Ben Caldecott is a British environmentalist and expert in

sustainable finance Sustainable finance is the set of financial regulations, standards, norms and products that pursue an environmental objective. It allows the financial system to connect with the economy and its populations by financing its agents while maintaining a ...

who is the founding director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (also known as the Smith School) is an interdisciplinary hub of the University of Oxford directed by Professor Cameron Hepburn Cameron Hepburn is the Director of the Smith School of Enterpri ...

. At the University of Oxford, he is the inaugural Lombard Odier Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow of Sustainable Finance, the first ever endowed professorship of sustainable finance, and a Supernumerary Fellow at Oriel College. Caldecott is also the founding director and principal investigator of the UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment (CGFI), established by UK Research and Innovation in 2021 as the national centre to accelerate the adoption and use of climate and environmental data and analytics by financial institutions internationally. Since 2019, he has also been seconded to the UK Cabinet Office as the

COP26 The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The ...

Strategy Advisor for Finance. He is a Trustee of the

Green Alliance Green Alliance may refer to: * Green Alliance (think tank), a British think tank * Green Alliance (Colombia), a political party * Green Alliance (Ireland), former name of the Green Party in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland * Green Allian ...

Biography

Ben Caldecott has been recognised as "a leading thinker of the green movement" by The Independent and has written for The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and The Huffington Post. He has been a commentator for a number of national news outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, The Financial Times, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Caldecott has authored, co-authored and edited publications on energy, climate change and sustainability,Caldecott Benjamin, Who's Who, 2013
Who's Who, Oxford University Press, UK, 2012 including with

Bill Bryson William McGuire Bryson (; born 8 December 1951) is an American–British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has b ...

and

Dieter Helm Sir Dieter Robin Helm (born 11 November 1956) is a British economist and academic. Career Helm is Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Oxford, and Fellow in Economics at New College, Oxford.New College, University of Oxforprofile. ...

. Prior to joining the

, Caldecott was head of policy at investment bank

Climate Change Capital Climate Change Capital was a private asset management and advisory group founded in 2003 by Lionel Fretz and James Cameron to support efforts to develop solutions to climate change and resource depletion. Fretz left Climate Change Capital at the e ...

and before that was research director of environment and energy at

Policy Exchange Policy Exchange is a British conservatism in the United Kingdom, conservative think tank based in London. In 2007 it was described in ''The Daily Telegraph'' as "the largest, but also the most influential think tank on the right". ''The Washing ...

. Caldecott read economics and specialised in development and China at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

SOAS University of London SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury are ...

and

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

. He has a doctorate in economic geography from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. He was first included in the 2013 edition of

Who's Who (UK) ''Who's Who'' is a reference work. It is a book, and also a CD-ROM and a website, giving information on influential people from around the world. Published annually as a book since 1849, it lists people who influence British life, according to i ...

and in that edition was the youngest non-sportsperson included on merit (i.e. not entered automatically through the possession of a hereditary title). He is a member of the board of th
Conservative Environment Network (CEN)
an independent forum for conservatives who support conservation and decarbonisation. Caldecott is co-chairman of The Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI), together with Professor Rob Bauer (Maastricht University). Founded in 2017 by a network of global research universities, the Alliance aims to promote rigorous and highly impactful academic research on sustainable finance and investment. The Alliance is composed of 25 members. In August 2019, Caldecott was appointed as senior advisor to chair and CEO of the Green Finance Institute, an independent forum for public and private collaboration on green finance with a mission to accelerate the UK's transition to a net-zero carbon economy. In 2020, Caldecott was created the "Lombard Odier Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow of Sustainable Finance" at Oxford University

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