To kick off the new year, we have 2 speakers to lead a discussion, as part of our Knowledge Xchange series, on the contribution business is making to addressing the accelerating polycrisis, and whether business collaboration should be a greater focus.
Experienced sustainability journalist Lizzie Rivera will be presenting her recent research investigating the disconnect between the sustainability intentions of businesses/ professionals and the impacts of their actions, examining how we can increase that impact through enhanced alignment between our work and our values, and reflecting on the balance of internal vs external focus.
Corporate partnering expert and sustainability champion Stephanie Lambert will also draw on recent research to explores how the FMCG industry is collaborating through the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty to advocate for an ambitious plastics treaty globally, and why this is so important, highlighting the coalition’s pooled resources and strategic approaches for effective advocacy.
Sam Baker will then host a discussion/ Q and A about the importance of stepping up business collaboration more broadly.
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Lizzie Rivera is a journalist with a decade of expertise in sustainability. As the founder of sustainability platform Live Frankly, Lizzie works to amplify meaningful change. She also runs a candid networking group for sustainability professionals wanting to explore whether their actions may be contributing to the problem rather than driving the solution – and what to do about it. Lizzie has just completed a Master's in MBA Leadership at the University of Brighton, investigating the sustainability goals of business and the real world impact of their actions.
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Stephanie has over 20 years of experience in the corporate world, working for large multinational companies like Meta and Nielsen, primarily partnering with the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail sectors. She’s a Board Trustee at Hubbub, an award-winning environmental charity and has served on the steering committee of the Ad Net Zero Coalition. Recently, she completed a Master’s in Business and Sustainability at UCL, where she explored the role of industry collaboration in driving the sustainability transition—a topic she is deeply passionate about. See recent blogs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniehlambert/recent-activity/articles/
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Sam Baker is a Director at Business Declares.