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Peter Burgess

Jem Bendell 1st Jem Bendell Director, and Professor of Sustainability Leadership at Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) Windermere, Cumbria, United KingdomEducation Management Current Institute for Leadership and Sustainability, IE BUSINESS SCHOOL, Community Forge Previous Association of Sustainability Practitioners, University of Cambridge, University of Geneva Education University of Cambridge 500+ connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Relationship Contact Info Connected 1 year ago Background Summary Im a strategist & educator on social & organisational change, with 17 years experience specialising in: * responsible business development, * alliances for sustainable development, and * transformative philanthropy. Im a Professor of Sustainability Leadership, with 100+ published texts. My latest books are 'The Corporate Responsibility Movement' and 'Evolving Partnerships' both from www.greenleaf-publishing.com. Ive been recognised as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. As a consultant, clients are UN agencies, NGOs, firms & family foundations. I base advice, education & facilitation on deep analysis, experience & purpose www.lifeworth.com/consult Accomplishments in social innovation include: Developing the concept for the Marine Stewardship Council, for WWF / Helping a strategic realignment of a major Australian business school with 13000 students and 300 faculty to become a sustainability leader, and conceive an Asia-Pacific centre of excellence / Developing one of the first multi-enterprise supply chain eco-audits / Through the 1st book on strategic cross-sector partnering, in 1997, inspired the head of the UN Secretary General's office to launch what became the largest CSR initiative in the world / Conceiving, researching and writing the first substantive analysis of the CSR performance of the luxury industry, which helped inspire a strategic shift in many brands / Developing a responsible enterprise strategy for a famous high-jewelry company / Developing a strategy, policy and guidelines for business engagement by a UN agency / Inception of idea for WWF's Financial Innovation Lab I also serve in the following capacities: Advisory Board - Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research, University of Plymouth Editorial Board - Journal of Corporate Citizenship Advisory Board - Centre for Studies on Sustainable Luxury Steering Group Member - Future Perfect Festival CSR Judge - Walpole British Luxury Awards Faculty - The Finance Innovation Lab Specialties:Strategy, creativity, communications, liaison, education and facilitation, on social and organisational change. (http://www.lifeworth.com/consult) I co-founded two networks: http://www.authenticluxury.net and http://www.csrgeneva.org My personal blog is at http://www.jembendell.com Experience Director, and Professor of Sustainability Leadership Institute for Leadership and Sustainability October 2012 – Present (1 year 7 months)Ambleside, Lake District, UK Launching a new Institute at the University of Cumbria, in the most beautiful part of the UK. IE BUSINESS SCHOOLDistinguished Visiting Professor IE BUSINESS SCHOOL October 2010 – Present (3 years 7 months) Teaching sustainability, CSR and luxury on MBA programmes (Open)1 recommendation Kresse Wesling MBE Kresse Wesling MBE Co-Founder, Elvis & Kresse Jem's Deeper Luxury was a lightening rod for Elvis & Kresse in the early stages of our development and continues to help us focus our efforts. It is an absolute pleasure to work with him, he attracts incredible people and ideas, and most importantly...View Strategic Advisor and Board of Directors Community Forge January 2010 – Present (4 years 4 months)Geneva Area, Switzerland Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith Business SchoolAdjunct Professor Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith Business School April 2007 – Present (7 years 1 month) Director Lifeworth July 2001 – Present (12 years 10 months)Geneva Area, Switzerland Responsible enterprise advisors Lifeworth Consulting (the CSR practice of nonprofit association The Swiss Institute). We also operate the most comprehensive source of jobs and events in the CSR field. http://www.lifeworth.com (Open)1 recommendation Mark Dunhill Mark Dunhill Managing Director at Whittard of Chelsea I engaged Jem and his team to help Fabergé in our exploration of heritage to aid reflection on organisational values and drafting a code of ethics, CSR strategy development, and the benchmarking of industry performance to provide insight to that...View Member Association of Sustainability Practitioners 2005 – 2010 (5 years) University of CambridgeExternal Examiner University of Cambridge 2009 – 2009 (less than a year) University of GenevaLecturer University of Geneva 2006 – 2009 (3 years) Coordinator CSR Geneva 2006 – 2008 (2 years) Fellow United Nations Research Institute for Social Development 2002 – 2008 (6 years) Director Lifeworth 2001 – 2008 (7 years) (Open)3 recommendations, including: Sean Ansett Sean Ansett Chief Sustainability Officer at Fairphone “Jem is a leading thinker in the sustainability movement. His creativity, strategic thinking and ability to consider...View Bernise Ang Bernise Ang Business & Innovation Consultant I find Jem is an exceptional and unconventional thinker and writer on all things social impact and sustainability. His...View 1 more recommendation Senior Strategic Advisor WWF-UK 2006 – 2007 (1 year) University of NottinghamVisiting Fellow University of Nottingham 2003 – 2006 (3 years) Skills & Endorsements Top Skills 99+Sustainability 99+Corporate Social... 99+Sustainable Development 66Research 54Policy 51Strategy 31Stakeholder Engagement 16Nonprofits 14Leadership 14International... Jem also knows about... 10NGOs 8Public Speaking 7Workshop Facilitation 7Change Management 6Analysis 6Climate Change 5Strategic Planning 5Sustainable Business 5Policy Analysis 4Qualitative Research 3Capacity Building 3Entrepreneurship 3Management Consulting 2Sustainability Reporting 2Governance See 12+ Education University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons), Geography 1992 – 1995 (Open)1 recommendation Eduardo Layrisse Eduardo Layrisse Director of Marketing and Communications en Etueri I had the chance to be a student in the first Sustainable Luxury and Design MBA course at IE. Professor Bendell, taught the course in a very creative way, using not only literature but also guest speakers from the most respectable companies in the...View Recommendations Received (6)Given (5) Peter, would you like to recommend Jem? Recommend Jem Distinguished Visiting Professor IE BUSINESS SCHOOL Kresse Wesling MBE Kresse Wesling MBE Co-Founder, Elvis & Kresse Jem's Deeper Luxury was a lightening rod for Elvis & Kresse in the early stages of our development and continues to help us focus our efforts. It is an absolute pleasure to work with him, he attracts incredible people and ideas, and most importantly there is always an actual result or actionable next step. April 12, 2011, Kresse was with another company when working with Jem at IE BUSINESS SCHOOL Director Lifeworth Mark Dunhill Mark Dunhill Managing Director at Whittard of Chelsea I engaged Jem and his team to help Fabergé in our exploration of heritage to aid reflection on organisational values and drafting a code of ethics, CSR strategy development, and the benchmarking of industry performance to provide insight to that strategy. In all areas Jem demonstrated insightful and creative thinking together with an effective moderating style. The report he produced was timely, thorough and on brief. I have no hesitation in recommending his services.less April 27, 2011, Mark was Jem's client Director Lifeworth Sean Ansett Sean Ansett Chief Sustainability Officer at Fairphone “Jem is a leading thinker in the sustainability movement. His creativity, strategic thinking and ability to consider sustainability dilemmas at a systematic level are impressive. Jem continues to inspire and challenge practitioners to drive change and focus on material issues. Jem’s earlier publications like “Terms for Endearment” set the stage for many of the multi-...more June 25, 2011, Sean was with another company when working with Jem at Lifeworth Bernise Ang Bernise Ang Business & Innovation Consultant I find Jem is an exceptional and unconventional thinker and writer on all things social impact and sustainability. His ability to connect dots across different fields, and ways of thinking, is quite remarkable in the kinds of conclusions and solutions that result from it. He is a phenomenally creative thinker, and is truly a pattern-changer in seeking to create social change. April 18, 2011, Bernise was with another company when working with Jem at Lifeworth Mike Zeidler Mike Zeidler Director at Happy City Initiative Jem is a great thinker, doer and all round nice guy. He has his finger on the pulse of change in sustainable practices, and is always worth consulting. 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