Rhys Davies
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Rhys Davies, ESG & impact expert at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, brings over 15 years of experience in advising private equity firms, public companies, and project sponsors on the design and implementation of ESG strategies. Supporting the delivery of vital global climate projects, he brings deep expertise on sustainable finance disclosures, green taxonomies, ESG reporting, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
Davies is a leading contributor to the firm’s thought leadership offering, co-authoring insights on topics including the Financial Conduct Authority’s sustainability disclosure requirements and the impact of the COP28 summit across transition finance, the carbon markets, and public- and private-sector decarbonisation commitments.
With a postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge and an FSA credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Davies provides technical and commercial know-how to support clients’ green transition journeys. He leverages this perspective as a regular contributor to industry discussion, having moderated a panel discussion on climate strategy evolution at the PEI Infrastructure Investor Forum and speaking on global ESG regulation at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ ESG and Compliance conference.