B Leader bio

I'm an experienced sustainability adviser and advocate.

I'm proud to work as a senior consultant for Grain Sustainability, which is a B Corp and 1% for the planet member. I balance this with the position of Chair of the Board of Caplor Horizons - a charity that helps strengthen other non-profits and purposeful organisations, so they can better achieve positive impact.

In the 20 years before these current roles, I held a number of in-house sustainability leadership positions in companies including The Co-op Group and Jaguar Land Rover, so I understand the challenges and rewards of bringing good intentions to life in practice within organisations.

As well as being a B Leader, I'm a faculty member of the Institute of Sustainability Studies, enjoy being a judge for the annual Global Good Awards and have trained as a Carbon Literacy Project facilitator. I also run People Planet Pint events in Warwickshire and was one of the original members of the Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer (OCSO) Collective in the UK.

I strongly believe that sustainability should be accessible to all organisations, regardless of history or sector. The B Corp movement has a very exciting role to play in realising this vision.

I designed and ran the 'B Corp Academy' programme in 2023, with fellow Warwickshire B Leader Alison Phillips. This 12 week online programme takes a small cohorts of SMEs through the Business Impact Assessment process with ease and confidence. This model is excellent value and ideal for busy business leaders who are 'sustainability-inclined' but have previously struggled to find the time and resource to complete and submit their B Corp Application.

Industry

Business Products & Services, Consumer Products & Services, Education & Training Services, Energy & Environmental Services, Financial Services, Retail

Company size experience

SME, Large

Impact area expertise

Employees, Governance, Environment, Supply Chain, Diversity & Inclusion

Companies taken through the B Impact Assessment

10

Companies taken through the B Corp Certification

5

Training cohort

May 2021

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