Rob Arnold, Sustainability Research Director, EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute
Rob Arnold is Sustainability Research Director at EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute where he is leading in the creation of a new body of knowledge on climate alignment and resilience in different sectors with an initial focus on infrastructure. He is an energy and environment specialist with extensive experience in industry, business, national governments, and international organisations. Rob holds a PhD in Energy and Environment from Imperial College London, an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, a BSc (Hons.) in Chemistry from the University of Manchester and is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He previously worked as an engineering, science and policy advisor to the UK Government for two decades, for departments including the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Recent projects have included leading cross-disciplinary teams in technical analysis, business strategy, and sustainability assessment of new technology and measures to decarbonise energy, infrastructure, industry, transport and land use, co-chairing a multinational team of experts to compile the research programme for a strand of the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan and establishing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, to identify and fund projects that build value for industry through sustainable decarbonisation.
About EDHEC
Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.
