ESG advisory

Natalie is Head of ESG at S-RM. She collaborates closely with deal and new ventures teams, executives, investment professionals, compliance principals, and legal counsel. She advises a range of clients, including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Her previous roles at S-RM have included leading the sub-Saharan African regional desk and most recently overseeing work throughout the Africa and the Middle East regions. Natalie joined S-RM in 2016. Before S-RM, Natalie was head of political risk at G4S Risk Management. She has also worked for two UK members of parliament, with a focus on foreign affairs. Natalie has an MPhil in International Relations and a BA in Geography, both from the University of Cambridge.

Kendall Reid is a Director within S-RM’s ESG advisory team, providing both strategic and managerial support with an aim to expand the company's ESG offerings into new verticals and assist existing clients with risk management.

Reid brings with her 15 years of experience in both leadership roles as well as CSR and ESG markets. Before her previous role at Simply Sustainable, Kendall led on Global Sustainability for IFS and has undertaken ESG work for a variety of financial and technology services companies. 

Reid has qualifications from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics, with specialisms in international relations, law, and corporate sustainability. 

Belen has over a decade of international experience in ESG consulting and in-house sustainability and human rights work. She joins S-RM from Positive Luxury where she worked as a Sustainability Client Services Director advising luxury goods clients on diverse ESG reporting frameworks and how to mitigate risks across their value chains. Her proficiency lies in the strategic management and execution of ESG strategies for both private and non-profit organisations such as Sainsbury’s, International Personal Finance (IPF) or Amnesty International. She has also taken varied roles for UNHCR and UNESCO in Costa Rica, the Washington DC based think thank The Center for American Progress (CAP),  and The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) conducting border research in Mexico and Ecuador. She holds a MSc in International Migration and Public Policy from The London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development from the United Nations University for Peace and a first class Journalism degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She has been an active speaker at The London School of Economics about ‘Women in Human Rights’ and other sustainability topics across European and Latin American universities and for the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.