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Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed
- Chair of the Nomination Committee from April 2023 to January 2024
- Senior Independent Non-Executive Director from April 2020 to January 2024
- Independent Non-Executive Director in April 2015
Skills, Competencies & Experience
As the Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) from 1989 to 2021, Polly has extensive experience working with global businesses as an ambassador for best practice in sustainability. In 2016 Polly was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to sustainability leadership, and in 2008 she was made a Lieutenant of the Victorian Order (LVO). Polly was awarded the 2015 Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability from Stanford University Law School, in 2016 was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Ethical Corporation, and in 2022, was awarded an honorary doctorate from UiT – The Norwegian University of the Artic.
Other Roles
Polly is Emeritus Director and Senior Ambassador of CISL, and Chair of the Faculty Board of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Mercedes-Benz AG and a Board member of BSI. She is a sustainability adviser to Terra Firma Capital Management Ltd. She is also Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire and is a trustee of Cambridge Past, Present and Future (CPPF).