Cliff Southcombe

Non-Executive Director – Impact & Sustainability

Cliff Southcombe serves as Non-Executive Director – Impact & Sustainability of NCDF Group. He provides Board-level oversight on sustainability strategy, impact measurement, and ESG integration, supporting the alignment of NCDF’s investments with long-term environmental, social, and development objectives.

Role at NCDF Group

In his role, he is responsible for:

Providing oversight on ESG integration across investment activities
Supporting the development of impact measurement frameworks
Advising on sustainability strategy and stakeholder engagement
Contributing to governance of social and environmental performance
Supporting alignment with global sustainability and development standards

Leadership Mandate

His mandate is focused on ensuring that NCDF’s investment platform delivers measurable social and environmental outcomes alongside financial performance, supported by structured impact frameworks and sustainability governance.

Experience

Cliff Southcombe is a social entrepreneur and community development advocate with experience in social innovation, cooperative enterprise, and public-sector collaboration. He is co-founder of Community Routes (CLG), recognised as England’s first community cooperative initiative.

His work reflects a long-standing commitment to community empowerment, inclusive economic participation, and sustainable development models, which informs his contribution to NCDF’s impact-driven investment approach.

Areas Of Focus

ESG and sustainability integration
Impact measurement and reporting
Community development models
Stakeholder engagement
Social innovation and inclusive growth

Governance Note

This role is exercised at NCDF Holdings Limited at Board level and provides independent oversight on impact and sustainability.

It is distinct from:

The fiduciary investment management responsibilities of NCDF Investment Management Plc
The capital markets execution functions of NCDF Securities Limited