Adrian Hodges Email and Phone Number

Adrian is a recognised leader in the role of business in international development, in ESG and sustainability, corporate and brand purpose and social impact.Through his advisory firm, Adrian advises businesses on identifying and acting on material ESG risks and opportunities along extended value chains and creating social purpose brands that build competitive advantage and help meet both business and sustainable development goals.Adrian’s expertise derives from senior management positions at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and The Body Shop, and from senior roles at Business in the Community (BITC) and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), where he worked closely with Fortune 500 business leaders, UN executives and international development experts on market based responsible business solutions.Over the years, Adrian has acquired an in-depth understanding of corporate responsibility and sustainability issues across industry sectors and markets. He has collaborated with numerous businesses to help them Insitute and embed a strategic approach to ESG, through to goal setting, action planing and measurement and reporting, and helped numerous brands grow through social Purpose. He has first-hand knowledge of forging and facilitating cross-sector partnerships on issues such as women’s empowerment, economic and enterprise development, health, water and sanitation - both on the ground in different market contexts, as well as at a global policy level. Adrian has delivered training on corporate sustainability and brand purpose skills and topics to business leaders, marketers, country managers and NGO leaders/managers across the world.Adrian has worked closely with and provided support to a wide range of institutions, from local and international NGOs through to the World Bank and the United Nations, where at the latter he was a member of the Growing Inclusive Markets Advisory Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a private sector strategic advisor to UN Women.Adrian is co-author with Professor David Grayson of two well regarded management books: "Everybody’s Business" (Financial Times, 2001 - Foreword HRH The Prince of Wales); "Corporate Social Opportunity" (Greenleaf Publishing,2004). .