Rebecca Heaton

Biography

Rebecca Heaton has held leading sustainability roles in major UK corporations, embedding sustainability into business strategy, and overseeing compliance, reporting and auditing. She has a BSc and PhD in Forestry, bringing deep specialist expertise in this area, and has been recognised with honorary degrees from Bangor and Loughborough for her contributions to climate change policy and corporate sustainability.

She sat on the UK Climate Change Committee from 2017 to 2021, advising the government to set a net zero target for 2050. She also served on the Natural Environment Research Council from 2020 to 2024.