Embedding ESG across the value chain to create an organisation that can thrive in the future.
No longer optional
A company’s performance is no longer solely judged by financial metrics. Increasingly, a more comprehensive approach is taking shape, emphasising environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional financial metrics. This shift represents a fundamental transformation in how businesses function and are assessed globally.
Businesses must adjust to this new framework, integrating sustainable practices into their core activities, and aligning with broader societal and environmental goals. In doing so, they not only make positive contributions to the world but also discover that sustainable approaches can drive innovation, support long-term growth, and generate lasting value for all stakeholders
Although there are established standards, benchmarks, regulatory requirements, and best practices associated with any sustainability programme, there isn’t a universal strategy that suits every business. Each sustainability strategy needs to be unique to that organisation, being robust, practical, ambitious, and achievable. It should be integrated into the broader business strategy rather than existing as a separate, abstract initiative.
By employing a client-centric approach, we will work with you to evaluate your current sustainability performance in alignment with your goals to develop a comprehensive and executable transformation action plan.
We’ve worked with the team at Simply Sustainable for many years and we value the close partnership we have developed. They have helped us through the challenges of strategy development, executing insightful materiality reviews, running engagement and leadership workshops, and continuing to help us communicate about our sustainability work both within and outside the business.Group CSR & Future Airspace DirectorManchester Airports Group
Joaska leads strategic initiatives for our clients and embeds sustainability into organisations within an ever-evolving business landscape. As a specialist in sustainability, materiality, and transformation, Joaska excels at developing and integrating complete ESG and sustainability strategies. She has also successfully led numerous CSRD-aligned double materiality projects, both as part of broader strategies and standalone efforts. Her expertise in incorporating CSRD requirements into business processes ensures value creation beyond compliance.
Joaska attended the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where she obtained an MSc in Management, Organisations and Governance. She also holds diplomas in Design Thinking from IDEO, Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge and Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School. She is a registered Associate at the Institute of Environment Management and Assessment (IEMA) and is a GRI-certified sustainability professional.
Ailsa Dormon
Senior Consultant – ESG and Sustainability Strategy
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Ailsa has specific experience in developing and implementing agile ESG and sustainability strategies and action plans for corporate clients with a strong expertise in navigating the reporting landscape. Ailsa uses this insight to provide clear and actionable strategic support to clients looking to make progress on the biggest issues facing business and finance today.
With a background in innovation and sustainability consulting, Ailsa is driven by helping businesses to think big and take action. Ailsa obtained a first-class master’s degree in physics from the University of Exeter, after which she worked at a brand and innovation Agency guiding well-known brands in sustainable and innovative strategy and communications. Ailsa then moved to a sustainability consultancy where she helped clients to solve large strategic challenges. It was here that Ailsa began developing sustainability strategies for businesses and embedding sustainable practises across the full breadth of environmental and social subject areas.
Ella Narain
Consultant
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Ella is an experienced ESG specialist, proficient at driving sustainability strategies and initiatives for global companies. Her expertise spans across double materiality assessments aligned with CSRD, ESG maturity assessments, horizon scanning, learning and development training, and GRI reporting.
Ella holds a qualification in Business Sustainability Management from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and she is a registered Associate at the Institute of Environment Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Charlotte Barker
Consultant
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Charlotte focuses on delivering CSRD-aligned double materiality assessments and sustainability strategies. Charlotte supports organisations in navigating the ever-changing ESG and corporate sustainability landscape and has proven experience working in social value and has a passion for all things social sustainability.
Charlotte has a degree in Economics and Geography from the University of Leeds, which included a year abroad at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Charlotte joined Simply Sustainable from the economic development team at an infrastructure consulting firm. There, she worked on a range of socio-economic and human health impact assessments for large infrastructure projects (including solar farms, energy links, and mixed-use residential developments), as well as undertaking a range of bespoke socio-economic research and analysis for several clients. She was also seconded part-time as a social value consultant, where she led the reporting and monitoring of social value targets across a large public sector infrastructure project.
