Boutique investor and public relations consultancy, IR Department has announced the launch of an ESG practice. The new practice will be led by Ilona Marchetta, a certified ESG Practitioner with over 20 years’ experience across public relations, journalism and marketing.

The consultancy has also welcomed several practitioners within their investor and public relations teams:

• Jack McLintock has joined as Corporate Media Relations Manager, bringing experience in leading corporate affairs and communications in business ranging from start-ups to publicly-listed entities.
• Annabelle Dick brings experience in communications across the biotech sector, most recently as Communications Lead at venture capital fund, Brandon Capital, and has been appointed as Media and Communications Specialist.
• Anna Cvijetić has taken on the role of Account Manager within the consultancy’s investor relations practice. She has financial services experience with prior roles at Deloitte, Wilsons Advisory and Caldera House.

Commenting on the new ESG practice and expanded team, IR Department Founder and Managing Director, Jane Lowe said: "The launch of our ESG practice is about supporting our clients to determine what their steps should look like in a manner that is fit for purpose – taking into consideration the type and size of the company, as well as market expectations. We’ve been working behind the scenes on this for about 12 months and delighted to announce Ilona Marchetta as ESG practice lead, supported by our other investor relations and communications experts.

"With Jack, Annabelle and Anna joining the IR Department team, we’re adding deep domain experience across tech, biotech and capital markets. Their combined expertise will further elevate the work we do for our clients, and enable us to grow our consultancy further."