RSM UK strengthens its ESG practice with equality, diversity and inclusion expert
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has appointed Nikki Sinclair as associate director in its Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) team, which continues to go from strength to strength.
Nikki joins RSM’s Birmingham office after nine years at the Legal Ombudsman, with roles including equality, diversity and inclusion manager, data and insight manager, and policy and research manager.
As an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) expert, Nikki has extensive experience in driving positive cultural change in organisations through developing and integrating EDI strategies that go way beyond compliance level. She has also been responsible for curating and implementing wellbeing and employee experience programmes with the aim of building a more inclusive workplace.
At RSM, Nikki will focus on the social element of the ESG practice, using her EDI expertise to broaden the reach and take up of the Race and Equality Code produced by RSM’s head of governance Karl George. The code has already had a successful first year since its launch in December 2021. Nikki will help to embed and cement the framework as a national standard across all sectors in the UK, by highlighting the impact of race equality on businesses in the future.
Nikki Sinclair, associate director at RSM UK, said: ‘I’m thrilled to be part of a firm that puts people at its centre. RSM recognises the importance of ESG and putting the right structures in place to have a positive social impact. Being able to help clients build a robust strategy to achieve their EDI goals will be a particularly rewarding part of my new role. The firm’s ESG practice has been thriving since its inception, so I’m looking forward to helping the team build on its success.’
Karl George, partner and head of governance at RSM UK, added: ‘We are pleased to welcome Nikki to our ESG team which continues to grow by recruiting specialists to complement the core competences that we have developed. Nikki’s appointment will help us to ensure our clients don’t neglect the ‘S’ in ESG by considering the tools, metrics and actions that make an impact in this space.’
