Supporting sustainability work from strategic direction through implementation.

The areas below reflect different ways I typically contribute, depending on the organisation, the context and what is needed.

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Organisations may need different things at different times. Sometimes the need is to understand what matters most, decide where to focus and shape a clear direction. In other situations, the direction is already there and external expertise can help strengthen the work, bring different perspectives together or move it forward in practice. Often, these needs overlap.

  • Strategic Direction & Advisory

    Supporting organisations in making sense of sustainability priorities, strengthening strategic direction and finding a way forward that works in practice.

    • Developing and reviewing sustainability strategies, priorities and roadmaps

    • Helping organisations understand what sustainability means for their business and where it matters most

    • Identifying sustainability-related opportunities, risks and dependencies and their implications for the organisation

    • Strengthening governance and decision-making around sustainability

    • Building shared understanding and organisational buy-in around sustainability priorities

    • Shaping sustainability initiatives, programmes and partnerships

    • Working with organisations to see what it will take to make their sustainability plans work in practice

    Examples of outputs: Executive briefings • strategic options and recommendations • opportunity, risk and dependency analysis • sustainability strategies and roadmaps • stakeholder and business engagement strategies • sustainability initiative and programme concepts • partnership and value-chain collaboration models • governance and decision structures

  • Expertise & Implementation

    Working with organisations as an external expert, bringing sustainability expertise and an outside perspective to initiatives, internal processes or specific challenges.

    • Working across organisations, functions, sectors and value chains where sustainability depends on collaboration

    • Bringing sustainability expertise into specific initiatives, organisational processes and business challenges

    • Building stakeholder and partner engagement around sustainability priorities

    • Connecting research, policy and expert knowledge with business and practical application

    • Designing and leading inclusive and participatory processes that build understanding and capability

    • Assessing impact, tracking progress and learning from what is working

    • Communicating the story behind sustainability work, including through photography where appropriate

    Examples of work: Value-chain and cross-sector collaboration • business, stakeholder and partner engagement • open innovation challenges and pilots • inclusive and participatory workshops and dialogues • cross-functional and internal engagement • training, capacity-building and mentoring • impact assessment, monitoring and learning • knowledge exchange and communities of practice • research and policy briefs • sustainability narratives and visual storytelling

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