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Sophie Durham

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Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investment, Europe at Igneo Infrastructure Partners
📍 United Kingdom

Sophie Durham is the Managing Director and Head of Responsible Investment for Europe at Igneo Infrastructure Partners. She sets the firms responsible investment strategy and sits on the board of portfolio company Nordion Energi. Her background includes climate change and global public policy, with degrees from the University of Cambridge and SOAS University of London.

Sophie is deeply engaged in the practical application of ESG principles, moving beyond policy to ensure real-world implementation. She frequently speaks on the need for proactive asset management and board-level influence to drive sustainability, particularly in hard-to-decarbonise sectors, viewing it as a core driver of long-term value.

She is a key architect of Igneos "Five Minimum Standards, " a set of practical ESG benchmarks for all portfolio companies covering environment, governance, and diversity.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investment, Europe
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Sophie cares about

Responsible Investment
As Head of Responsible Investment, she is responsible for setting and implementing Igneo's entire ESG strategy across its European portfolio.
Energy Transition
She views infrastructure, including hard-to-decarbonise assets, as essential to the energy transition and a major opportunity for value creation.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investment, Europe
Igneo Infrastructure Partners
1-2021 - 2-2022
Director, ESG
Igneo Infrastructure Partners
11-2023
Member Board of Directors
Nordion Energi
1-2020 - 1-2021
Senior Advisor, Climate Change and Global Public Policy
Kosmos Energy
1-2017 - 12-2019
Senior Advisor, External Affairs and Social Performance
Kosmos Energy
In the press

Media appearances

Igneo Infrastructure Partners: What investors want. Featured in Infrastructure Investor
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Keynote interview – What investors want (Sophie Durham, Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investment, Europe). Featured in Igneo Infrastructure Partners – PDF
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Education
2007 - 2010
BA
University of Cambridge
2010 - 2011
Master of Arts (M.A.)
SOAS University of London
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