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Shaun is a distinguished leader in sustainable business, recognised with an OBE for his services to sustainability and the London 2012 Olympics.
Charles Naud leads the Sustainability Tool, making ESG reporting and sustainability measurement impactful for clients and their supply chains.
Hilary is Head of Supply Chain Sustainability School, where she drives the School’s growth and development.
As co-founder of Action Sustainability, Ian is a distinguished leader in sustainable business, with a career spanning several decades.
James leads our Consultancy team with over 20 years of experience in product sustainability and sustainable procurement.
Lydia is our Head of Marketing, bringing over 12 years of experience in strategic marketing across sectors such as publishing, FMCG, and sustainability.
Paul leads business development for the Supply Chain Sustainability School, concentrating on broadening its network of funding and strategic partners globally.
Liban joined the Action Sustainability team in April 2022 as a Business Administration Apprentice, where he supports various projects in the Supply Chain Sustainability School and the Sustainability Tool.
Liv joined the Action Sustainability team in July 2021. Her role involves both the delivery of the Sustainability Tool and continual support for our clients.
Loraine is a Project Officer based in our Newcastle office and leads on developing and delivering the sustainability training programmes for National Highways and the Scotland Leadership Group.
Lucy joined Action Sustainability as a Project Coordinator in May 2023. Working in the Supply Chain Sustainability School, she supports the Homes, Finishes and Interiors, and FM sector managers to deliver on their key deliverables and to organise training for each of their partners.
Lucy Picken joined Action Sustainability in May 2023 as a Consultant Researcher within the consultancy team, and focuses on sustainability strategy, and waste and resource use.
Lyndsey is the Collaboration Manager at the Supply Chain Sustainability School. Having worked closely with Action Sustainability for a number of years and being inspired by the School’s impact on the sustainability of the built environment, Lyndsey joined the team full time in 2023.
A sustainability professional for three decades, Mark Turner has worked with Action Sustainability since 2010, helping organisations of all types with strategic and practical sustainability support.
Mel brings 22 years of expertise in procurement, supply chain management, and sustainability.
Michael joined Action Sustainability as a Project Coordinator in the Delivery team for the Supply Chain Sustainability School, focusing on offsite, digital, operational excellence & Wales.
Millie works in the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School as a Client Account Executive, supporting our collaboration of over 200 Partners.
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Liban currently contributes to the success of the team by providing general administrative and operational support to the business whilst undertaking an Apprenticeship in Level 3 Data Technician qualification.
Outside work, Liban likes to play futsal and enjoys stressing himself by watching Manchester United play on the weekends.
Liv holds a Masters in Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy from Kings College London, which fuelled her passion for working in the sustainability field. She has a love for research which led her to projects assessing current and future threats to urban and rural water quality, here in London and in Florida.
She previously worked as part of Lululemon’s sustainability team where she looked at the lifecycles and impacts of materials, consumer engagement trends and strategies involved in reducing environmental impacts.
Liv also loves fitness, so much so that she is a qualified personal trainer.
She is an experienced project coordinator having previously led on environmental projects across the North East and building stakeholder engagement, events and wellbeing for a large country park. She has extensive experience in conferencing/event organisation and communications and stakeholder engagement roles in national charities and local authorities.
Loraine uses her engagement experience in a voluntary capacity for a Newcastle-based homeless charity. She is passionate about wellbeing in nature and teaches a weekly community yoga class. Outside of work, she is usually found outdoors as she loves kayaking and hillwalking, especially in the Scottish Highlands.
Lucy developed a keen interest in sustainability whilst studying anthropology at university and since graduating, has held previous roles working in events management and on diversity & inclusion projects.
Outside of work, she enjoys getting outdoors, eating nice food, and spending time with her cat and dog!
Lucy Picken joined Action Sustainability in May 2023 as a Consultant Researcher within the consultancy team, focusing on sustainability strategy, and waste and resource Use.
Before joining Action Sustainability, Lucy completed a BSc in Environmental Science at Northumbria University and currently holds an Associate IEMA membership (AIEMA). Lucy has a background in Environmental Planning and has worked within the engineering industry on multidisciplinary projects including environmental assessments (EIA and SEA) in both the public and private sector.
Lucy loves travelling and visiting new places and has a goal to visit every country in Europe, so in her spare time, she is always planning her next trip.
She was previously the Co-owner and Director of The Projects Studio – an events and project management company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, with over 15 years project management experience.
Outside of work, Lyndsey has 2 small children to keep her on her toes, with a lot of time spent exploring the great outdoors and connecting with nature.
A sustainability professional since 1995, Mark Turner has worked with Action Sustainability since 2010, helping organisations of all types with strategic and practical sustainability support.
Mark has led the development of the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s Facilities Management market area and continues to support this sector closely alongside other project work focused on the development of sustainable supply chains.
Mark holds a Postgraduate Certificate with Distinction in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge. He previously worked for Morgan Sindall, becoming Head of Sustainability for their Construction Division and producing their first sustainability report. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of a regional business support trading arm of Groundwork, a national sustainable development charity.
Mark’s leisure time interests include a love of the great outdoors, especially all things ornithological, and a thankless long-term relationship with Blackpool Football Club.
Michael joined Action Sustainability as a Project Coordinator in the Delivery team for the Supply Chain Sustainability School. In this role, he is responsible for setting up and arranging training sessions within Offsite, Digital, Operational Excellence & Wales, both for Partners and publicly.
Prior to joining the School, Michael worked internationally in Marketing & Event Coordinating, bridging connections between corporate entities and non-profit organisations to create social impact experiences.
Outside of work, Michael would describe himself as adventurous and multi-talented. Eating and travelling sum up his main interests and hobbies, but he also loves engaging in intense activities like scuba diving, competitive gaming, skydiving, and photography.
Millie works in the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School as a Client Account Executive. She supports our collaboration of over 200 Partners to ensure they get maximum value from the School and helps Partner organisations to develop strategies to drive the learning internally and through their supply chains.
Prior to joining us, Millie was working in the Operations & Events team at a Public Relations company. She was also part of the ESG team and played a crucial role in promoting sustainable practices throughout the business.
In her spare time, Millie loves running, netball, long walks and finding fabulous hidden gems in charity shops.
