Elspeth Webster

Elspeth’s interest in Sustainability, Well Being & Human Development comes from her science background when she studied Zoology, Biochemistry and Dietetics and much later on in life an MBA. 

Elspeth joined CISL in 2008 and was responsible for designing and delivering CISL’s education work in South Africa until 2021. In addition to customised work, she directed the CISL Sustainability Practitioner Programme and the Business and Sustainability Programme in South Africa. She was a tutor on CISL’s Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business, the Anglo-American Game Changers Sustainability Leadership Programme, BNP Paribas Positive Impact programme and Head Tutor on CISL’s online programmes Business and Sustainability Management and Business and Social Justice. 

Elspeth is currently Board Chair of two NPOs in South Africa: Just Share a non-profit shareholder activism organisation using responsible investment and sustainable finance to drive urgent action to combat climate change and inequality and; Sustainability Matters an NPO that works to prepare young South Africans for a different future.