Chris Adachi

Chris Adachi, Director of Climate and Nature, joined Teck in 2009. Chris’ work at Teck focuses on a spectrum of issues related to Climate Change and Nature, including policies and regulations, public reporting and disclosure, and Teck’s strategies for achieving net-zero GHG emissions and securing a Net Positive Impact on biodiversity. Chris has been a member of the Mining Association of British Columbia’s Climate Action Working Group, the Mining Association of Canada’s Climate Change Working Group, and the International Council of Mining and Metal’s Climate Change Task Force and Nature Working Group, and the World Economic Forum’s Champions for Nature group. Chris holds a Bachelors of Arts from McMaster University, a Master of Forestry from UBC, and a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo.
 

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.