From policy to practice

Keyah Consulting is a London-based climate and sustainability advisory firm I founded in 2017. I work with climate data and analytics firms, institutions and foundations investing in the built environment, and real asset owners and the advisors supporting them — helping leadership get ahead of climate risk, regulatory change, and insurance market dynamics, rather than responding to them after the fact.

I work at the intersection of policy intelligence, market forces, and commercial strategy, translating complex regulatory frameworks — including CSRD, EU Omnibus, SFDR, TCFD, and UK SDR — into practical, board-level decisions. Two frameworks sit at the centre of that work: The Valuation Gap, which addresses the growing disconnect between current real asset prices and what those prices would reflect if physical climate risk and insurance repricing were fully priced in, and The Adaptation Imperative, which addresses resilience capital allocation as insurers withdraw from high-risk geographies. Both are designed to get climate risk onto the board agenda as a capital allocation decision, not a sustainability update.

My work with clients including Trowers & Hamlins, Hydrock, Habitat for Humanity, and Connected Places Catapult spans this full range — from direct built environment and adaptation expertise to board-level strategic advisory.

I hold a doctorate of philosophy and have worked across government, corporate, and academic institutions. I am a regular contributor to the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views, have written for Private Equity Real Estate, and am an editorial board contributor and peer-reviewed author at the International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation.

I am the founder of the Sustainable Real Estate LinkedIn group (10,000+ members), and a speaker at RICS, FIABCI, and major real estate sustainability conferences across Europe.

The story behind Keyah

The name Keyah means ‘in good health’, a deliberate choice reflecting a 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.

How I work

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.

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.