ABOUT US
WE’RE A STRATEGIC B2B SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANCY
For the last 20 years, we’ve been helping brave food businesses ditch ‘tick-box sustainability’ for industry-leading change.
The kind of change that drives business value, for the c-suite, employees, stakeholders, suppliers and customers, as well as doing the right thing by the planet.
We do our best work in fields, factories and in boardrooms.
We have a core team of strategists, all with different backgrounds and perspectives.
We are purposefully location-agnostic and remote and we come together in different ways to share ideas and thinking for client assignments, for our business and for the change we’re campaigning to drive.
MEET THE TEAM
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Kate Cawley
Founder & Director
Leadership Team
What do you do?
Ideas! I’m relentless about staying true to our purpose and mission, and keeping the team inspired and motivated to deliver exponential impact through our client work. I’m passionate about helping our clients navigate the big thorny issues, and identifying and developing milestone moments that not only inform but engage the entire ecosystem we work within.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Challenging // Collaborative // Creative -
Rebecca Dearsly
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Team
With 30 years of commercial experience in the food industry, including senior roles at Tesco, Cranswick and Pilgrim’s UK, I have led significant end to end changes throughout the protein and produce supply chains from farming to manufacturing and retail.
I understand the industry’s need to balance quality with value and the challenge of driving end-to-end changes for both the planet and our diets.
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Mandy Jacob
Operations &
Strategy DirectorLeadership Team
What do you do?
At Veris we have BIG ideas about how food can fix the planet and it’s my job to bring those ideas to life. I work with incredible food businesses throughout their #MissionAligned journeys, helping them realise their ambitions, join the dots and transform mindsets to bring about meaningful change.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Brave // meaningful // energising -
Louis Bedwell
Head of Future Food Movement
Future Food Movement
What do you do?
I lead Future Food Movement, driving our mission to close the climate skills gap and transform the food industry. With an expert team and network, we deliver programmes that drive long-term sustainable growth for businesses. I’m passionate about innovation and sustainability, thriving on connections that help organisations align with climate and health priorities.
Three words to describe working at Veris?
Collaborative // Pioneering // Challenging -
Emma Victor-Smith
Head of Digital & Community Engagement
Future Food Movement
What do you do?
I manage Future Food Movement with the support of our team and experts in terms of content, marketing, development, upskilling and impact. Connecting dots, a creative approach and being very passionate about our mission to close the climate skills gap in the food industry is what gets me out of bed in the morning!Three words to describe working at Veris?
Creative // Proud // Supported -
Grant O'Sullivan
Head of Studio
Studio
What do you do?
Creativity is my bread and butter. I manage all aspects of our creative output for our clients, from complete strategy branding to internal communications campaigns. I love seeing a concept take shape and come to life on the page.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Inquiring // Creative // Proud -
Siân Wynn-Jones
Sustainability Communications & Insights Specialist
NEXT-GEN INSIGHT
What do you do?
I help forward-thinking food businesses embrace the power of communications to realise their sustainability ambitions.I work with our Veris and Future Food Movement experts to make sure our clients and #MissionAligned allies have the insights and communication tools they need to help amplify plans, address challenges and accelerate successes.
Three words to describe working at Veris?
Optimistic // Collaborative // Energy -
Stef Sahmel
Sustainability Strategy Manager
NEXT-GEN STRATEGY
What do you do?
I help our clients assess where they currently are on their sustainability journey, where they need and want to go, and how they can get reach their goals. This includes their ambitions on reducing carbon emissions, transitioning to healthier and more sustainable product portfolios, mitigating climate risk, and navigating the increasingly demanding space of climate related reporting.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Curious // Not afraid to challenge // Forward-looking -
Amy Parrott
Content Executive
NEXT-GEN INFLUENCE
What do you do?
I turn complex information into engaging and impactful content for our clients, whether that’s through social media posts or internal communications.It’s all about catching the attention of your audience and then keeping it! Storytelling and ‘making it make sense’ for people is what I love to do.
Three words to describe working at Veris?
Creative // Collaborative // Ambitious -
Kaylee Groucott
Project Manager
FUTURE FOOD MOVEMENT
What do you do?
I’m the Project Manager at Future Food Movement. My role involves driving projects that empower the food industry to embrace sustainable practices. I help the team with event management, member onboarding and upskilling programs, ensuring everything runs smoothly to support our mission of creating a healthier planet.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Inspiring // Visionary // Inclusive -
Carly Davies
Business Community Manager
FUTURE FOOD MOVEMENT
What do you do?
The food industry needs to do things differently, so in my role, I deliver climate insight, inspiration and communications programmes for Future Food Movement Business and Community Ally Members, accelerating climate action and moving the food industry from observation to meaningful participation.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Catalyst // Collaborative // Community -
Suzi Royds
Digital Marketing Executive
FUTURE FOOD MOVEMENT
What do you do?
I work closely with the Head of Engagement to boost business member growth, engagement, and retention. Managing our website, campaigns, and email marketing, my aim is to ensure every interaction empowers our members to feel confident about climate action. I'm driven by simplifying intricate climate information into actionable solutions shared across our social media platforms. Ultimately, my goal is to craft engaging content aligned with FFM's pillars of Knowledge, Inspiration, and Collaboration.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Creative // Impactful // Meaningful -
Sophie Melrose
Graphic Designer
STUDIO
What do you do?
I bring Veris’ social, brand and digital concepts to life through bold, informative, and engaging visuals and graphics. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words, and I love that my work is helping to inspire action and raise awareness of sustainability in the food industry.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Creative // Inspiring // Engaging -
Stuart Goodman
Events Manager
NEXT-GEN INFLUENCE
What do you do?
I’m the face of our events, helping our Veris clients engage with their stakeholders in a dynamic and impactful way.Three words to describe working at Veris?
Fun // Creative // Approachable
We work with a dynamic network of leading industry brains and voices. These are people with deep specialist knowledge, very specific passions and experiences and a different perspective on the challenges we regularly tackle.
We bring them in on client assignments, agency thought-leadership and they’re all committed coaches and mentors on our Future Food Movement upskilling and changemaking platform.
OUR SPECIALIST ADVISORY PARTNERS
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Stephanie Gnissios
Climate Risk Services
Climate Risk
What do you do?
I work the passionate and proactive team at Climate Risk Services to build climate smart organisations. We work to help companies embed climate as a factor in strategic and financial decision-making, with a view to building climate resilience and a sustainable economy for people and planet. My two kids are my ‘why’ as I work to bridge knowledge across and between sectors and create change by empowering companies and their teams to drive the climate transition.
Inspirational // Engaging // Impactful
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William Clare
Avon Energy
Net Zero
What do you do?
I focus on helping clients understand what Net Zero means for them. I do this first through upskilling and helping them to contextualise the challenge. We then build their emissions inventory using activity data and then run workshops with key stakeholders to build a net zero reduction plan. Once they are comfortable with the key reductions needed, we set targets aligned to science and then work on getting the detailed roadmaps to address what, when, and how in relation to emission reductions.Fun // Non-stop // Meaningful
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Oliver Kempton
Envoy Partnership
Social value
What do you do?
I support clients with implementing social value in their organisations. This involves developing their social value strategy, refining measurement approaches and improving their reporting processes. This is all focused towards helping the food industry take a more holistic view of its impact on society and increasing the good it can do in our communities.
Dynamic // Passionate // Visionary
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Charlie Curtis
Progressive Agriculture Services
Regenerative Agriculture
What do you do?
I now support a wide range of brands, farmers and growers on how to transition to a more climate-positive way of farming, through the adoption of practices such as regenerative farming. As ex-Head of Agronomy for M&S, I call upon my experience working with farmers, food producers and retailers to understand the benefits of implanting a restorative and regenerative agriculture system into their supply chains. Building a resilient farming system is my passion .
My goal is to drive social, economic and environmental resilience in the farming industry.
Inspired // Informed // Empowered
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Katie Allen
Katie Allen Consulting
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
What do you do?
I’m a specialist Equity, Diversity and Inclusion consultant and Executive Coach. My mission is to help 1 million people, by changing the way we approach equity and inclusion in the workplace and in society. I enable organisations to connect their desire for high performing, intentionally inclusive workplace cultures with a strategic and achievable approach, as part of their sustainability journey.
Curiosity // Collaboration // Courage
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Rob Iles
Founder, Visionise Ltd
Consumer and brand insights
I try to use my 30 years experience in the Food & Drink Sector to support my clients with their strategic direction.
I am driven by a desire to facilitate a better connection between companies and their target audiences-be that their consumer, customer or colleague ; for me it’s all about getting the right messages and then ensuring you super engage with the delivery. Helping give a voice to a younger generation of businesspeople is a particular passion.
Exhilarating // Stimulating // Enlightening
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Maxine Perella
Sustainability journalist
What do you do?
I create and write content for Veris and their clients — anything from journalistic articles to website copy and insight reports — and am editor of the Future Food Movement. I’m passionate about helping businesses be a powerful force for good so they can build a kinder world, not just for people, but for animals and eco-systems too.
Fulfilling // Creative // Impactful
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Rachel England
Sustainability copywriter
The climate crisis is the biggest issue of our time, but it also represents a host of critical opportunities to do things better. My job is to break down complex information and ideas, and communicate them in a way that gets people excited about what’s possible for a sustainable, thriving future.
Purposeful // Fulfilling // Motivating
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND AFFILIATION
Additionally, we leverage a range of different strategic partnerships and alliances designed to stretch our thinking and add colour and texture to our client work.
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