Director of Sustainability - Oxford University Press
Bio
As Director of Sustainability at Oxford University Press, Zoe is responsible for setting OUP’s strategic direction on climate and biodiversity, and for working with the publishing and operational teams on delivery of environmental footprint reduction initiatives.
Zoe studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford, and went on to do an MSc in Conservation at UCL. Her early career was spent in biodiversity research at the Zoological Society of London’s Institute of Zoology, and at the UN Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
Keen to help businesses reduce their environmental footprints, Zoe made the switch to working in corporate sustainability. She worked for communications agency Context Group, helping companies such as GSK, Vodafone, and ITV report on their sustainability initiatives, and spent nearly a decade in the apparel and footwear industry with Pentland. Zoe joined Oxford University Press in 2020.