[WATCH ON DEMAND] A practical view: how to make sustainability a strategic business priority

Peter is the Head of Brand and Content at Risilience, working out of the Marketing team to protect the brand’s integrity and reputation while developing and implementing the company’s content marketing strategy.

Previously working as a journalist, Peter has subsequently had a career spanning 15 years in marketing with a focus on content and comms at B2B tech companies, including ThoughtWorks and Divido.

He holds a Master’s degree in History of Art, with a focus on Psychoanalysis and Modernism.

Sarah manages a wide range of projects and programmes, from Whitbread’s transition to net zero, through to reducing food waste. Sarah’s background is in biodiversity, having spent over 12 years working in international NGOs and the public sector. Her particular focus has always been on monitoring and managing biodiversity, and helping governments and corporates get started with identifying metrics and understanding technical data needs. She is now bringing her experience to Whitbread to help on their biodiversity journey.

Daniel leads the Food Systems and Biodiversity within the Howden Climate Rick and Resilience team. Dan has over 20 years’ experience in dealing with agricultural risks, mainly focused on the aquaculture and livestock sectors. Starting out as a specialist Lloyd’s broker, Dan then went  on to be the senior aquaculture underwriter at RSA for 7 years before returning to broking, heading up the Livestock and Aquaculture Divisions at WTW and then Gallagher specialty.

Ryan is the Research Director for the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. He guides the research team to develop compelling research at the intersection of net zero strategies, carbon management, climate risk and technology. Prior to joining Verdantix, Ryan was a principal analyst at Forrester Research, where he initiated the research into ESG data and analytics offerings. He also has extensive experience of helping software companies with their messaging, positioning, market and technology strategies. Ryan studied at Duke University, the University of Manchester and the University of Oslo, and speaks Norwegian fluently.