Lois Guthrie pursued a career in taxation, first at PwC and then at Zurich Insurance Group until 2016. Having joined the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in 2004, she simultaneously developed a career in climate and natural capital corporate reporting. In 2007 when the Climate Disclosure Standards Board was established, Lois was appointed Executive Director and became responsible for CDSB’s work to develop a framework for reporting on environmental information and natural capital in mainstream corporate reports. She was seconded for two years to the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) as a Technical Director during the development of the <IR> Framework. Lois is currently a director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Re-defining Value Programme. Lois studied theology at the University of Birmingham and environmental policy at the Open University and holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice.