

Sustainability and Green Growth expert, Business Creativity Lecturer at London School of Economics
Charismatic marketing and innovation leader inspiring business with the Green Growth & Net Zero opportunity.
Biography
Leo is the CEO and founder of EdenLab, a new kind of Green Growth consultancy and venture studio. He doens’t just advise on how to win in the Net Zero future, he builds it with you.
Leo is a true blue heavyweight in the business world. He’s the former CEO and Chief Strategy Officer of world-renowned ad agency Grey London, founder of Grey Consulting, speaker, lecturer, writer and start-up adviser to climate tech incubator Carbon13.
“He’s an engaging speaker with the capacity to really inspire. I think we could do with some pep. And Leo takes the sandals out of sustainability.”
He believes businesses can help shape the planet for the better. To do that he says we need to invent – and reinvent – companies for a post-carbon world. He scouts, designs and assembles new business models, products and services that actively create a better future for all of us.
Why now? Leaders are caught between a rock and a hard place at the moment, and, as we’ve seen with Government policy, sustainability risks being relegated down the agenda. Now is the perfect time to be talking about how sustainable business transformation and unlocking new “green” business models is the way to win new customers, drive loyalty and secure long-term sustainable growth.
Topics
Green Growth Opportunity
Drawing on his expertise in sustainability, business strategy and marketing he helps audiences to see the opportunity in Sustainability.
Learn how to imagine an alternative future and unleash the power of you and your business to create a profitable positive impact on people and planet.
How to Make Sustainability Something that Sparks the World’s Imagination.
Leo’s deep expertise in helping people and companies find the powerful story that really inspires and connects with people worldwide – and the basis of his celebrated LSE lectures – will help audiences harness their own power of imagination and creativity to create positive change.
The Green Growth Principles
Leo shares the five simple principles underpinning successful green and inclusive growth – drawing on global examples of inspiring firms managing to break the tension between growth and reducing emissions. Its an early preview of the thinking in his forthcoming book ‘The Green Growth Manifesto’ (2023).
Masterclasses
You may want to go deeper with your audience. Masterclasses can be tailored and developed to suit your audience needs, be it a 90-minute Masterclass, a half-day or full-day workshop or a full online or face-to-face programme. Please contact one of our expert team to discuss.
Green and Inclusive Growth
Recently used successfully with leadership teams in multiple international companies to deliver breakthrough strategic thinking and action plans.
We’ll explore what Green Growth is, why it is so important to future business viability, the 5 principles. Throughout we reflect on what it means for you, your business and your role before closing with the development of ideas in a framework you can put into place immediately along with a roadmap to get you there.
Videos
Testimonials
“Leo designed and ran a workshop that not only opened our eyes to new possibilities but also inspired our leadership team to make a practical start on the journey. We are really excited about our future plans.” Bart Quinton Smith, Managing Director, TUI
“Eden Lab helps us uncover the commercial upside in sustainability, their focus on the “So What” of ESG is really refreshing.” Emma Reid, Chief Sustainability Officer, Simba Sleep