Sharon Livingstone
Unlocking business potential, creating lasting positive impact and commercial value through expert sustainability advice
Sharon's Bio
Sharon is a qualified accountant with over 20 years of experience in corporate commercial finance, leading major commercial turnarounds and strategic negotiations, including a global sustainability partnership. Her passion for sustainability led her to become a qualified sustainability practitioner, allowing her to combine her financial expertise with sustainability. Sharon now helps clients achieve their sustainability goals by aligning with reputable recognised global standards, creating long term value, and empowering them to thrive as responsible businesses.
Career Highlights
- Developed and delivered verified net-zero strategies for small business clients, aligned with recognised global standards, earning recognition from the UN Global Compact Network UK for her significant sustainability contribution.
- Led an inaugural £5m global corporate sustainability partnership, delivering a multi-year joint programme focused on climate, biodiversity, and conservation campaigns.
- Led a global commercial transformation programme, resulting in a best-in-class digital pricing tool that secured over €650m in contracted revenue and achieved €3m in annual efficiency savings.
- Oversaw and negotiated the solvent liquidation of a joint venture, securing £1m in incremental cash flow, while successfully exiting a key partnership, resolving disputes, and generating an additional £10m in revenue over two years.
Notable Client Work
- Developed a comprehensive three-year sustainability strategy, implementing a verified carbon footprint, science-based targets, decarbonisation plans, mandatory supply chain reporting, and supplier engagement events. These efforts positioned the client as a sustainability leader, attracting new partnerships and revenue streams.
- Scoped requirements for a climate-related financial disclosures programme, implementing the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, ensuring a smooth transition to initial compliance reporting.
- Developed a Sustainable Procurement Strategy aligned with ISO 20400, mandated for a new supplier agreement. This included gap analysis, key risks and opportunities, reporting, a supplier scorecard, and procurement policies.
- Completed Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) energy audits, analysing energy usage, providing actionable recommendations to reduce consumption and costs, with results integrated into mandatory annual action plans.
- Additional clients: Corporate, Large businesses, SMEs, Micro enterprises, Third Sector
Sharon's expertise
Working with Sharon
Sharon's Personality
Sharon describes herself as collaborative, passionate, energetic, adaptive, a problem solver.
Sharon's Ideal Client
- Requiring a structured approach to meet sustainability compliance and supplier demands.
- Seeking to improve sustainability performance but unsure where to begin.
- Pursuing a step-by-step pathway implementing voluntary global sustainability standards.
- Integrating sustainability into business operations, financial planning and risk management.
- Aiming to maximise the commercial value created by sustainability efforts.
Why Work With Sharon
- She is a thought leader and guest author for both global sustainability and accountancy professional bodies.
- She has been recognised by the UN Global Compact Network UK for her sustainability expertise.
- She has a proven track record of delivering impactful sustainability strategies ranging from voluntary global standards to compliance reporting, for businesses of all sizes.
- She offers a unique combination of sustainability and financial expertise delivering optimal outcomes for both.
How Sharon Can Enhance Your Business
- Ensure compliance with sustainability regulations and mandatory supply chain requirements.
- Start your sustainability journey with straightforward, cost-effective actions to get you on the right path.
- Enhance your sustainability credentials and performance by aligning with the most relevant globally recognised standards.
- Make sustainability an integral part of your business, leveraging it for stronger commercial and financial outcomes and long-term value creation.
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