Emily Benson

Senior researcher, Shaping Sustainable Markets; programme manager, Green Economy Coalition

Full biography

Expertise

Communications; research; writing; media outreach; stakeholder engagement; conducting global consultations to develop policy; and assessing the quality of stakeholder participation.

Before IIED

Head of communications and engagement at Stakeholder Forum for a sustainable future, an international organisation working to empower the voices of different stakeholder groups in UN policy processes. Prior to that, documentary-making as a researcher and producer.

Current work

Leading on the communications for the Green Economy Coalition, which is currently housed at IIED. Emily is also a senior researcher for the Shaping Sustainable Markets research group at IIED.