Jenny Young
Principal
Jenny Young, Principal
In her spare time (although there isn’t much of it these days as she is in the early stages of renovating her new house) Jenny loves exploring the beautiful hills of her native Scotland with her other half Allin and their dog Angus.
She also loves cooking, particularly baking, and likes nothing more than hosting friends and family for a feast. As she’s moved around a bit for work she loves catching up with friends from all over the world and using the Edinburgh festival as a great excuse to host them – just don’t try to plan anything else in August!
Meet Jenny
Jenny heads up the ESG & Sustainability practice at Avyse. She is a regulatory expert with over 16 years of experience working across consulting and in-house in Financial Services. She has a deep understanding of sustainable finance and broad experience in assessing corporate governance and culture. She has a particular interest in and passion for sustainability, business ethics, and human rights.
Experience:
Jenny has supported asset management firms in understanding application and implementation of key sustainable finance regulations, including SFDR and ESMA fund naming guidelines, TCFD, SDR and greenwashing reviews, as well as developing ESG governance and oversight arrangements.
She has worked with both regulated firms and large corporates on understanding and implementing sustainability-related regulation, as well as strategic initiatives.
As the Regulatory Affairs lead of a FTSE 250 firm, she provided ongoing guidance and support to senior management on regulatory initiatives and taking a lead on driving associated change through the organisation.
She has been involved in delivery of numerous Skilled Person reviews, with a particular focus on testing the effectiveness of governance structures and risk frameworks.