Grace Rawnsley
Director of Sustainability and Net Zero Transition, Port of London Authority
Grace Rawnsley joined the PLA in February 2023 as the Director of Sustainability and Net Zero Transition.
Grace is a sustainability professional who has a wide range of experiences across the environmental sector over the last 20 years.
Grace leads the environment team. Her responsibilities include our internal sustainability work on net zero and climate adaptation as well as our externally focused work on water quality, air quality, biodiversity, decarbonisation and climate adaptation.
Prior to joining the PLA, Grace spent 13 years at the City of London Corporation in a variety of sustainability and transformation roles. Most recently, she led the implementation of the City of London Corporation’s climate action work as their Climate Action Programme Director. Prior to the City of London Corporation, Grace worked for a variety of well-known conservation charities including the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and the RSPB.
