Lawyer – Communications and Development
Victoria Puxley
Lawyer - Climate/Biodiversity in Africa
Brief info
Victoria is an English qualified lawyer at the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative, where she carries out legal research on the implications of climate change and biodiversity loss on corporate law, particularly in relation to directors' and fiduciary duties and corporate governance in Africa.
She also works part time at Puxley ESG, where she advises international corporations operating in Africa on their exposure to climate and nature-related risks, with a focus on helping business navigate evolving legal sustainability frameworks in Europe that have extra-territorial reach.
Victoria is a tutor on the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Governance for a Sustainable Future course and she is also the convenor for the legal practice group at the ESG Exchange, where she is collaborating with global sustainability experts to create a playbook for international business on "How to mitigate the risk of greenwashing.
Victoria lives in Nairobi with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy camping in the bush, cycling in Karura Forest and spending time on the Kenyan coast.