Celine Herweijer

Dr. Celine Herweijer joined HSBC as Group Chief Sustainability Officer in July 2021, reporting to Group CEO Noel Quinn. She served as a member of the Group Executive Committee and oversaw the development of the bank's net zero strategy, including its portfolio decarbonization targets until stepping down at the end of 2024 after three years and six months.

A climate scientist and NASA Fellow by training, Dr. Herweijer holds a PhD, MPhil and Masters in Climate Modelling and Policy from Columbia University, New York, and serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and serves as Co-Chair of the We Mean Business Coalition and is a trustee of BLUE Marine.

Career History

• Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HSBC Holdings (2021–2024)
• Partner, PwC, holding global leadership roles including PwC's Global Innovation and Sustainability Leader (2009–2021); became one of the firm's youngest partners
• Director of Climate Change and Consulting, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) (2007–2009)

During her tenure at HSBC, Herweijer was central to developing the bank's Net Zero Transition Plan and a US$100m five-year Climate Solutions Partnership, establishing the bank's commitment to providing $750bn–$1tn in sustainable finance and investment by 2030. She has held numerous international advisory board and committee roles on climate change, sustainable finance, biodiversity, resilience, and technology and innovation for the UN, WEF, G20, World Bank, EU and a number of governments.