ICRS Hub News - January 2025
ICRS Hub News and Updates
Check out the latest updates from across our vibrant regional and Peer Hubs. Dive in to stay connected, informed, and engaged with the ICRS community.
ICRS Fellows Hub
Are you an ICRS Fellow?
If you’re an ICRS Fellow, join our vibrant WhatsApp Community now!
ICRS Aspire Hub
ICRS Aspire Hub Committee Applications
Are you passionate about shaping the future of ESG? Whether you're experienced, just starting out, or simply interested, we invite you to join the Aspire Hub’s next committee as a committee member.
Committee members are asked to help with one event per year and attend monthly meetings, an excellent chance to lead within ICRS.
Click here to read the Hub Leaders guide and job description for these roles. To apply, please fill in the application here.
We invite all new and aspiring members to connect and engage with us on our Aspire Hub LinkedIn page, join us to stay updated and network with fellow professionals!
ICRS Apprentices Hub
Are you an ICRS Apprentice Member? Join the Apprentice Hub for their first event of 2026 on the 26th of February from 12:00 – 13:00PM
As we approach the beginning of Spring, join us for the next ICRS Apprentices Hub event. This interactive online session will feature a panel of professionals working across different areas of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S). They’ll share:
- What their roles involve day-to-day
- The skills they rely on most
- Their unique career journeys and how they got started
Whether you’re just beginning your CR&S career or exploring your next step, this is a great opportunity to gain practical insights, ask questions, and learn from real experiences. To register, click here
We invite all Apprentice members to connect and engage with us on our Apprentices Hub LinkedIn page, join us to stay updated and network with fellow professionals!
ICRS London Hub
We're delighted to share some exciting updates as we kick off 2026.
Welcoming new committee members
Please join us in welcoming three new members to the London Regional Hub Committee. Daniel Arda, a Responsible Business practitioner and active ICRS Member of over three years, offers a decade of experience managing social impact programmes for firms including Rathbones Group PLC and Grant Thornton UK LLP. Ted Linsley, Corporate Client Adviser at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), brings a passion for collaboration and convening members to share insights and drive action. CAF has been a patron member of ICRS since its founding, and Ted has been attending ICRS events for 4 years. And David Willans, Sustainability Director at stakeholder communications firm Bladonmore, specialising in sustainability communications, strategy and behaviour change. With over two decades' experience, he's worked at Futerra, Ogilvy, RY and Pinsent Masons, and joined ICRS as a Fellow in 2025.
We are thrilled to have their energy, expertise and fresh perspectives as we continue to serve the London ICRS community. Daniel, Ted and David join existing Hub members Carla Matthews, Katie Smart (Chair) and Louise Starling to complete the London Hub Committee.
Introducing: Be Brilliant Leadership Series
We're excited to launch Be Brilliant, our new leadership insight series designed to bring you new perspectives, practical tools and inspiring conversations from CRS leaders in London. Each session will focus on the skills, mindsets and strategies that help London's great leaders excel. Watch this space for more details.
We invite all members who live or work in the London to connect and engage with us on our London Hub LinkedIn page, join us to stay updated and network with fellow professionals!
ICRS Yorkshire Hub
Are you an ICRS Member who lives or works in the Yorkshire region? We’d love to hear from you! Help us shape the future of the Yorkshire Hub by sharing your thoughts in this quick survey.
ICRS Scotland Hub
The Scotland Hub have recently relaunched. Join the Scotland Hub for the first event for 2026 on the 12th February from 9:30 am to 10:30 am GMT for a Thursday morning virtual coffee and networking session.
Whether you are an experienced professional or new to the area, we can all learn more from each other about how to best deliver corporate responsibility and sustainability in our companies.
Attendees will be randomly split into break-out rooms, creating an open and supportive space for CRS professionals to meet one another, ask questions and discuss good practice. To register, click here
We invite all members who live or work in Scotland to connect and engage with us on our Scotland Hub LinkedIn page, join us to stay updated and network with fellow professionals!