DRIVING VALUE FOR NATURE AND BUSINESS
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From environmental science to business, infrastructure and global sustainability
My career has crossed sectors, organisations and disciplines.
I began in environmental research before moving into commercial management and then major infrastructure delivery. After completing an MBA, I moved increasingly into sustainability, initially through independent consulting and subsequently through WWF.
Those different experiences continue to shape how I work today. I approach environmental challenges with an understanding of strategy and science, but also of budgets, commercial relationships, projects, organisations and people.
Sustainability Strategy & Business Transformation
Much of my current work focuses on how companies translate environmental ambition into practical change.
At WWF, I work across an international network to develop corporate sustainability strategies, frameworks and partnerships. This has included co-developing WWF's global water stewardship strategy and Business Transformation Framework, as well as helping companies develop and implement approaches to water and nature across operations and value chains.
Increasingly, my work is concerned with the organisational side of sustainability: how environmental priorities influence decisions, how responsibility is distributed, how different functions work together and what needs to change for strategies to become embedded in the business.
Water Stewardship
Water remains my deepest area of professional expertise.
My experience spans industrial water management, corporate water risk, contextual strategies and targets, stewardship standards, supply chains, collective action and catchment resilience.
I have worked with multinational companies and organisations across sectors including apparel, pharmaceuticals, retail, technology, pulp and paper and food, helping translate complex water challenges into strategies and practical approaches.
I have also contributed to the development of methodologies, guidance and international initiatives intended to advance corporate water stewardship.
Partnerships & Collective Action
Environmental challenges rarely respect organisational boundaries.
Throughout my sustainability career I have built and grown corporate partnerships, worked across international NGO networks and brought together companies, NGOs, technical organisations and other stakeholders around shared challenges.
My work has included developing long-term corporate partnerships, convening organisations around collective action and helping create collaborative platforms where different organisations can work through difficult questions together.
I am particularly interested in what makes partnerships endure beyond their initial funding, personalities or enthusiasm.
Leadership & Organisational Change
Much of my current leadership happens without traditional hierarchy.
Working across an international federated organisation means mobilising people with different priorities, cultures, technical backgrounds and organisational contexts around shared objectives.
I currently work across approximately 15 WWF offices and a global freshwater community of more than 200 colleagues. My experience also includes direct people management, recruitment, performance management and leadership of multidisciplinary project and commercial teams earlier in my career.
This has made me increasingly interested in leadership through influence, organisational culture, decision-making and how responsibility can be distributed effectively across organisations.
Commercial & Operational Experience
Before moving fully into sustainability, I worked in commercial management and major infrastructure delivery.
I led a three-person advertising sales team responsible for more than £1 million (approximately US$1.35 million) in annual revenue, and later managed major rail infrastructure work packages with a combined value of approximately £34 million+ (US$46 million+).
In Canada, I subsequently led a portfolio of infrastructure improvement projects worth more than £8.5 million (US$11.5 million).
Those experiences continue to influence how I approach sustainability. Strategies ultimately have to operate within organisations that manage budgets, allocate capital, negotiate contracts, manage risk and are accountable for delivery.
Governance & Advisory
Alliance for Water Stewardship
Alliance for Water Stewardship
Trustee & Business and Finance Committee Member
I serve as an elected Trustee of the Alliance for Water Stewardship, contributing to organisational strategy, governance, financial oversight and risk.
Future-Fit Foundation
Future-Fit Foundation
Expert Council - Water Stewardship
I contribute specialist water stewardship expertise alongside an international group of sustainability practitioners and experts.
Experience Across Sectors
My work has included engagement across:
Pharmaceuticals
Apparel
Retail
Technology
Pulp & Paper
Food & Beverage
Transportation
Infrastructure
Media
I have worked with multinational companies, NGOs, standards organisations, financial institutions and international organisations across multiple markets and cultures.
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