Polly Courtice
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Dame Veronica Anne Courtice, DBE, LVO, DL (born June 1952),[1] known as Polly Courtice, was Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership[2] at the University of Cambridge until April 2021.
Courtice was the Founder Director of The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme, and Academic Director of Cambridge University’s Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership. She is a Fellow of Churchill College and an Honorary Fellow of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
She is a Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire, a member of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, and a Trustee of Cambridge Past, Present and Future. She is a Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water Services Ltd, a Director of Jupiter Green Investment Trust and a Board Advisor to the British Standards Institute. She serves on the environmental/sustainability advisory boards for AstraZeneca and Nespresso and is a member of the judging panel for the Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development.
Courtice has an MA from the University of Cambridge and is also a graduate of the University of Cape Town.
Honours[]
She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to sustainability leadership.[3]
Courtice was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.[citation needed]
She is the recipient of the 2015 Stanford Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability.
In 2016, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award at Ethical Corporation’s annual Responsible Business Awards, and in 2018 she received Business Green’s Lifetime Achievement Award.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "VERONICA ANNE COURTICE - HUNTINGDON - DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SU". Checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Our Director, Polly Courtice LVO — Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership". cisl.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B8.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge
- University of Cape Town alumni
- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order