John Buttanshaw
Travers Smith LLP
Bringing deep operational risk and environment expertise to his roles within Travers Smith LLP’s ESG and impact group and ESG transactions and advisory sub-committee, John Buttanshaw acts for leading multinational corporate clients on business-critical sustainability mandates.
A key client is KFC, whom Buttanshaw is advising on environmental and climate risk, reporting, and compliance matters, helping navigate the regulatory landscape surrounding topics including packaging waste, circular economy, climate change, biodiversity, and deforestation. Buttanshaw is also acting for Meta regarding its compliance with EU CSRD and NFRD reporting obligations and navigating supply chain risk under the EU CSDDD.
As a leader of the firm’s ESG initiatives committee, Buttanshaw supports the delivery of internal sustainability programmes including the implementation of low-carbon procurement and circular economy practices. A notable thought leader in the sustainability space, Buttanshaw is active on the British Property Federation’s sustainability committee and elsewhere speaks on topics including nature-positive legal solutions.