Sally has been involved in developing overarching principles, guidance and standards for the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in England for a number of years and has been instrumental in developing the Institute’s training programme to help upskill practitioners. Developing competence and ensuring that there are enough new ecologists and environmental managers with the right skills and access to the best tools to deliver quality outcomes for biodiversity and stakeholders has been central to her work as part of the previous UK Government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group.

Sally is passionate about highlighting the vital role the ecology and environmental management profession plays in addressing the environmental challenges we all face and about ensuring that practitioners develop the knowledge and skills to save the planet. She has appeared in the Environmental News Digest (ENDS) Top 100 Environmental Power List every year since the List’s inception in 2022 and in 2024 was named as one of the top 10 professional influencers driving change.