Chartered Bank plc, the FTSE20 international bank, and a Partner at Earth Capital Partners, the private equity investor.

James previously led KPMG’s UK sustainability consulting and Global environment transaction services (M&A) practices. He began his career as an environmental engineer. James is a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Chair of the General Partner (private equity) Responsible Investment Group and member of the BBC Sustainability Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker for London Business School.

Charles Henderson is the partner lead for ERM's Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change team in Northern Europe, which provides the world's leading corporates with advisory and technical services to optimize their low-carbon strategies and business models. Charles is also the founder of environmental consultancy, Climate Futures, and board trustee of the Plan Vivo Foundation. Previously, he helped establish the climate strategies practice at South Pole.