Recent Sustainability Leadership Appointments

Colm Devine – Global Vice Chair for Sustainability, EY Announced October 27, 2025. A 22-year EY veteran and former leader of the UK & Ireland Power & Utilities practice, Devine succeeds Amy Brachio. Based in Dublin, he now oversees sustainability strategy for 400,000 professionals across 150+ countries. His remit includes AI-driven decarbonization advisory, workforce upskilling, and supply-chain emissions programs. EY aims to cut its own emissions 50% by 2030 and help clients navigate $5 trillion in annual climate-related investment decisions.

Sandra Phlippen – Chief Sustainability Officer, ABN AMRO Effective January 1, 2026. Previously ABN AMRO’s Chief Economist since 2019 and Professor of Sustainable Banking at the University of Groningen. Phlippen, who holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam, will report directly to CEO Robert Swaak and lead Group Sustainability. She takes over responsibility for the bank’s €100 billion sustainable finance target (renewables, circular economy, low-carbon infrastructure) and for embedding climate risk into lending and sector policies under EU Taxonomy and CSRD rules.

Robert Keepers – Head of Climate Tech, JPMorgan Chase Promoted November 20, 2025. A 19-year veteran of the firm, most recently Managing Director in the Renewable Energy Group. Keepers now heads climate-technology coverage within the Green Economy Banking team, focusing on batteries, EV infrastructure, hydrogen, carbon removal, and ag-tech. His unit supports JPMorgan’s $1 trillion green finance commitment by 2030 and builds on deals such as the first voluntary carbon-market credit facility for Chestnut Carbon.

Sources: EY Global press release (27 Oct 2025); ABN AMRO press release (19 Nov 2025); JPMorgan Chase announcement (20 Nov 2025); Climate Policy Initiative Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2025; ECB transition finance estimates 2025.