Sue Garrard

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ABOUT SUE GARRARD

Sue is one of the world\'s leading expert practitioners in developing sustainability strategies in major companies and aligning them with business objectives. She runs her own consultancy business; her recent and current clients include Mars, Primark, O2, Nat West Banking Group, Danone, Heineken, Natura, the RHS and the BBC.Alongside her client work, Sue supports charities and start-up organisations on a pro-bono basis operating in the Purpose and sustainability space. Last year (2021) Sue donated over 20% of her income to charitable organisations. She is a regular public speaker and panel member on sustainability and business.Until September 2018, she was EVP Sustainable Business and Communications at Unilever. In this role Sue led the work to embed the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan to support growth, build brands with purpose, build employee engagement and future proof the business. She was part of the 5-strong executive team, led by the CEO, that rebuffed the Kraft Heinz hostile bid and handled the aftermath.Sue is also Chair of Blueprint for Better Business; sits on the Sustainability Advisory Board of Fonterra and Zespri; is a Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership; Visiting Fellow at Cranfield; and a Fellow of the RSA.Previous to her work at Unilever, Sue was Director General, Customer Strategy, Marketing and Communications at the Department for Work and Pensions. Sue sat on the department’s Executive Team. Sue’s life prior to DWP was spent in advertising and Public Affairs. She was a board account director at both Fishburn-Hedges, and previously Abbott Mead Vickers, with a particular focus on long term behaviour change campaigning. She started her advertising career at Young & Rubicam, a move she made after 6 years in the Department of Energy.