Uzma leads on the firm’s Responsible Business Committee and the implementation of its ESG strategy. Her role is to work closely with the senior leadership to integrate societal and environmental issues into business strategy, operational activity and to translate their meaning into everyday business culture and interactions. Uzma is a globally experienced responsible business and inclusion professional, with over 20 years of deep subject matter expertise in the corporate sector, previously holding roles at KPMG, HSBC and the United Nations. She is specialised in the delivery of business transformation and change programmes to create more open, inclusive and engaged workplaces that positively contribute to the societies in which they operate.
Uzma is a Global UN Sustainable Goals Pioneer, recognised by the United Nations Global Compact in 2023, and a UK Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer by the UN Global Compact UK. Uzma is the architect and Co-Chair of the Steering Group of Legal CORE (Collaboration on Race and Ethnicity) which has 40 member firms and now in its third year. Uzma is a member of the Social Mobility Commission Employer Advisory Group.