Tom Harding appointed Aldermore’s new head of ESG and sustainability

Aldermore bank has named Tom Harding in the newly created role of head of ESG and sustainability, where he will seek to build on the company’s previous ESG initiatives. Harding has spent the last nine years at MotoNovo, the motor finance company which is part of the Aldermore group, where he worked in commercial sales and helped develop green initiatives across the group.

Since its foundation 13 years ago, Aldermore has prided itself on serving those in society that have typically been shunned by the big high street lenders. In the last year the bank has made a public commitment to support the government’s levelling up agenda and pledged to play its part in improving social mobility and equality of opportunity in the communities in which it operates.

In addition, Harding led a scheme last year to begin the transition of the company’s car fleet to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions, while Aldermore has recently financed a low carbon property developer in Sheffield to build 46 homes as part of its commitment to funding high quality, sustainable developments.

Steven Cooper, CEO of Aldermore, said: “Since joining Aldermore last year, I’ve been impressed with the bank’s commitment to being a responsible business that carefully considers its impact on the communities in which it serves. But I want us to go further and faster and I’m proud we’ve now appointed a new lead for ESG to drive this important agenda into the future. This new-found focus will help us to do more to promote an inclusive society and support a greener way of living in the UK.”

Tom Harding, head of ESG and sustainability at Aldermore, said: “The ESG agenda has long run through much of the work we do at Aldermore, as we have a strong track record of serving those in society who have not been looked after well by the mainstream banks. Formalising a new ESG strategy is an important next step and will allow us to have a greater impact as a responsible business, that is able to give something back to society.”