Caroline Ashley is the Executive Director of SteelWatch, leading a growing international team driven by huge ambition: to decarbonise and transform the steel industry for a fair and thriving zero-emissions world. SteelWatch is a non-profit registered in The Netherlands and working internationally, challenging steel companies to adopt more urgent and transformational climate action. Caroline set up SteelWatch in 2023 and has become a recognised voice bringing evidence, impatience and a climate-first lens to the steel sector. A socio-economist by background, her work for economic justice and climate justice has straddled roles in non-profit organisations, policy research, business innovation, consultancy, and community development in Africa, Asia, Europe and the US.