Kate Hartness is an Independent Advisor/Member of the i24s Group Advisory Board and the Founder/Director of Societe First – an Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) consultancy.

Drawing on 25 years’ of experience gained from the Mining, Resources, Energy, Infrastructure, Maritime and Property sectors, Kate’s core competencies include corporate governance, public policy, investor relations, reporting and disclosures (GRI, SASB, TCFD and TNFD, etc.), materiality assessments, charting roadmaps to net zero and stakeholder engagement.
 

Kate has developed and deployed programs to enhance corporate governance and shareholder returns, accelerate decarbonisation, and improve social performance, ethical procurement, and inclusion/diversity.

Prior to establishing her own consultancy, Kate held senior roles at Agilitus, BG&E Group, WSP, Cardno (now Stantec), GHD, PwC and McKinsey & Company.

She holds Bachelor Degrees in Commerce (major Finance) and Business (major Marketing), and a Master of Public Policy.