Head of Sustainable Business
I work with retailers, restaurants and businesses in the built environment to develop leading and visionary sustainability strategies and action plans. I also oversee our work with Business Improvement Districts, to leverage collective action to create more sustainable places.
Whilst at Bioregional, I have worked with a wide range of clients, including The Carey Group, The Portman Estate, Nando’s, Pizza Hut, Hammerson, B&Q and Hill. I enjoy how much my work varies in scale; from developing a corporate sustainability strategy to more finite projects such as managing sustainable fit-outs or producing procurement guidelines.
A notable project for me was in 2016, where I worked closely with Nando’s construction team and its contractors to support and guide the team through its most sustainable restaurant build and fit-out, to achieve a SKA Gold rating.
I worked at the Mineral Products Association, where I managed the sector’s sustainability reporting and engaged in energy and carbon policy with UK Government on behalf of the industry.
I hold an MSc with distinction in Environmental and Earth Resource Management from Kingston University and a BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Southampton. I'm an RICS accredited SKA rating assessor for retail fit-outs.
I enjoy spending time with my young family, exploring nature and planning home renovations.
Nature is in crisis. And nature loss means even bigger trouble for our economy, for us and future generations. That’s why we took part in the Save Our Wild Isles business films, which shed a light on how crucial nature is to business
Business leaders were challenged to protect nature for future generations at last week’s edie conference. Our Head of Sustainable Business Sian Cooke highlights the key takeaways from a week when the crisis facing our natural world took centre stage
For the UK to meet its climate commitments, all businesses - including SMEs - need to reach net zero. Sian Cooke, our Head of Sustainable Business, highlights what meaningful actions they can take to get there