SPEAKER

Kate

Fergusson

Director of Responsible Business and Sustainability

Irwin Mitchell

Kate Fergusson is Irwin Mitchell’s Director of Responsible Business and Sustainability. Her role is to lead our Responsible Business, and Property and Facilities Management teams, embedding our commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles in all of our key stakeholder relationships, and ensuring we create inclusive and sustainable work places. Kate studied Law at the University of Sheffield and is a qualified solicitor with over 16 years’ experience leading Responsible Business initiatives within the legal sector. Kate has a MA in Applied and Professional Ethics from the University of Leeds and is  a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and an Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. She is proud to have been recognised as a Responsible Business Game Changer by Business in the Community.