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Anne is an experienced and influential wine sustainability professional. She has an extensive network of contributing associates in both the wine and sustainability sectors, bringing commitment and credibility as well as strong communication skills. Her two main roles are as a Director of the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation and Sustainability Ambassador and Advisor for WineGB (advising all UK producers and making improvement recommendations for the SWGB certification
scheme).
She is also a sustainability expert to the OIV on behalf of DEFRA, and is on the BRC and MONDRA Carbon Removals Task Force. With clients she manages carbon impact reduction strategies (both emissions and removals) and Net Zero transition plans.
She works with UK producers and also retailers and distributors on sustainability strategy, materiality assessments and carbon reporting, including regenerative viticulture practices, emissions reduction pilots and natural capital assessments. She also consults to the Sustainability in Drinks conference (with focus areas on Land Health, Carbon Management, Sustainable Society and Packaging). Clients include Waitrose, The Wine Society, Chapel Down, Gusbourne, Rathfinny, Weyborne Estate and more broadly as a writer, speaker and judge (Decanter, IWSC, IWC, London Wine Fair etc).
After two decades at the forefront of UK wine retail with Waitrose, she has recently set up a retail sustainability collective under the auspices of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (of which she was a founding Trustee).
Anne is a strong believer in collaborative action and communication, demonstrating an ability to distil complex and emotive topics into pragmatic and practical strategic plans.
An experienced and influential wine sustainability expert.
Combining commercial acumen with a deep understanding of the drinks industry as well as the sustainability landscape.
An ability to distill complex and emotive topics into pragmatic and engaging communications.
An experienced and influential wine sustainability expert.
Combining commercial acumen with a deep understanding of the drinks industry as well as the sustainability landscape.
An ability to distil complex and emotive topics into pragmatic and engaging communications.