Claire Zheng
Principal ESG Consultant

Claire Zheng - Principal ESG Consultant

Why I work for Seismic:

After starting and building my career in finance, Seismic feels like a breath of fresh air.  The entire team shows an unwavering commitment to making businesses a force for good. This vision aligns deeply with my belief that, for the world to transition effectively, businesses must fundamentally rethink how they operate. Sustainability is no longer a nice to have but an important business strategy decision that will yield operational, financial and societal benefits.

My experience:

I began my career in distressed credit restructuring at Barclays before transitioning into climate risk management and strategy within the bank, at a time when the topic wasn’t widely recognised. Later, I had the opportunity to help Citi build its capabilities in assessing climate impact on their credit portfolio. In my most recent role, I worked in-house on stewardship initiatives for an asset manager and provided ESG advisory services to pension funds and private equity firms.

Some companies I’ve worked with:

Barclays, Citi, Cardano, large pension funds (DuPont, Dow, ConocoPhillips, HPE, BoA) and a number of private equity houses.

A seismic change I’d like to see in the future:

Sustainability becomes a fluent language within an organisation – where it is no longer solely the ESG manager’s role but a shared responsibility across functions and is integrated with business strategy.

Where I like to be:

Some remote island with no phone signal