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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.
Cathryn Greville heads up our sector-wide Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) Programme at the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
Jenny works with a selection of the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s Partners to support them with their sustainability goals and ensure they receive value from their Partnership.
Keagan is responsible for developing and executing multi-channel marketing campaigns for Action Sustainability and the Sustainability Tool.
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.
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Cathryn has worked with organisations and industries to drive cultural change and advance diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice for over 15 years. Her background includes working in the construction and built environment sector and within government regulators, including a building regulator in Western Australia. Cathryn is also a former in-house legal counsel, a lawyer and court advocate by professional training and a skilled facilitator and presenter.
Cathryn’s work focuses on both organisational diversity and inclusion, and the sector-wide behavioural and cultural change required to positively impact the outcomes of the built environment sector and the communities it serves. She is passionate about bringing people together to drive that change around fairness, equity and inclusion and supporting sustainable and responsible business practices.
Cathryn’s breadth of experience gives her invaluable cross-sector and organisational insight on a range of FIR challenges and the levers and cultural changes required to address those challenges. She enjoys dealing with a variety of businesses across the sector – at all stages of their FIR journey – to embed the principles of fairness, inclusion and respect throughout their organisations and supply chains.
Cathryn has always loved interacting with people of different backgrounds and cultures and gaining what she considers to be incredible perspectives that come from learning from others’ lived experiences. This interest led Cathryn to first complete a humanities degree in Asian studies and language (Japanese), political science and international relations, work with adults and children with disabilities, teach English internationally, host inter-cultural exchanges and travel extensively before pursuing a deeper understanding of civil rights and equal opportunity under the law and justice system. As our diversity and inclusion specialist, she combines her background, passions and expertise to address workplace challenges and help build inclusive and respectful environments where everyone can thrive.
Cathryn still loves to travel and experience new cultures, languages and landscapes. When not running the FIR Programme, you’ll find her enjoying the great outdoors with her family, planning their next adventure together or engaging in her other passions of dance, yoga and art.
Jenny joined Action Sustainability in July 2021, coming into the business as a Project Coordinator, working across various projects within the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
She now works as a Customer Account Manager, working with a selection of our Partners to support them with their sustainability goals and ensure they are receiving value from their School Partnership.
Outside of work, Jenny enjoys going to gigs, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her two dogs.
Keagan joined Action Sustainability as a Digital Marketing Executive in the marketing team for Action Sustainability and the Sustainability tool. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing multi-channel marketing campaigns. He manages the company’s online presence, implements digital marketing strategies, and produces engaging content to build thought leadership.
Before joining Action Sustainability, Keagan worked in the marketing department for a Medical device company that specialised in Neonatology.
Born and raised in South Africa before moving to the UK, Keagan is passionate about most sports, with a particular interest in football, rugby and cricket.
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.
