Richard Brophy
About Richard Brophy
Richard Brophy serves as the Global Head of Stakeholder Management and ESG Disclosure at Intact, where he has been instrumental in developing the company's global ESG framework. He has extensive experience in corporate responsibility and ESG roles across various organizations, including RSA, CMS Cameron McKenna, and Paddy Power Betfair.
Current Role at Intact Financial Corporation
Richard Brophy serves as the Global Head of Stakeholder Management and ESG Disclosure at Intact Financial Corporation. He has held this position since 2022, focusing on developing the company's global ESG framework and performance scorecard. His responsibilities include monitoring trends in ESG and ensuring compliance with new standards such as CSRD, TCFD, and ISSB. He also leads the delivery of Intact's global social impact and ESG report, which includes accountability for ESG performance data in quarterly and annual reporting documents.
Previous Experience in Corporate Responsibility
Richard Brophy has extensive experience in corporate responsibility across various organizations. He worked at RSA as Head of UK&I Social Impact and ESG from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, he held several roles, including Deputy Head of Corporate Responsibility at Camelot in 2021, and Head of Corporate Responsibility at Openreach from 2018 to 2020. His earlier roles include Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at CMS Cameron McKenna and Head of Corporate Responsibility at Herbert Smith Freehills.
Educational Background and Qualifications
Richard Brophy has a solid educational foundation in marketing and law. He studied English Language and Literature at King's College London, earning a BA from 1994 to 1997. He later obtained an LLM in International Economic Law, Justice and Development from Birkbeck, University of London, from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, he completed a course in Introduction to Behavioural Economics at CIM and attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, for a certificate in Artificial Intelligence in 2019.
Engagement in Human Rights and Sustainability
Richard Brophy is actively engaged in human rights and circular economy initiatives through non-executive directorships. He has designed and led stakeholder engagement exercises on critical topics such as social mobility, human rights, climate change, and international development. His work emphasizes the importance of stakeholder engagement processes in addressing these issues and developing effective corporate responsibility strategies.
Achievements in ESG and Stakeholder Engagement
Throughout his career, Richard Brophy has developed significant expertise in ESG and stakeholder engagement. He has been accountable for leading the delivery of various ESG performance reports and has designed frameworks that focus on materiality and stakeholder engagement processes. His efforts contribute to enhancing corporate accountability and transparency in ESG practices across the organizations he has worked with.