Steve Butterworth is CEO of Neighbourly and joined the business in 2018. He has led the company through a period of growth, raising significant investment and tripling the business's client base since the pandemic including adding numerous global brands and international businesses as clients, Steve is passionate about helping to redefine the role of business in building happy, healthy and long-term sustainable communities.

Dorothée joined Kingfisher plc in March 2023 to lead the responsible business agenda. She is also a trustee at Earthwatch Europe, an environmental charity. She joined Kingfisher from Vodafone, where she led the sustainable business team for 3 years. Before that, she spent 10 years at McKinsey & Company, first as head of external relations for the sustainability practice and then as director of sustainability and social impact. Before that, she worked in politics, public affairs and communications: for the Belgian deputy prime minister, in the European Commission's spokesperson service and at a public affairs agency. She studied literature and linguistics in Ghent, Madrid and Nijmegen and European Studies at the College of Europe. She speaks English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian and basic German, and loves spending time with her daughters, exploring new places, teaching and dancing.

Katie Dolby is the Managing Director of Cubitts, a London based spectacles brand known as The Modern Spectacle Maker. A self confessed career retailer with a keen eye for detail Katie has held a number of leadership roles in Marks and Spencers, Victoria's Secret and Majestic Wine. Katie has a deep commitment to people and experience and loves the ever changing landscape of retail. Career highlights at Cubitts have included, achieving B-Corp certification and scaling the business Internationally, opening Cubitts first store in New York City in Spring of this year.

Sue Fairley leads the Sustainability, Sourcing and Quality Teams at New Look, and is responsible for New Look's Sustainability Strategy. With over 35 years of experience in UK fashion retail and brand businesses—and a decade at New Look—Sue leverages her extensive knowledge of product manufacturing, sourcing, and the value chain to support the company’s efforts in reducing environmental and social impacts. Sue plays a vital role in guiding both the organisation and its partners towards sustainable practices. Her team actively participates in various sector-wide initiatives aimed at lowering the fashion industry’s footprint and promoting circular business models.

Briony Gittins is head of responsible business at Kingfisher, where she currently oversees ESG reporting and engagement. Along with her team, she is leading the preparations to report in accordance with CSRD, and further upcoming ESG reporting requirements. She has worked in the sustainability space for over a decade in both in-house and consultancy roles in Europe and the US, with expertise spanning strategy, reporting, communications and stakeholder engagement.

Mike is a highly experienced business leader with over three decades of expertise in marketing and procurement. His extensive knowledge spans global marketing innovation, operational business objectives, and procurement strategies at the CMO & CPO levels. Mike has worked across brand and agency solutions in traditional and digital environments, excelling in Creative Design, Packaging, Media, Product Innovation, and more.

Passionate about environmental and social issues, Harriet is an experienced leader who, in the UK and globally, built the Fairtrade movement – a certification scheme that sets standards to make trade fairer, working with producers in the developing world as well as thousands of companies and retailers.She has also led Ashden, which promotes climate solutions in the UK and globally, and International Alert, a peacebuilding organisation. She worked in the UK on refugee and low-pay issues and lived in India for six years.  Harriet joined WRAP as CEO in March 2023 with an ambitious vision to scale our impact in the UK and internationally.   Harriet has won several awards including a CBE, Orange Businesswoman of the Year, and Cosmopolitan EcoQueen. She was also the first woman Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and has published two books on social and environmental movements for change. 

My role is circular economy manager and my remit includes plastics & packaging across John Lewis and Waitrose, circular business models and circular design. I am responsible for driving the uptake of circular business models and products and working across both brands to reduce and improve our packaging. Prior to joining the Partnership, I have worked in various sustainability roles in companies including ASOS, Burberry and Beyond Retro.

Clare McMahon is the head of environmental delivery at Specsavers, leading on Specsavers planet ambitions to be a net zero business by 2050. As a chartered environmentalist with over 20 years’ experience, Clare has worked with small grass roots environmental charities to large business developing and advising on energy efficiency projects, carbon reduction strategies, legislation, waste management and water efficiency. Before joining Specsavers Clare worked as the head of sustainability, UK, at Bupa for 13 years leading on the net zero strategy across the UK market unit.

Dan Rubel is brand and marketing director at Curry's

Steph Schlipper is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Business Team at Bioregional and leads the strategy and reporting work with their most strategic clients such as The Kingfisher Group, the Portman Estate, and Mitchells & Butlers. ​She also oversees Bioregional’s work with SMEs, academic institutions, and international actors such as UNEP and Habitat for Humanity. Steph has previously led in-house sustainability or advised clients across a wide range of sustainability frameworks including GHGP Reporting, SBTi, ISO 14001, UN SDGs, B Corp, and the UN Global Compact, and has qualifications in GRI, TCFD, and SASB reporting standards.

At Medoola and Medoola Comms, Fiona ensures that all communication strategies are data-driven, translating complex technical insights into powerful stories that leave a lasting impact. As a staunch advocate for purpose-driven marketing, Fiona believes that effective communication goes beyond relaying a message—it’s about forging genuine connections that foster trust, loyalty, and a positive societal impact.

Anna Turrell is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Decathlon, leading the sports equipment retailer’s green strategy and transition to a more circular business model. Previously, she was the sustainability director at Tesco and head of sustainability at Nestlé. Anna is excited to contribute to Decathlon's global sustainability efforts, spearheading initiatives like the ‘Second Life’ program, Yulex, and promoting renewable energy use.

Chris Tyas OBE is non-executive director, DEFRA

Amy has been ESG Director at Pets at Home Group since 2020 where she has developed their sustainability strategy “ Our Better World Pledge”. This encompasses the Group’s approach to all things sustainability under the three strategic pillar of planet, pet and people. The sustainability purpose “ to create a better world for pets and the people who love them” has since become the purpose for the whole business.

For the previous ten years Amy has held similar “Head of CSR” positions at Mothercare, Sainsburys Argos and Home Retail Group. Amy’s background before moving into sustainability is commercial positions at Boots, Woolworths, Big W in Australia and Homebase providing a good understanding of how to operationalise initiatives in complex retail businesses.