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Georgia Elliott-Smith

Strategic Sustainability Advisor

€1,158/day
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Georgia

An award-winning leader in corporate ESG and sustainability, delivering proven strategies for responsible and profitable business. An anti-greenwash crusader, I delight in revitalising tired old approaches to sustainability by creating purposeful, practical and profitable sustainability and ESG plans that excite and engage stakeholders.

With deep experience in hard-to-decarbonise sectors with complex supply chains including construction, real estate, manufacturing, asset management and investment, I deliver solid advice and practical implementation that creates meaningful change.

Working either on individual development projects or at a corporate strategy level, I have experience in creating effective sustainability plans, conducting carbon assessments and SBTi net zero pathways, working with ESG reporting frameworks like TCFD, CDP, CSRD, GRI, GRESB and EcoVardis, communicating with stakeholders such as investors and local communities, and coordinating across diverse delivery teams. I help my clients to anticipate and meet regulatory requirements, become more efficient and effective by streamlining their processes, cutting out expensive and ineffective sustainability initiatives, focusing on delivering real results that delights stakeholders.

With 30 years' experience both as an in-house Sustainability Director and as a consultant, I am a creative problem-solver with a passion for creating practical, easily understood solutions.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Earth Ethos Ltd
    Freelance Strategic Advisor
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
    Providing sustainability and ESG advice and support to clients in engineering, real estate, property services, and investment sectors, working on a freelance, contract basis in the UK and abroad. Recent services have both high-level board advisory, and practical assessment and implementation activities. Work includes creating and implementing an ESG strategy for a major social housing provider, conducting a three-year carbon assessment and net-zero strategy for a facilities management firm, advising a sovereign property development firm on international ESG standards in preparation for a future IPO.
  • Element 4 Group Ltd
    Founder & Managing Director
    January 2019 - January 2024 (5 years)
    Led a high-impact sustainability consultancy in real estate, financial services, manufacturing, and third sector. Recruited and managed a team creating ambitious sustainability strategies, net zero carbon pathways, ESG reporting & alignment (including CSRD/CSDDD, TCFD/TNFD, GRI, GRESB, SBTi, EcoVardis), and implementing sustainable operations in client organisations and projects. Responsible for work-winning, client advisory, and project delivery oversight.
  • OneYMCA Development Company
    Trustee & Non-Executive Director
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    As a trustee and non-executive director, I am responsible for governance and strategic advice to support the activities of the property development and maintenance company associated with OneYMCA, a homelessness and social NGO.

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Education

  • Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons)
    University of Portsmouth
    1998
  • UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment
    UNESCO
    1997
    UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment

Certifications

  • Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
    Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
    2005
  • WELL Building Assessor
    WELL Building Institute
    2018
    WELL Building Certification

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