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Katharine Beacham

Head of Sustainability in Clothing & Home, Marks & Spencer

Katharine leads a team of experts in materials and sustainability. In her role she ensures that the materials in our clothing products have been sourced with care as we work to become a net zero business across all our operations and our entire value chain by 2040.

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Andrea Baldo
Chief Executive Officer, Mulberry Group
Katharine Beacham
Head of Sustainability in Clothing & Home, Marks & Spencer
Alex Beasley
Regional Manager for Northern Europe, Patagonia
Kati Chitrakorn
CNN Style Editor, EMEA and Financial Times Luxury Consultant
Mete Coban MBE
Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy
Anna Foster
Founder and Creative Director, E.L.V DENIM
Jamie Gill
Founder, The Outsiders Perspective
Maria Grachvogel
Creative Director & Founder, Maria Grachvogel
Philippa Grogan
Sustainability Manager, Nobody’s Child
Chris Guest
Director of Climate, Nature, and ESG Reporting, Burberry
Marcus Hartmann
Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability for Region North Europe, H&M
Jalaj Hora
Founder & CEO, Synthegrate
Nikita Jayasuriya
Sustainability Consultant
Dominic Kavakeb
Co-Director of Campaigns
Hasna Kourda
Co-Founder & CEO, Save Your Wardrobe
Jodie Leek
Head of ESG – Partner Brands, ASOS
Patrick McDowell
Creative Director, Patrick McDowell
Kirsty McGregor
Executive European Editor, Vogue Business
Bernice Pan
Founder & Chief Creative Officer, DEPLOY
Lynda Petherick
Non-Executive Director, BFC & CIO, New Look
Josephine Philips
CEO & Founder, SOJO
Amy Powney
Creative Director & Partner, AKYN
Caroline Rush CBE
Chief Executive, British Fashion Council
JD Shadel
Editor-at-Large, Good On You
Francois Souchet
Managing Director, Swanstant
Oliver Spencer
Founder, Oliver Spencer
Lucy Tammam
Creative Director, TAMMAM
Mads Twomey-Madsen
Senior Vice President, Sustainability & Communications
Rosella Vaccaro
Head of Product, Bella Freud
Wendy Whewell
Head of ESG & Climate Change, Santander UK
Rosie Wollacott Phillips
Head of Sustainability, Mulberry
Farhana Yamin
Lawyer, Author, Climate Justice Funder & Activist
Zehra Zaidi OBE
Lawyer, Policy Strategist & Mission Holder, Dark Matter Labs

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