Case Studies

Changing business for good

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    Social Procurement in the US

    In partnership with the CEO, Chris led the successful launch of a national initiative to accelerate the growth of impact-led purchasing in the U.S. Chris secured multi-year private sector funding, designed a first-of-its-kind training programme, and established a cross-industry business advisory group to guide the initiative. The result was a replicable, funded model for scaling impact procurement practice across the US.

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    eBay

    As Head of Social Impact at eBay UK, Chris developed and operationalised the company’s first-ever social impact strategy, with a focus on driving inclusive economic growth. This included enabling underserved entrepreneurs and social enterprises to access eBay’s marketplace, unlocking new opportunities for income generation and business development.  Chris also oversaw the eBay for Charity team which raised £40 million in 2023

    Chris also led circular innovation at eBay, seeking to reinvent the company's approach to the circular economy through the growth of recommerce.

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    Ben & Jerry's

    Ben & Jerry's European operation had a strong social mission identity but no structured strategy to fund and deliver action on refugee and asylum rights. Chris developed the European social mission strategy, founded and led the Ben & Jerry's Foundation UK — securing £1 million in grants — and directed the brand's campaign for refugee resettlement at the inaugural Global Refugee Forum alongside UNHCR. The work positioned Ben & Jerry's as a leading corporate voice in advocacy for displaced people.

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    Strategic Facilitation — Refugee Entrepreneurship Network

    Chris has worked with a wide range of clients to advise and facilitate strategic planning sessions.

    Most recently this included the global Refugee Entrepreneurship Network who needed a new organisational structure, theory of change, and multi-year strategic plan, built with genuine buy-in from practitioners across the world. Chris designed and facilitated a global convening to move the network from shared diagnosis to strategic decision-making. The organisation emerged with a co-created plan and the collective ownership needed to deliver it.

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    Supporting climate action planning for food and ag businesses

    Advisor to a climate tech start-up leading on corporate engagement to shift businesses from solely reporting on emissions into building robust climate action roadmaps.

    Unibloom needed strategic support to shift businesses from carbon measurement into building climate transition plans. Chris led on corporate outreach and partnership development, including advising the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 on preparing their members for Science Based Targets commitments. The engagement built Unibloom's corporate pipeline and established it as a trusted advisor to businesses taking their first steps toward climate action

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    Supporting SMEs to commit to SBTi Targets

    Chris worked with the WJI team to shape a learning programme for their SME members over a 4 month period which drove awareness and understanding of what ss needed to get your business SBTi target-ready. The programme took participants from awareness, through to building the case internally and through to operationalising a climate transition roadmap.

    You can read the full case study here‍

  • Earthshot Prize - Assessing systemic fashion innovations

    The Earthshot Prize needed rigorous assessment of which innovations in the fashion sector had genuine potential to drive systems-level change, rather than marginal gains. Chris worked with the Earthshot team to assess and analyse the efficacy of a range of innovations against that standard. The work informed their evaluation process for one of the world's most high-profile environmental prizes.

  • Climate Fresk Facilitator

    Supporting organisations to genuinely understand the science and systemic causes of climate change as a fresk facilitator.

    As an accredited Climate Fresk facilitator, Chris runs workshops that use collaborative, card-based storytelling to help participants connect the dots between climate causes and consequences in a way that is accessible, memorable, and action-oriented. Participants leave with a shared understanding of the climate challenge and the motivation to translate that into meaningful change within their organisations.