_Senior hire joins Knight Frank’s Corporate ESG Strategy team

Joining from BNP Paribas, where she was Sustainability and CSR Specialist, Sarah will be responsible for developing and leading Knight Frank’s corporate ESG strategy across its Commercial, Residential and Rural transactions and advisory business.

Prior to BNP Paribas, Sarah was Senior Sustainability Manager at Landsec, responsible for creating and executing the Group’s Sustainability Strategy and Programme across all aspects of its Commercial, Retail and Leisure property portfolio.

A specialist in sustainability and ESG, Sarah has 15 years’ experience in the real estate and finance sectors, and her roles have been focused on helping business understand and evaluate how sustainability and ESG drives value and high performance.

Sarah Beattie, Partner, Corporate ESG Strategy at Knight Frank said: “I am delighted to have joined Knight Frank and I look forward to working closely with the firm’s wider ESG Strategy team to provide strategic advice and ensure that we are regularly reporting on and communicating our ESG targets.”

Anthony Duggan, Chief Strategy Officer and Chair of Knight Frank’s ESG Taskforce, added: “As we celebrate our 125th anniversary, we’re recognising our history but, more importantly, putting the future first. We are committed to driving forward ESG as a business and recognise our place as an advisor that can influence change across the whole spectrum of the real estate industry. Sarah’s appointment is key to bolstering our ESG talent and ensuring that we are fully contributing to this critical agenda in our sector.”