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Judith Houston

Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve
Judith Houston is a Senior Associate in the London corporate and commercial team at Mills & Reeve LLP.

Judith specialises in advising clients on corporate matters and ESG. Her practice covers a wide range of issues including governance reviews, ESG reporting, and general corporate and commercial matters. She advises clients across various industries, offering practical legal guidance on business transactions and governance challenges.

Judith brings strong commercial acumen to her role, developed through a previous career in ESG and client secondments to in-house legal teams at GlaxoSmithKline and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Her earlier ESG roles included positions at the Institute of Business Ethics, Network Rail, and the LEGO Group.

Judith is qualified to practise law in England & Wales. She was listed in The Lawyer ‘Hot 100’ 2025.

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Supply chain sustainability—key themes
Supply chain sustainability—key themes
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explores the concept of supply chain sustainability within the broader context of sustainable procurement and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, with a specific focus on key themes within private sector practices in the UK and EU. It provides practical guidance on establishing a supplier code of conduct and developing a comprehensive supply chain sustainability programme that addresses key issues such as human rights, labour standards, environmental impacts, corruption, deforestation, litigation exposure, and risk management. Public procurement is excluded from the scope of this note.

Supply chain sustainability—UK
Supply chain sustainability—UK
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explores the concept of supply chain sustainability within the broader context of sustainable procurement and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, with a specific focus on private sector practices in the UK. It provides practical guidance on establishing a supplier code of conduct and developing a comprehensive supply chain sustainability programme within the UK that addresses key issues such as human rights, labour standards, environmental impacts, corruption, deforestation, litigation exposure, and risk management. Public procurement is excluded from the scope of this Practice Note.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2021

Experience

  • Mills & Reeve LLP (September 2019 - Present)
  • The LEGO Group (January 2015 - August 2016)
  • Network Rail (May 2013 - December 2014)
  • Institute of Business Ethics (June 2008 - May 2013)
  • KPMG Banarra Sustainability Consultancy (November 2006 - April 2007)

Membership

  • Law Society of England and Wales

Qualifications

  • Winter Programme in Public / Private International Law (44562)
  • Legal Practice Course (2018 - 2019 )
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (2016 - 2018)
  • MA Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context (2007 - 2008)
  • BBA Business Adminsitration (2004 - 2005)
  • Undergraduate MA International Business (2002 - 2006)

Education

  • The Hague Academy of International Law (44562)
  • University of Law (2018 - 2019)
  • BPP (2016 - 2018)
  • International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham (2007 - 2008)
  • McCombs School of Business at University of Texas, Austin (2004 - 2005)
  • University of Edinburgh (2002 - 2006)
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