Blurred expands into specialist ESG and sustainability recruitment

Today, Blurred launches its specialist ESG and sustainability recruitment offer, appointing experienced head-hunter Jenny Pape to lead the new operation. Jenny has recruited in the communications industry for 17 years, including founding and running her own business for the past five years.

Blurred makes this announcement as the war for ESG talent begins to heat up: this year has seen the big management consultancies and accountancy firms announce major ESG recruitment drives.

Co-founder Stuart Lambert says: “The importance of ESG expertise throughout the communications industry is only going to grow as the investor and policy picture sharpens. Already, a public company’s corporate and ESG narrative are really one and the same thing – or they should be. And increasingly, we’re seeing that the best, most Purpose-full customer-facing communication takes that narrative as its starting point.

“It has to, because you can’t credibly talk about Purpose – the good you purport to do in the world – without addressing your ESG footprint – the impact you have on the world in terms of carbon, or supply chain standards, or DEI.

“There is a war for ESG talent brewing that goes much further than comms. We’re excited to welcome Jenny into Blurred to help us build out our own consulting expertise, but also to help our clients add this vital specialist skillset to their own teams.”

Jenny Pape says: “My years of experience have included resourcing for varied disciplines across the communications sector, however my heart and strengths now naturally lie within the ESGP (Environmental, Social, Governance, Purpose) space. The opportunity to be part of one London’s fastest-growing consultancies – which bridges both consulting and creative - and helping to build out its own ESGP offer and also directly assist its clients with their own sustainability and ESG recruitment needs, is deeply motivating.  Motivating enough for me to close down my company and take this leap.”