About Robin

I’ve spent my career working at the intersection of supply chains, sustainability and commercial decision-making, helping organisations do the right thing in ways that work in practice.

I bring nearly 40 years of experience in FMCG and supply chains, including more than 30 years with Nestlé, where I worked across customer-facing roles, supply chain leadership, and responsible sourcing and sustainability strategy in the UK. Over the past decade, my focus has been on tackling complex environmental and social challenges, including regenerative agriculture, responsible dairy sourcing, modern slavery, social enterprise partnerships and community impact.

Many of the programmes I’ve designed, including supply chain and farm to fork training, are still being used years later - which I take as a sign that practical, experience-based learning endures.

Colleagues often describe my style as calm, pragmatic and human. I’m known for helping teams translate sustainability intent into everyday commercial choices, so ambition moves from strategy documents into real decisions, priorities and trade-offs.

My purpose

My purpose is to help build a food system that is fairer, more resilient, and more sustainable, by helping organisations turn sustainability from ambition into practical, real-world action.

I believe the biggest barrier is rarely intent. It is confidence, clarity and capability. When leaders and teams understand what matters, what is credible, and what is achievable, better decisions follow.

The values that guide my work

My work is grounded in a small number of core principles:

Practicality over theory
Sustainability must work in the real world - commercially, operationally and at scale.

Integrity and credibility
Trust is built through honesty, independence, and being clear about both what is possible and what is uncertain.

Capability, not dependency
My goal is to leave organisations stronger and more confident, not reliant on external support.

Respect for people across the supply chain
From farmers and factory workers to procurement teams and executives, lasting change happens when people are supported, respected and empowered.

Long-term thinking grounded in commercial reality
Sustainability and commercial success are not in conflict, they are increasingly inseparable.

Why I do this work now

After three decades inside a large organisation, I chose to work independently to focus on what I believe makes the biggest difference: building capability, confidence and clarity in people and organisations.

I now work with businesses, social enterprises and charities as a trainer, advisor and trusted collaborator, providing practical, light-touch and independent support grounded in real-world experience.

Having worked across complex supply chains for over three decades, I understand both the technical realities of sustainability and the commercial pressures organisations face. My role is often to help organisations translate this complexity into clear, credible and practical action.

Business for good, and long-term impact

I believe business can be a powerful force for good when environmental and social considerations are embedded into everyday decision-making, not treated as separate initiatives.

My ambition is to help leaders make commercially sound decisions that also deliver environmental and social value, support sourcing and agricultural approaches that build resilience and protect livelihoods, and champion ethical supply chains, dignity at work and action on modern slavery.

Over time, I hope the impact of my work is seen less in reports and more in the decisions people make differently, and the ripple effects those choices create across organisations and supply chains.

Contact Robin for more info.