Women For People And Planet: Abby Chicken

  • 28.03.2024
  • 7 min

Abby knew from early-on that sustainability or ‘making a difference’ was the plan for her career and it has had some unpredictable twists and turns. She now leads sustainability at Openreach as Head of Sustainability. Xynteo’s Eleanor Besley-Gould sat down with Abby to talk about her journey, what she has learnt, and how she sees the future of sustainability in …

Women For People And Planet: Dr Victoria Hurth

  • 14.03.2024
  • 14 min
Dr Victoria Hurth

From an inquisitive child who questioned everything to an energetic young adult trying to find her role in the world to a self-assured woman who, in her own words, is a break-free-of-the-pack person who helps enable others to be more boldly authentic, Dr Victoria Hurth has always strived to make a difference.  Xynteo’s Sally Gray sat down with Victoria to talk …

Women For People And Planet: Joanna Yarrow

  • 08.03.2024
  • 9 min

A child who grew up in the woods (encouraged to pee on the compost heap), a young adult who traipsed around the continent pushing the conversation around sustainability (old fogeys mistook her for the assistant to the “boss”), and a woman who is now one of the UK’s leading experts in sustainable living—Joanna Yarrow specialises in making green living attractive …

Women For People And Planet: Audra Walton

  • 08.03.2024
  • 4 min

Impacted at a young age by environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region where she grew up, Audra has since pushed for change at corporates and financial institutions across the world.    Xynteo’s Sally Gray sat down with Audra to talk about her career, what she has learnt along the way, and what she sees as the future of sustainability. …

Women For People And Planet: Beth Knight

  • 08.03.2024
  • 8 min
Beth Knight

In a career reaching back to the beginnings of sustainability as a business discipline, Beth Knight has been at the centre of creating positive impact in roles that have spanned Accenture, EY, and Amazon.  From finding solutions to some of the critical challenges of our time, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, to balancing the demands …

Women For People And Planet: Daniella Vega

  • 08.03.2024
  • 7 min

From a producer of natural history TV programmes to leading health and sustainability at one the world’s leading food retail groups, Daniella Vega has cut her teeth in the television, retail and food industries while keeping a laser-sharp focus on ensuring every platform she is part of is focussed on impact.  Xynteo’s Eleanor Besley-Gould sat down with Daniella to talk about …

Collaborating For The Greater Good With Vikaasa

  • 06.06.2023
  • 3 min
Man Giving Speech to the Room

This article originally appeared in ET Panache on May 30, 2023 Today, more than ever before, global businesses are realizing the scale and complexity of social and environmental challenges and the threat it poses to their growth. For transformational impact that moves the needle, various stakeholders, from scientists to activists, businesses to artists, policymakers, and consumers, must look beyond their individual priorities and …

Imagine if we could eradicate malaria… with paint!

  • 11.06.2019
  • 4 min

Natsai Mutezo, a womanitarian, afropreneur and a chemical technologist on a mission to transform Africa with a microencapsulation technique to create products designed for use in the home that fight malaria.

The transformational power of diversity

  • 21.05.2019
  • 3 min

On this World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Chester reminds us that, in our interconnected world, for any real transformation to take place, organisations need to be mindful of how diversity is encouraged and sustained.