Georgia Elliott-Smith
Managing Director at Element Four
An environmental engineer and Chartered Environmentalist, Georgia started her career as UK construction’s first Environment Manager and is a former UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment.
Founder and Managing Director of sustainability consultancy Element Four, Georgia works with organisations such as the Amnesty International, Patrizia, UPP and the Bank of England delivering her “disruptive sustainability” approach – a combination of best practice and activism that drives meaningful change in industry.
Georgia is a steering committee of She Changes Climate, a global campaign for 50:50 representation of women in climate negotiations. In 2020, Georgia challenged the UK government in the High Court over the UK Emissions Trading Scheme’s failure to uphold the Paris Agreement. She is also an Extinction Rebellion activist and contributor to leading technical committees including the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI).
Keynote and panel speaking engagements include TEDxUCL, New York Times Climate Forward Conversations, Cambridge University Zero Festival, and UK Construction Week.