Benet Northcote

About Benet

“Helping leaders navigate economic uncertainty and strategic disruption through a sustainability lens—unlocking growth, strengthening resilience, and creating long‑term value.”

Benet Northcote is one of the UK’s most respected sustainability strategists, with over two decades at the forefront of business, politics, and civil society. His career spans the Conservative Party, Greenpeace UK, HM The King, and eight years as Group Director of Sustainability at the John Lewis Partnership (John Lewis and Waitrose). Few practitioners have worked so deeply across sectors—or understand the pressures facing leaders today as acutely.

In a world defined by economic volatility, geopolitical tension, supply‑chain fragility, and accelerating technological change, Benet helps leaders cut through noise and focus on what matters. He works with organisations that recognise sustainability is no longer a “nice to have” but a core driver of competitiveness, risk management, and operational performance. The challenge is doing this while keeping the business moving—and doing it fast.

Benet speaks and advises on the rapidly shifting global sustainability landscape and what it means for business strategy, political decision‑making, and society. He explains how geopolitics, climate change, biodiversity loss, resource constraints, and social inequality are reshaping markets, regulation, consumer expectations, and investor priorities.

Leaders gain clear, practical insight into emerging best practice, the direction of NGO and political thinking, and the real‑world implications for their sector.

Benet equips them to make confident decisions, build resilient organisations, and lead their teams through the transition to a sustainable—and economically robust—future.