Dr Sophie Taysom

Founder & CEO at Keyah 

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The story behind Keyah

I founded Keyah in 2017 with a clear mission: to help businesses navigate the intersection of sustainability and finance—where regulation meets reality, and strategy becomes action.

The name Keyah means ‘in good health’, a deliberate choice reflecting my belief that genuinely healthy businesses balance profit, people, and planet. They do this not as a marketing exercise, but as fundamental to long-term resilience and value creation.

From policy to practice

My career has taken me through government corridors, corporate boardrooms, and academic institutions, giving me a rare vantage point on how sustainability policy actually translates (or fails to translate) into business practice. This perspective shapes everything I do: cutting through theoretical frameworks to deliver practical, implementable strategies that work in the real world.

In 2020, I founded the LinkedIn group Sustainable Real Estate, now close to 10,000 members strong, because meaningful change requires collective intelligence. The conversations happening there inform my sustainability and ESG work, keeping me connected to the challenges practitioners face, not just what consultants think they should be worried about.

I’m also a contributor to the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views, where I explore the evolving landscape of climate risk, regulation, and responsible investment.

How I work

I maintain a curated network of specialists across London and Brussels – not as subcontractors, but as trusted partners. This means you get precisely the expertise you need, when you need it, without paying for capabilities you don’t.

My clients range from ambitious startups to global institutions. What they share is a desire to move beyond compliance theatre toward genuine sustainability integration that protects value and creates competitive advantage.

Speaking, writing, and in the press

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