Laura is the Director of Climate and Environment at the Church of England Pensions Board and leads climate change commitments, targets and stewardship for the organisation as well as leading on key projects such as biodiversity and corporate climate lobbying. She has nearly fifteen years of experience in sustainability and ESG focused on finance and investment, including working for Australian financial institutions such as Bank Australia and the Suncorp Group. Most recently Laura led Climate Action 100+ for the APAC-based Investor Group on Climate Change working with institutional investors and companies in the region and served on the initiative’s Global Steering Committee. 

Laura holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and Queensland University of Technology and is currently a candidate in the Master of Sustainability Leadership program at the University of Cambridge.