Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Mathilde Francois-Downey as Sustainability Manager.

Reporting into Head of Sustainability Oli Pye, Francois-Downey will work with colleagues to deepen and expand the sustainability and ESG advice the partnership provides to clients. She will also help support the delivery of Montagu Evans' own corporate sustainability strategy, including its net zero carbon commitment and pathway. Montagu Evans's cross-service initiatives, such as RetroFix, which is focussed on solving office obsolescence, will also be part of her brief. 

Francois-Downey, who has spent her entire career working in the sustainability and ESG sector, joins from EVORA Global where she advised global real estate investment clients on their ESG programme development and implementation including external reporting (in line with GRESB, EPRA, INREV), net zero carbon targets and pathway development (fund and asset level). Prior to this, she worked at Wood Group, supporting clients in the delivery of environmental impact assessments for infrastructure projects, and is qualified as a Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA).

Oli Pye, Partner and Head of Sustainability at Montagu Evans said: “Mathilde is a great hire for Montagu Evans. With a background in both real estate investment ESG and environmental impact assessment, she has the rare skill of understanding both property ownership/operation and planning and development. This breadth of expertise aligns perfectly with Montagu Evans’ planning and development focus and range of services. We are delighted to welcome her to the team.”

Montagu Evans is a member of Business Declares and Race to Zero.