Kamran Shezad is the Director for the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences and is the Sustainability Executive for the Bahu Trust, a network of 22 mosques in the UK. Kamran holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability (Strategy & Management), he has been awarded ‘Chartered Environmentalist’ status by the Society for the Environment, and is a full member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment. He served on the Civil Society & Youth Advisory Council to the Presidency of COP26 and has recently been appointed to the Multi-Faith Advisory Council to the United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (UN IATF).
He is a qualified environmental specialist with practical field and managerial experience in the sustainable development sector. He is a strong advocate of using faith-inspired approaches in promoting the message of the environment and guiding behavioural change. Kamran is a grassroots environmental activist and social justice campaigner; he has worked with a diverse range of faith groups and has produced toolkits, practical guides and mobilised communities for climate action.