James Pitcher Email & Phone Number

Commercially minded sustainability leader with entrepreneurial vision. Proven record of using experience and expertise to add significant commercial and social value to forward-thinking organisations. Creation of customer-facing sustainability strategies and embedding them across both complex matrix and decentralised organisations. Adept at engaging and influencing senior teams to support the programmes whilst developing excellent working relationships with Boards and investors.Key career achievements:• Developing an industry-leading customer led sustainability strategy across a global, multi-brand hospitality organisation (hotels, restaurants and coffee shops). • Creating a new energy and environmental management team structure and strategy for the UK’s leading hotel operator and setting science-based carbon reduction targets.• Developing the first responsible sourcing programme for the UK’s largest hospitality company to build ethical considerations and supply chain risk management into group purchasing practices. • Driving a substantial capital investment programme at the UK’s largest retailer to install energy efficiency measures across its UK property estate.• A new plastics and packaging strategy (including single-use items) which included the launch of an innovative recycling scheme to drive change in the UK waste management industry.

Listed skills include Sustainability, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Awareness, Renewable Energy, and 17 others.

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  University Of Birmingham

  Environmental Science And Management