Maggie Fitzherbert

Maggie FitzHerbert joined the team in 2021 as the Sustainable Business Advisory Manager, leading on ZSL’s business engagement on legal and sustainable trade of forest-risk commodities.

Before joining ZSL, Maggie worked in FSC & PEFC certification, as well as assessment and advisory services related to legal sourcing under the EU Timber Regulation. She has experience auditing supply chains and has worked with timber and pulp companies from all around the world. 

She has a background in Environmental Geochemistry and has previously been a researcher in water and soil contamination, focused on industrial activities. She has an MSc Environmental Science by Research from Queen Mary University London and a BSc Geography from University of Sussex.

Maggie is project manager on a range of short and long term projects with clients, and given technical support to other ZSL projects and initiatives.

These include:

• Supporting financial institutions in understanding biodiversity impacts and dependencies within portfolio, and related stewardship support
• Supporting commodity producers and land managers on biodiversity monitoring and management
• Advising on risk and due diligence

Learn more about our work in Sustainable Business and Finance