Jon is a member of the Sustainability team at the LEGO Group, with a focus on sustainable futures. Previously, he was the Head of Sustainability (Europe & Asia) at flooring manufacturer Interface. Since 2022, Jon has also been the Chair of Trustees for UK environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage, who have a focus on tackling both sewage and plastic pollution. Jon has been attending and contributing to edie events for over a decade.

Leah is the Director of Environmental Sustainability at Aviva, where she leads the Group’s Climate Centre of Excellence to deliver its net zero ambition and nature strategy.
Prior to joining Aviva, Leah was at Phoenix Group (the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business) for 14 years, serving as the Head of Climate and Nature Risk. 

She also previously held roles at European Capital, focused on pan-European equity and senior debt investing and Rianta Capital, focused on venture capital investing within emerging markets. Leah spent 5 years within the corporate finance practice of KPMG London, advising financial institutions and energy clients. She started her career in sustainable finance, supporting the SME sector across the Caribbean and South America. 

Leah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a graduate and Associate of King’s College, University of London.

Richard is a charity trustee, non-executive director, and lecturer, with specialisms in finance and sustainability – including the link between them.

In his current portfolio of work, Richard is a trustee at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and at Learning by Heart, charities focusing on environmental and social sustainability respectively. He’s also a board member on the National Trust’s Fit for the Future network. Until recently, he chaired the board at ISEP, the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals, which supports and champions the sector in over 125 countries. With a corporate background, Richard advocates for professional qualifications and teaches accordingly across the UK on several recognised programmes, and provides occasional consultancy to organisations developing their sustainability remit.

Previous to his portfolio of work, Richard was responsible for finance and sustainability at Adnams PLC, a regional brewery and distillery with retail, wholesale, hospitality, and export divisions. Adnams won many awards for their sustainability programmes, including several from Edie, for their broad-reaching work across the value chain resulting in considerable carbon, water and waste reductions, and extensive influence across their sector.

Alex is CEO of Hubbub, a creative charity that inspires action that’s good for the environment, and for everyone. Hubbub's campaigns support individuals, households and communities to make a difference. By helping everyone get involved and building mainstream support for action on climate, Hubbub helps businesses and government to make positive choices too. Hubbub was named 'Charity of the Year' by Charity Times in 2023. 

After a successful career as an entrepreneur in the music industry, Alex turned to his passion for environmental and social issues, joining Hubbub in 2017. He thereby joined a very small group of people who have worked with both Snoop Dogg and KPMG.

As Programme Director – Culture & Sustainability at Barnet Council, London’s second largest borough; I am responsible for delivering our ambitious targets of becoming operationally net zero by 2030, but to also make the borough net zero as soon as possible after this but no later than 2042. More recently I have taken on our Arts & Culture portfolio, with responsibility for delivering the aspirations in our newly launched Culture Strategy. I have worked across multiple directorates in local government and with a focus on delivering actionable outcomes, I have led on some of Barnet's most outward facing projects, including Ofsted Improvement (making Barnet one of the fastest turnaround authorities), launch of the councils Insight and Intelligence Hub, and journey to Net Zero (going from a standing base of zero on the Climate Emergency UKs scorecards to being in top 40% of LA’s in 12-months).

James leads the Group’s work on green finance and supports the Group’s wider policy work, including decarbonising the built environment and low-carbon skills. 

Before joining the Aldersgate Group, James worked as a Policy Adviser at the independent environmental think tank and charity, Green Alliance. He ran their parliamentary green finance programme as well as researching and advocating on additional policy areas including green skills and just transition.

He holds a BA in Ancient History and a MSc in Anthropology, Environment, and Development from University College London, and has completed courses from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (University of Oxford) and Birbeck Business School.

Claire Atkins Morris is a passionate sustainability leader on a mission. As Sustainability Director at Sodexo UK & Ireland, she’s leading the charge toward Net Zero by 2040, embedding environmental and social impact into every layer of the organisation. Claire spearheads impact through the Stop Hunger Foundation to combat food insecurity and empower women and young people. Her leadership fosters collaboration across clients, supply partners, and employees to embed sustainability into the business.

Claire’s career spans the Environment Agency, environmental charities, and consultancy, giving her a strong foundation in compliance, pollution prevention, and resource efficiency. She holds an MSc in Environmental Management for Business and is a Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP). She’s also an accredited life coach, bringing empathy and energy to her leadership style.

Her work has earned industry recognition, including the Footprint Foodservice Award for Special Recognition for Sustainability and the Cateys Sustainable Business Award.

When she’s not driving change, Claire enjoys running, strength work, curling up with a book, or baking something delicious.

Munish is passionate about the crucial role every sector of society - government, business, civic, individuals - must play to create a truly equitable, inclusive, sustainable world. He is Director with Specsavers Group, leading the design and delivery of its global sustainable business strategy. As a sustainability advisor to BNP Paribas Real Estate (Investment Management), Munish provides strategic global insights, advice, and critical thinking.  In his roles as a Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and Fellow of University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Munish empowers leaders from a variety of global businesses and start-ups to tackle critical challenges. Munish is Chair of the CISL Business Sustainability Programme, widely recognised as the world’s longest running, and most respected sustainability leadership programme. He is a trustee of sustainable development charities, Bioregional and Rama Foundation and a governor of the Stephen Perse Foundation of schools in Cambridge, UK. His previous roles include Director at UK Green Building Council and Head of Sustainability, Marks & Spencer. 

CEO, public speaker and Executive Coach with 25 years experience in fast-paced commercial environments. Skilled in Business and People Strategy, Purpose, Culture and Innovation. Interested in the theory, practice and benefits of making business more human. Strong problem solving ability, presentation skills and experience of influencing at Board level. Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from University of Oxford. Fellow of RSA.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead)

Welcome to my virtual abode! 😊

People say I'm a "man of many hats", but to push this metaphor to the very limits of acceptability, I've got a sustainable business hat rack...

🎩 Hat 1 – Simplifying Carbon Jargon & Pushing for Supportive Policy

Sustainability is now far more a communications challenge than a solutions challenge. We have the vast majority of the tools that we need to successfully transition, but we need to bring people on the journey with us.

🧢 Hat 2 – Forging Powerful Partnerships

Relationships are everything! B2B is an illusion - people do business with people. Planet Mark want to work with people who share our desire to unlock the potential for regenerative business and accelerate their own communities on the journey to net zero and beyond.

👑 Hat 3 – Creating & Celebrating Sustainable Communities

I'm something of a community addict. The Planet Mark community of 800+ organisations is forging a path to rewire our economy and empower business to #DoMoreGood.

In my spare time I like to salsa dance, play music (🎹,🎸,🎤,🥁) and keep active (🏃🏼,🚴🏼,🎾,🏒), including a variety of fitness events and activities from marathons to Tough Mudders!

Jeanette is the CFO of London Marathon Group. Having qualified from Ernst & Young she worked in FMCG and retail, and was most recently at Abel and Cole, an organic online grocer, where she was Finance and Sustainability Director and oversaw their most recent b corp recertification. She is also a Board Member of Friends of the Earth limited.

James sold B Corp Springwise in 2024 and is now focused on positive change investing and advisory. James believes in the power and influence of ‘business as a force for good’

He is also co-founder at Re_Set, the next generation strategy consultancy for disruption, innovation and sustainability.

James has been described as “Selfridges’ ringmaster extraordinaire”, as “a theatrical agitator”, listed in the Financial Times Creative Business Top 50, named as one of London’s 1000 most influential by the London Evening Standard; amongst many other tributes during his successful career in leading transformational change in business.

In 2015, James became owner of innovation portal Springwise, described by Seth Godin as “too good to share”. Sold to Faversham House in September 2024.

In 2017 James and Sophie co-founded Re_Set.

Sitting at the nexus of global change James brings deep experience and insight into strategy, brand and business as a force for good across all organisational disciplines at a time of unprecedented uncertainty and opportunity.

James advises many businesses and several government organisations. He is a leading moderator and ambassador for ChangeNOW and early supporter of 1% for the Planet and B Corp.

An accomplished and sought after speaker, James is an expert in navigating disruption and the rapid pace of change, the role of innovation, how to encourage cultural shift. James shares his own journey, his passion for positive change and a sustainable economy with insights from the world’s most influential thinkers.

International expert and speaker in sustainable development, with 30+ years’ experience in developing and delivering sustainability strategies and programmes across business, philanthropy and the non-profit sectors. Proven organisational leader in both the private and non-profit sectors with proven track record in delivering impact.

Motivational external speaker | Expert moderator and panel chair | Strategic advisor | Design and delivery of complex multi-stakeholder projects | Organisational leader | Independent Chair and Member of numerous Advisory Boards | Passionate about systems change for a just and regenerative future.

Awarded an OBE in the Queens New Year's Honours List in December 2017 for services to sustainability.

An environmental scientist by training with a PhD from Imperial College.

As Group Chief Sustainability Officer Andy Brown works with the Anglian Water’s board to oversee the delivery of their purpose, “to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop”. He has worked for over 10 years embedding sustainability & purpose throughout the business, overseeing the development of their six capitals framework and the Purpose Scorecard. He is the sponsor of their Sustainability Centre of Excellence and is working with their Group companies develop their sustainability frameworks.

Having worked in sustainability for the past 25 years he has led in the areas of natural environment, climate change adaptation and now sustainability & purpose. He has worked with BSI to develop PAS 808 Purpose Driven Organisations and now chairs BSI National Group on this subject. He is currently a member of BITC’s Place Taskforce and a member of the Regional Leadership Board. He is an external advisor and Chair of Tarmac’s Sustainability Panel. In 2021 & 22 he was also appointed as a Visting Fellow of Practice for the Government Outcomes Lab based at the Blavatnik School of Government in the University of Oxford focusing on place-based regeneration and responsible business.

Ella Thomson is a passionate and strategic sustainability professional, currently serving as Sustainability Manager at OVO. Ella is advancing OVO’s approach to nature and biodiversity, having led the business’s early participation in the TNFD and piloting an initial alignment with the LEAP framework to understand impacts and dependencies. Ella also leads initiatives from impact reporting to internal employee and executive engagement campaigns that build climate literacy and drive action.

She is passionate about turning sustainability from ambition into action - embedding it into day-to-day decisions, culture, and business strategy. Ella brings a collaborative mindset and is committed to shaping practical, cross-sector solutions that accelerate credible climate progress. She also has an MSc in Climate Change Science & Policy from the University of Bristol.

Patti is the Global Sustainability Strategy Manager at Vodafone. Her role is to develop and implement sustainability strategies such Vodafone's Climate Transition Plan, as well as capability, capacity and engagement building across the organisation. She was previously a sustainability consultant at Capgemini Invent focusing on sustainability strategy & operating models, innovation, upskilling and the circular economy, across various sectors. She has also held additional roles including her work at Circular Economy Club (CEC), Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL), and contributed to various academic research. She has a MA Globalisation, Business and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

I lead Climate Action for ITV, as part of the organisation's Social Purpose strategy.

Chartered Environmentalist and Full Member of IEMA.