Montagu Evans appoints head of sustainability 

Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Oliver Pye as head of sustainability. 

Pye was previously director at EVORA Global for six years, and brings a decade of experience in real estate, sustainability and ESG.

He will set the strategic direction and overall sustainability and environmental ambitions for the firm, reporting directly to managing partner Rob Bower. Engaging with business lines and teams across the partnership, he will look to enhance the integration of sustainability advice into existing and future projects and client-relationships.

Pye said: "Naturally, carbon is going to be a major priority, including advising on decarbonisation of existing buildings and carbon reduction strategies during design, planning, construction and operation, but I will also have a wider-reaching brief across a range of other areas. 

“On top of this, there is a culture here that should lend itself especially well to making any new initiatives successful – strategic thinking, cross-team working, open dialogue and a focus on L&D already happens very successfully and I’m seeing some very exciting opportunities even in my first week.” 

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