Helping companies drive ESG adoption
youdo helps organisations define and implement their ESG/Sustainability offerings.
4 partners with huge cross-sector experience (and a fantastic Advisory Board!) has allowed us to build a strong understanding of the space and the policies, programmes and procedures, companies need to develop to make sustainability a commercial imperative.
The youdo consultancy offering builds understanding of what’s needed, the benefits involved and how best to implement. Our propriety platform brings employees on board, motivating their engagement, enabling efficient, accurate impact reporting.
We’re not a Management Consultancy; we’re friendlier and less expensive, and our understanding of the ESG space is second to none.
Our focus is to deliver ESG in a way that delivers real business value.
Meet the Team
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Luke Gaydon
CEO
Luke has over 20 years of experience working in digital and media technology with stints at Channel 4, OC&C, Brightcove, Sony and Accedo Broadband AB. Luke has also co-founded two startups in the sustainability space. Luke believes in the power of the corporate sector to be a force for good.
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Peter Flett
HEAD OF STRATEGY
For the last 12 years Peter has worked within the Cycling Industry, developing brands across the UK & Europe. Before Cycling, he held senior strategic roles at Marketing Agencies running international businesses. He’s a huge Cycling advocate – in terms of cleaner city living, health and fitness and the community it develops.
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Gulliver Smithers
CTO
Gulliver is a highly experienced product executive and technology leader. He’s worked recently for brands such as ITV, BBC Worldwide and Sony Pictures TV. Gulliver is passionate about protecting the environment and having a positive social impact. He works on a number of campaigns and initiatives in the environmental space.
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George Chaytor-Norris
CO-FOUNDER
With the original idea for youdo, George is driven to help organisations engage their people with the values and practices to build bulletproof cultures and future proof their businesses. George is a Graphic Designer who provides strategic and creative direction for youdo.
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Ollie Lane - Advisory Board
Ollie is Managing Director of PLMR, a leading communications consultancy. He was named UK Consultant of the Year by the PRCA in 2020 and specialises in strategy, public affairs, media relations, reputation management, and crisis communications. Before joining PLMR he worked in Government as a press adviser at the Department for Education to Ed Balls, Michael Gove and Liz Truss, and at Downing Street when David Cameron was Prime Minister. He started his career as a journalist, working on local, regional and national newspapers.
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Zara Le Sueur - Advisory Board
Zara is a senior manager in HSBC’s Growth & Innovation division. Zara’s background is in marketing, with stints at WPP and M&C Saatchi before joining HSBC. A passionate advocate for technology can be used to improve the long-term visibility of financial decision making, and to empower individuals, companies and entrepreneurs. Zara has an MBA from the Said Business School.here
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Bleuenn Le Goffic - Advisory Board
Bleuenn is VP Strategy and Business Development at Accedo, a role she started in April 2021, having previously been Head of Business Development & Innovation. She has worked for Accedo since 2012, initially in sales before heading up Partnerships and has a deep understanding of both Accedo and the wider media industry. Bleuenn has deep technical and business skills and has worked within multiple fields of the complex OTT system. Since 2018, she has led Accedo’s sustainability programme. Prior to joining Accedo, Bleuenn held positions in software engineering.
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Emma Tottenham - Advisory Board
Previously Group Corporate Communications & Sustainability Director at Virgin Money, Emma co-founded a sustainability-focused consultancy, Perigon Partners, in 2021. Emma’s background is in Strategy, with previous roles at CYBG and NatWest Group. She passionately believes that a genuinely sustainable strategy – one that addresses ESG risks and embraces opportunities to impact positively – is the key to long-term commercial success for any business Emma and that the time to act is now.e
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Jorge Castellanos - Advisory Board
Jorge is a Partner at DEPT, a leading digital and marketing agency. An experienced software engineer, Jorge has worked across multiple industries (music, video production, audio engineering, software engineering, literature / publishing) and has an MS degree in Multimedia Engineering from the University of Santa Barbara.