Is this the sustainability leadership network you’ve been looking for?
We’re creating a community to help professionals have greater positive impact, sooner – by developing strong relationships, sharing knowledge and supporting each other.
Just in the last few months we’ve spoken with dozens of leaders, business owners and professionals who care about the climate and environment crises. Some have only recently become more deeply aware of what our society is doing to the living world, others are long-time sustainability specialists and experts.
Regardless of people’s experience and expertise, we heard again and again that when it comes to sustainability they often feel alone and unsupported.
They want more opportunities for meaningful and useful conversations, and want more connections with people who can offer practical advice, skills and resources.
Looking back at our own journeys what we heard rang so true.
The times when we each made most progress, and felt most energised, we were part of a network of people who understood our hopes and concerns, who were skilled at supporting each other and generous with their expertise. Some of these networks and communities were fortuitous, others more consciously designed and facilitated.
With the dramatic rise in awareness and concern about the climate and environment crises, with more and more people seeking a deeper sense of purpose in their work and professional life, we’ve decided to launch a community for especially for sustainability-inspired professionals.
We’re setting things up right now and will soon launch a private online space for you to:
- Connect directly with other sustainability-inspired professionals who share your interests and goals.
- Join exclusive live virtual events for peer learning, mutual support and networking.
- Participate in threaded conversations themed by topic to explore ideas, seek and offer support.
The community will use a dedicated online community platform, providing a space away from the distractions and algorithms of social media. You will have full control of notifications and be able to participate via web and mobile app.
Our guiding vision is to create the community that we wish had been there for us earlier in our sustainability leadership journey – and that we ourselves will also enjoy and benefit from now.
This means a place where:
- Experienced leaders, business owners and professionals find real benefit – regardless of their level of sustainability expertise or whether sustainability is in their job title.
- Networking is about developing relationships based on shared interests, not making sales or growing social media followers.
- Members are genuine, open minded, open hearted and open handed.
All with the aim of helping sustainability-inspired professionals have greater positive impact, sooner.
Register your interest now, without commitment, to be among the first to hear of the launch and to benefit from exclusive founders’ pricing.
We’ll be your hosts in this community
Osbert Lancaster has been supporting people to take on leadership for sustainability for over twenty years. He has supported numerous organisation to design and deliver sustainability strategies and developed the University of Edinburgh’s first online, part-time, MSc for professionals seeking to bring sustainability into their work.
Morag Watson is a climate change and sustainability policy expert and former UNESCO adviser. She has been advising individuals, organisations and governments on sustainability, leadership and change strategies for over fifteen years. Osbert and Morag’s previous sustainability leadership programme was recognised by UNESCO for its contribution to UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
Richard Profit is former Global Operations Sustainability Senior Manager, PepsiCo, where he led the company’s climate strategy. He now works with multinational organisations, supporting their sustainability journeys as they decarbonise their supply chains.