Ms. Lois Guthrie

Lois Guthrie was the Founding Director of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) in 2004 and led the development of a framework to report environmental information in mainstream corporate reports. CDSB consolidated into the IFRS Foundation in 2021 and Lois now advises the Foundation on its capacity building programme. Previously, Lois was Technical Director at Zurich Insurance Group, as well as Technical Director to the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) where she was responsible for technical development. Lois also serves on ACCA’s Global Forum on Sustainability and a member of Carbon Tracker’s Advisory Board. She studied environmental policy at the Open University and holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice.