Responsible Investment Forum 2024: Europe

Tom Reichert was appointed CEO of ERM Group in February 2022. In his role, Tom leads a team of 8,000+ professionals in over 40 countries and territories.

As the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, ERM partners with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

Prior to joining ERM, Tom was the Chair of Global Practices at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he was also Global Leader of DigitalBCG. He has a long-standing passion for sustainability, having created BCG’s Practice Area focused on Sustainability, Diversity, Global Health and Education.

Before joining BCG, Tom worked as acting CIO at BT Financial Australia/New Zealand and was a relationship manager for small to medium-sized companies for Dresdner Bank AG in Germany. He earned an MBA from Indiana University and a PhD in economics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

Manuela is Consulting Director at ERM, who specializes in driving value creation through ESG strategies within private equity firms and their portfolio companies. At abrdn Private Equity, she spearheaded the implementation of climate change strategies and led efforts under SFDR, launching an Article 8+ fund. Prior, at M&G Investments, she invested in primary and co-investment deals across Europe and Asia, shaping the firm's ESG strategy and launching its first Impact Fund of Funds. Her work in private equity influenced M&G's contributions to the ILPA ESG Assessment Framework. With a BSc (Hons) in Management from Bayes (Cass) Business School and ongoing studies in Sustainability Leadership at Cambridge University, Manuela's research focuses on improving labour rights and scaling sustainable investments in the European Private Equity market. She also champions impact initiatives at the Conduit Club, fostering a community of purpose-led female leaders.