THE IMPACT ADVISER
WHO WE ARE
We are a team of high level sustainability experts with a wider network of partners working in the sustainability space offering an ancilliary suite of services to provide full support for every step of your sustainability journey.
SAMANTHA TAYLOR
CO-FOUNDER
Samatha Taylor is a a sustainable apparel and supply chain expert. Specialising in Next Gen materials, circular product development, Tier 1-5 decarbonisation, and ethnical supply chains.
With over 20 years working across the fashion and sportswear supply chain, she has worked across resource reduction, sourcing and sustainable product development, and product lifecycles.
She is able to develop financially resilient strategies and embed circular projects within SMEs for positive environmental impact and improved customer retention.
A future centric thought leader specialising in the delivery of circular and social compliance goals across the sustainable fashion industry. Experienced in leading major projects across the procurement supply chain to reduce raw material wastage, carbon intensity and, climate and biodiversity risks while delivering on ROI and business growth.
As a 3rd generation garment producer, she a passion for developing, implementing and communicating sustainable strategies across multiple stakeholders to educate and drive sustainable outcomes throughout the apparel industry.
Samantha is an experienced keynote speaker on textile innovation, ethical manufacturing and net zero strategies.
Top skillsSustainable Development • Negociation • Supply Chain Management • Strategic Planning • Project Management
PHILIPPE SCHULER
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability Consultant @ Quest | Food Waste Expert, Global Movement Coordinator, TooGoodToGo TEDX Speaker on Food waste Environmental Consultiant• Raising Environmental Awareness • Public Speaking • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) • Circular Economy
Widespread experience in raising awareness and sharing best practices / solutions for the issue of food loss and waste in conferences, summits, workshops, podcasts, and events as keynote speaker or on roundtables.
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
PARTNER NETWORK
As Chief Growth Officer at Thallo, Nicolas engages with stakeholders across the carbon ecosystems - striving to scale an efficient and more credible voluntary carbon market.
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Passionate about the intersection of sustainability and business, Nicolas has over a decade of experience in building mission-driven partnerships with a range of public and private sector stakeholders. In addition to his consulting work, Nicolas acts as a Principal for an impact-driven investment firm.
He previously served as Attaché to the UK Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from McGill University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, respectively. He also holds an MBA from IESE Business School.
CATHERINE BOND
ADVISER GROUP/
PARTNER NETWORK
With a Big-4 background Catherine specialises in working with SMEs to help improve their financials, understand their numbers and use technology to reduce time spent on accounting.
Catherine's specific areas of specialism are UK and cross border tax, as well as the design, implementation and working across all aspects of share plans - both UK based plans and global share plans. As a firm they offer a full suite of accounting, tax and advisory services to help businesses achieve their growth and aspirations in ethical ways..
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Catherine’s ethos in setting up the company has been to work collaboratively with their clients in a supportive, caring and professional way.
Their aim is to contribute to the growth and success of their clients whether it’s by clarifying personal tax (or helping with tax savings!), helping business owners get clarity on their numbers or providing a fully outsourced finance function so leadership can focus on growth.
NICKY SINKER
ADVISER/ PARTNER NETWORK
Nicky originally trained as a Chartered Accountant. She then spent the majority of her career in Business Management/COO roles within Financial Services and Legal, helping business with setting and execution of strategy, governance, risk management, cost reduction/management and project management. Ultimately driving constant improvements in the way they worked whilst improving profitability.
Having had responsibility for CSR in her COO roles and leading Baker McKenzies single biggest carbon reduction project, a move to a new office in London, she retrained as a Carbon Accountant. She now brings her accountancy expertise to calculate Carbon Footprints as a Cost, Procurement & Carbon Specialist and brings her COO expertise to drive efficiencies in carbon and cost, helping organisations reduce their climate impact whilst improving their profitability and ability to win more work.
Nicky’s mission is to help organisations on their net zero journey in a measurable, meaningful way.
ORIANNA FIELDING
FOUNDER
Orianna Fielding, is a sustainable design expert, brand creator, spatial and experiential designer, retailer, author, broadcaster, curator and ethical change maker, Her multi-disciplinary work has been featured extensively globally in international design and architecture publications and design shows.
She has spent the last 12 years immersed in Sustainability and is on a personal mission to create impact through encouraging the business sector to implement sustainability strategies.​ Orianna merged her extensive knowledge of design, multi-channel retail, business and Sustainability to launch the Impact Adviser. Since 2022 she has also taken on the role of acting Chief Sustainability Adviser & Content Director for the Design China Sustainable Design Summits held in Beijing & Shanghai, for Clarion events.
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MARK HOOPER
PARTNER NETWORK
Mark Hooper is responsible for supply chain assessment and reporting on sustainability practices through his commercial direction and business strategy.​
Mark’s experience comprises buying, operations and supply chain evaluation and management and has held Director roles across a number of large retail brands, most recently Heal’s.
​He ran his own retail consultancy, Numensa, supporting growth and development for retailers of all sizes in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa.
STACY KEHREN IDEMA
ADVISER GROUP
Stacy is a visionary in technology innovation and feminine leadership.
Her entrepreneurial spirit was nurtured from birth in a family business spanning 3 generations. It's here she learned the importance of balancing personal presence with professional ambition and legacy. Driven by these experiences and dedicated to empowering feminine leadership and familial relationships, Stacy is leading the change of impact investing as the Founder and CEO of Equati and Global Collective. Beyond family business, she has over 26 years in corporate launching startups and reshaping businesses from start-up to Fortune 4, with companies such as Optum, Best Buy, and Mayo Clinic.
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Equati, is born from the belief that creating a meaningful legacy is not only possible, but sustainable. Stacy has grounded the intricacies of family business and corporate structures from her own personal and professional experience into this platform.
Stacy also serves as a Board Director at Daf.Gives and is a co-creator at The Heroines. Daf.Gives is a philanthropic technology democratizing charity through efficiency and transparency. The Heroines is a conscious business design innovation platform for executives and founders of startups and scale-ups, to (re) design and (re) deploy conscious and regenerative businesses.
ANNIE GUERARD
ADVISER GROUP
Annie Guerard is an experienced CFO, finance and business director whose career has been built on supporting and developing sustainable businesses from start ups to SMEs to global brands and turn rounds.
“Finance is not just crunching numbers… it is part of the life and soul of a business… Numbers are the blood that runs through the company” – Rene Dolle
Her career as a finance director and CFO has spanned some of the world’s most successful companies.
Warehouse. Finance controller. Working in the fast-moving fashion industry. “It was an excellent way to gain both retail accounting knowledge and decision-making experience”.
Diesel UK . Finance director. She joined the management team that put Diesel’s brand on the map in the UK. Built a finance team whose practices have set a gold standard for the industry. Supported group in migrating to SAP, implementing working capital controls and lead organisation to new financial planning.
Transdermal Cosmetics Plc. A start up CFO.
Smythson.Turnaround Director of multichannel luxury brand. Sale process completed after recovery of profitability and positive cash flow.
Soho House Group. CFO. Annie was responsible for restructuring the finance team of fast growing hospitality group. Reporting and cash flow improvements.
Her career led here to the world of Financial consultancy Hentschman where she worked with the chairman on strategy, with the team on establishing stronger processes and reporting. Presentation to the Board of quarterly results and 3 year rolling forecasts. The Brand Machine Process re -engineering during SAP implementation, strategic plan planning and presentation to board and third parties, advising on European expansion.
Other startup clients include:
Taunton Cider Ltd,
Enclothed Ltd,
Work.life Ltd,
Mayani, Enclothed, Dhami Ltd & Reneo Ltd
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Chartered Institute of Management Accountants assessor;
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Business degree at the European Business School in Paris, specialising in finance
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Fellow Chartered Management Accountant
ASHA LAD
ADVISER
Built World Transition Investor
Co-Founder of Anabeya an alternatives real estate platform focused on sustainability and social infrastructure
Asha has 20 years direct institutional investment experience specialising in real estate backed and tech enabled businesses. Climate, sustainability, social inclusion and well being focus.
She is a strategic thinker with entrepreneurial, Impact Investing, ESG, fund formation, management, investment committee, board and chair experience.
STEPHAN NICOLEAU
ADVISER GROUP
Stephan Nicoleau is an investor and General Partner at FullCycle, a sustainable infrastructure fund that is accelerating climate solutions globally. He is the Managing Partner of Palm Venture Climate Studio in New York City, an early stage investor in climate-tech and adjacent sectors. Mr. Nicoleau is a member of the Board of Directors for Project Drawdown, a leading nonprofit organisation focused on science-based climate solutions.
Stephan founded the Astra Project to further tangible climate action in the near-term and
utilise his unique positioning in the market as a policy aware, technology-focused investor and advisor. He and the Astra team work globally to further climate policy and solutions implementation through investment and development. Stephan serves on the EOPA - US Department of Energy Inflation Reduction Act National Task Force, and is an advisor to several sovereigns and government agencies. He is a 2023 PiTech Visiting Practitioner at Cornell Tech, a judge for the Keeling Curve prize, and a mentor to many, focused on capital, equity and leadership for climate action.
Stephan is also on the board of Monument Lab, a Mellon-Foundation supported nonprofit focused on past and future monuments. He has been a featured speaker at the World Economic Forum, the United Nations COP, Bloomberg, CNBC, Yale University, Cornell University, MIT, and his alma mater, The University of Pennsylvania.
JULIET KINSMAN
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman is an editor, journalist, broadcaster, award winning documentaryb maker and speaker. She is the first Sustainability Editor of Condé Nast Traveller and the driving force behind the London Evening Standard's sustainable travel channel, Founding editor of Mr & Mrs Smith, in 2015, she created purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy Bouteco to amplify stories of sustainability from luxury travel, celebrating the best boutique eco hotels as BoutecoLoves.com.
JEPPE BENDER LASSEN
PARTNER NETWORK
As a member of the Ecosystem team at Normative, Jeppe works with Normative's partners to build offerings that help companies accelerate their transition to net-zero.
Before joining Normative, he spent 5 years at technology companies expanding access to online education, and was also an advisor to Economyz, one of the first consumer carbon footprint calculators.
SHELLEY LAWSON
ADVISER GROUP
Shelley Lawson is an acknowledged sustainability leader with a track record of delivering commercially successful sustainability strategies, coaching SMEs in decarbonisation, and delivering carbon literacy programmes to a wide audience.
She first saw the commercial benefits of sustainability by creating and delivering a decarbonisation strategy in her own manufacturing business, Frog Bikes, with a particular emphasis on supply chain decarbonisation and circular design.Building on this practical grounding she also has qualifications in sustainability from the University of Cambridge and the Circular Economy Institute.
A regular speaker on SME sustainability, she has given talks to Cranfield University, the Economist, HSBC, the Institute of Directors and the Prince’s Trust. Shelley also delivers climate education to a wide range of audiences, from business leaders to primary school pupils.
She coaches high growth SMEs in carbon reduction planning, covering the entire journey from footprinting to developing a decarbonisation strategy, including staff and stakeholder engagement and communications.
MILTALI KELLY
ADVISER GROUP
Mitali Kelly is a highly experienced Portfolio Finance Director
Blue Peak Consulting Limited
Providing Portfolio FD Services/Fractional CFO services
Supporting clients on all areas of Start up and scale up including Investment, cash flow, share schemes, strategic finance, MI, relationship management,
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Board advisory
ASHA LAD
ADVISER GROUP
Built World Transition Investor
Co-Founder of Anabeya an alternatives real estate platform focused on sustainability and social infrastructure
Asha has 20 years direct institutional investment experience specialising in real estate backed and tech enabled businesses. Climate, sustainability, social inclusion and well being focus.
She is a strategic thinker with entrepreneurial, Impact Investing, ESG, fund formation, management, investment committee, board and chair experience.
PHILIPPE SCHULER
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability Consultant @ Quest | Food Waste Expert, Global Movement Coordinator, TooGoodToGo TEDX Speaker on Food waste Environmental Consultiant• Raising Environmental Awareness • Public Speaking • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) • Circular Economy
Widespread experience in raising awareness and sharing best practices / solutions for the issue of food loss and waste in conferences, summits, workshops, podcasts, and events as keynote speaker or on roundtables.
WHO WE ARE
ORIANNA FIELDING
FOUNDER
Orianna Fielding, is a sustainable design expert, brand creator, spatial and experiential designer, retailer, author, broadcaster, curator and ethical change maker, Her multi-disciplinary work has been featured extensively globally in international design and architecture publications and design shows.
She has spent the last 12 years immersed in Sustainability and is on a personal mission to create impact through encouraging the business sector to implement sustainability strategies.​ Orianna merged her extensive knowledge of design, multi-channel retail, business and Sustainability to launch the Impact Adviser. Since 2022 she has also taken on the role of acting Chief Sustainability Adviser & Content Director for the Design China Sustainable Design Summits held in Beijing & Shanghai, for Clarion events.
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STEPHAN NICOLEAU
ADVISER GROUP
Stephan Nicoleau is a Co Founder and Managing Director at FullCycle, a sustainable infrastructure fund that is accelerating climate solutions globally. A speaker at Cop 28 he is a member of the Board of Directors for Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization that has built one of the most enduring climate solutions frameworks. Stephan is also on the board of the Mellon Foundation-funded Monument Lab, a PiTech Visiting Impact Practitioner at Cornell Tech, a climate judge for the Keeling Curve prize, and is a thought leader who works across sectors to align policy, capital and innovation for climate impact.
MARK HOOPER
PARTNER NETWORK
Mark Hooper is responsible for driving international growth across Sedex through commercial direction and business strategy.​Mark’s experience comprises buying, operations and supply chain evaluation and management and has held Director roles across a number of large retail brands, most recently Heal’s.
​He ran his own retail consultancy, Numensa, supporting growth and development for retailers of all sizes in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa.
JULIET KINSMAN
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman is an editor, journalist, broadcaster, award winning documentaryb maker and speaker. She is the first Sustainability Editor of Condé Nast Traveller and the driving force behind the London Evening Standard's sustainable travel channel, Founding editor of Mr & Mrs Smith, in 2015, she created purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy Bouteco to amplify stories of sustainability from luxury travel, celebrating the best boutique eco hotels as BoutecoLoves.com.
WHO WE ARE
ASHA LAD
ADVISER GROUP
Built World Transition Investor
Co-Founder of Anabeya an alternatives real estate platform focused on sustainability and social infrastructure
Asha has 20 years direct institutional investment experience specialising in real estate backed and tech enabled businesses. Climate, sustainability, social inclusion and well being focus.
She is a strategic thinker with entrepreneurial, Impact Investing, ESG, fund formation, management, investment committee, board and chair experience.
PHILIPPE SCHULER
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability Consultant @ Quest | Food Waste Expert, Global Movement Coordinator, TooGoodToGo TEDX Speaker on Food waste Environmental Consultiant• Raising Environmental Awareness • Public Speaking • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) • Circular Economy
Widespread experience in raising awareness and sharing best practices / solutions for the issue of food loss and waste in conferences, summits, workshops, podcasts, and events as keynote speaker or on roundtables.
ORIANNA FIELDING
FOUNDER
Orianna Fielding, is a sustainable design expert, brand creator, spatial and experiential designer, retailer, author, broadcaster, curator and ethical change maker, Her multi-disciplinary work has been featured extensively globally in international design and architecture publications and design shows.
She has spent the last 12 years immersed in Sustainability and is on a personal mission to create impact through encouraging the business sector to implement sustainability strategies.​ Orianna merged her extensive knowledge of design, multi-channel retail, business and Sustainability to launch the Impact Adviser. Since 2022 she has also taken on the role of acting Chief Sustainability Adviser & Content Director for the Design China Sustainable Design Summits held in Beijing & Shanghai, for Clarion events.
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MARK HOOPER
PARTNER NETWORK
Mark Hooper is responsible for driving international growth across Sedex through commercial direction and business strategy.​Mark’s experience comprises buying, operations and supply chain evaluation and management and has held Director roles across a number of large retail brands, most recently Heal’s.
​He ran his own retail consultancy, Numensa, supporting growth and development for retailers of all sizes in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa.
STEPHAN NICOLEAU
ADVISER GROUP
Stephan Nicoleau is a Co Founder and Managing Director at FullCycle, a sustainable infrastructure fund that is accelerating climate solutions globally. A speaker at Cop 28 he is a member of the Board of Directors for Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization that has built one of the most enduring climate solutions frameworks. Stephan is also on the board of the Mellon Foundation-funded Monument Lab, a PiTech Visiting Impact Practitioner at Cornell Tech, a climate judge for the Keeling Curve prize, and is a thought leader who works across sectors to align policy, capital and innovation for climate impact.
JULIET KINSMAN
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman is an editor, journalist, broadcaster, award winning documentaryb maker and speaker. She is the first Sustainability Editor of Condé Nast Traveller and the driving force behind the London Evening Standard's sustainable travel channel, Founding editor of Mr & Mrs Smith, in 2015, she created purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy Bouteco to amplify stories of sustainability from luxury travel, celebrating the best boutique eco hotels as BoutecoLoves.com.
WHO WE ARE
ASHA LAD
ADVISER GROUP
Built World Transition Investor
Co-Founder of Anabeya an alternatives real estate platform focused on sustainability and social infrastructure
Asha has 20 years direct institutional investment experience specialising in real estate backed and tech enabled businesses. Climate, sustainability, social inclusion and well being focus.
She is a strategic thinker with entrepreneurial, Impact Investing, ESG, fund formation, management, investment committee, board and chair experience.
PHILIPPE SCHULER
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability Consultant @ Quest | Food Waste Expert, Global Movement Coordinator, TooGoodToGo TEDX Speaker on Food waste Environmental Consultiant• Raising Environmental Awareness • Public Speaking • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) • Circular Economy
Widespread experience in raising awareness and sharing best practices / solutions for the issue of food loss and waste in conferences, summits, workshops, podcasts, and events as keynote speaker or on roundtables.
ORIANNA FIELDING
FOUNDER
Orianna Fielding, is a sustainable design expert, brand creator, spatial and experiential designer, retailer, author, broadcaster, curator and ethical change maker, Her multi-disciplinary work has been featured extensively globally in international design and architecture publications and design shows.
She has spent the last 12 years immersed in Sustainability and is on a personal mission to create impact through encouraging the business sector to implement sustainability strategies.​ Orianna merged her extensive knowledge of design, multi-channel retail, business and Sustainability to launch the Impact Adviser. Since 2022 she has also taken on the role of acting Chief Sustainability Adviser & Content Director for the Design China Sustainable Design Summits held in Beijing & Shanghai, for Clarion events.
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MARK HOOPER
PARTNER NETWORK
Mark Hooper is responsible for driving international growth across Sedex through commercial direction and business strategy.​Mark’s experience comprises buying, operations and supply chain evaluation and management and has held Director roles across a number of large retail brands, most recently Heal’s.
​He ran his own retail consultancy, Numensa, supporting growth and development for retailers of all sizes in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa.
STEPHAN NICOLEAU
ADVISER GROUP
Stephan Nicoleau is a Co Founder and Managing Director at FullCycle, a sustainable infrastructure fund that is accelerating climate solutions globally. A speaker at Cop 28 he is a member of the Board of Directors for Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization that has built one of the most enduring climate solutions frameworks. Stephan is also on the board of the Mellon Foundation-funded Monument Lab, a PiTech Visiting Impact Practitioner at Cornell Tech, a climate judge for the Keeling Curve prize, and is a thought leader who works across sectors to align policy, capital and innovation for climate impact.
JULIET KINSMAN
ADVISER NETWORK
Sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman is an editor, journalist, broadcaster, award winning documentaryb maker and speaker. She is the first Sustainability Editor of Condé Nast Traveller and the driving force behind the London Evening Standard's sustainable travel channel, Founding editor of Mr & Mrs Smith, in 2015, she created purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy Bouteco to amplify stories of sustainability from luxury travel, celebrating the best boutique eco hotels as BoutecoLoves.com.
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