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Libbi Lee

PartnerLondon

Supports clients undergoing large-scale transformational change to help drive decarbonization and develop strategies to create environmental, social, and economic value

Libbi is a partner in our London office, where she works on projects within our Sustainability and Transformation Practices.

Libbi supports private- and public-sector clients with environmental, social, and governance strategy, decarbonization, and the circular economy. She is an expert in harnessing large-scale transformational change to help drive decarbonization, as well as developing strategies for creating environmental, social, and economic value. Her work spans multiple sectors, from healthcare and logistics to retail and fashion.

Her recent work includes the following:

  • supporting a healthcare provider with environmental baselining, decarbonization planning and implementation, and climate-risk disclosures
  • advising a logistics company on decarbonization planning, tracking and governance as part of a multi-year financial transformation
  • helping a fashion manufacturer develop its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and net-zero roadmap
  • working with a supermarket chain to develop its ESG strategy, including competitor scanning, target setting, and organizational changes
  • assisting a private equity company with rapid greenhouse gas footprinting and decarbonization strategy development for its portfolio companies
  • helping a multilateral humanitarian organization launch an ambitious sustainable procurement program.

Libbi leads a team that manages Catalyst Zero, McKinsey’s proprietary platform for driving decarbonization transformations.

Prior to joining McKinsey, Libbi worked for the British Red Cross and the The Tony Blair Governance Initiative in Sierra Leone, where she focused on governance, program management, and accountability to communities in the context of natural disasters and humanitarian issues related to climate change.

Published work

Target net zero: A journey to decarbonizing the public sector,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022

In search of fashion’s sustainability seekers,” McKinsey & Company, June 2022

How fashion can deliver on COP26 ambitions,” Business of Fashion, December 6, 2021

A more circular fashion industry will require a collective effort,” Business of Fashion, January 2021

The fashion industry can reduce emissions across the entire value chain,” McKinsey & Company, October 2020

Fashion on climate,” McKinsey & Company, August 2020

Survey: Consumer sentiment on sustainability in fashion,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020

Past experience

British Red Cross
International performance and accountability advisor, global programs

The Tony Blair Governance Initiative
Governance advisor, strategy and policy unit, Sierra Leone

The ShakespeareGlobe Trust
Communications assistant

Education

Pembroke College Cambridge
MA, english