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Vicky Bullivant

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Vicky Bullivant

Head of Sustainable Business,
Drax

Net Zero Carbon Taskforce
Yorkshire and Humber Leadership Board

Vicky Bullivant is Head of Sustainable Business at Drax. She is responsible for the Drax-wide sustainable business strategy and public targets, the social strategy, wellbeing. She also leads the visitor centres at Drax operational power stations in Selby, North Yorkshire and Cruachan in Scotland.

Vicky was previously at Tate & Lyle, Rolls-Royce, Eon and Experian, where she held senior strategic and operational roles, leading and pioneering sustainability, environment, community engagement and fuel poverty. She has also worked in the public sector for regional and national departments.

Vicky sits on the UK advisory board of the UN Global Compact, the Careers and Enterprise Company Employers’ advisory group and the Galloway Glens Landscape partnership.

Vicky sits on the Net Zero Carbon Taskforce working with Business in the Community and other businesses to develop ways of achieving a low carbon economy.

Zoe Haseman

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Zoe Haseman

Vice President, Head of Sustainabilty,
Jacobs

Net Zero Carbon Taskforce

Zoe Haseman, Vice President, Global Sustainability is Jacobs’ Head of Sustainability. She is responsible for developing and implementing the global sustainability strategy PlanBeyond, to ensure Jacobs delivers its vision of providing solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. She helps the business, as well as clients, reframe their challenges and think differently to maximise sustainable outcomes – driving efficiency and creating a positive impact on the environment, society and the economy.

Zoe has worked in various sustainability role for the past 20 years across multiple sectors and in several international locations and brings a wealth of diverse experience to Business in the Community’s Net Zero Carbon Taskforce. She is passionate about the role of business in positively impacting and influencing the transition to a low carbon economy and, with the current urgency to solve the climate emergency, that need has never been greater.

Zoe hopes the Net Zero Carbon Taskforce will set out a practical path for businesses to transform and contribute on this issue.

Simon Tse

Simon Tse

Simon Tse,CBE

Chief Executive
Crown Commercial Services (CCS)

Race Equality Leadership Team

Simon Tse first joined the Civil Service in 2008, as Chief Executive Officer for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. This was followed by a Director role in DWP before joining CCS in May 2016. Simon previously had a successful 25 year career in the private sector, including a role in Virgin Media. 

Without hesitation Simon took on the role of Cabinet Office Race Champion in November 2019.  Simon was the first person from an ethnic minority to fill the role, which makes the appointment even more poignant for him.

He was born in Swansea back in the early 1960s to a Welsh mother and a father born in Hong Kong, and he was brought up on his mother’s side of the family. Other than his siblings, there was only one other non-white child at his primary school. As a result, Simon often felt conflicted, like he didn’t fit in – asking if he was Welsh, British, Asian, or mixed race? In truth he was all of these, but it has taken him many years to reconcile this and feel comfortable about it.

Since taking on the CO Race Champion role, Simon has been working with John Manzoni and the CO HR D&I team to develop and roll out “Let’s talk about race” sessions across the department. He is collaborating with Cabinet Office staff networks on an event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. He is also working closely with multiple stakeholders to develop a strategy for his ambitions as Cabinet Office Race Champion.

About Business in the Community’s Race Equality Leadership Team

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Race Equality Leadership Team is to support employers to help break down the barriers that prevent the progression of ethnic minorities in their workplaces and show how an inclusive organisation better serves its customers, clients and communities.

Find out more about BITC’s work on race equality.  

Yasmin Waljee

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Yasmin Waljee OBE

International Pro Bono Partner,
Hogan Lovells International LLP

Global Goals Leadership Team

Yasmin Waljee OBE has been key to establishing and embedding a pro bono culture within Hogan Lovells. The objective is to deliver an outstanding pro bono service to charities, individuals and social enterprises in need who could not otherwise afford such advice.

Yasmin helped the firm achieve this by designing and implementing projects that draw on the firm’s commercial legal knowledge and skills to produce measurable outcomes nationally and internationally.

Yasmin is an international human rights lawyer and has advised on issues relating to compensation for victims of crime and terrorism including the July 7 bombing victims, the right to life, and regularly works on public policy issues in this area. Yasmin co-leads the firm’s social enterprise and social finance practice.

About Business in the Community’s Global Goals Leadership Team

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Global Goals Leadership Team is to accelerate business progress towards being purpose-driven and deliver on the Global Goals also known as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Find out more about BITC’s work on the Global Goals.

Steve Hargreaves

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Steve Hargreaves

Corporate Strategy Director,
EDF

Net Zero Carbon Taskforce

Steve Hargreaves joined the energy industry in 1987 as a graduate trainee with the Central Electricity Generation Board. 

Steve joined Seeboard PLC in 1989 as the electricity industry was privatised. He remained until its acquisition by EDF in 2002.    

Steve has fulfilled a diverse set of roles over his career including energy risk management, power station project development, and leadership roles in the Customers Business.

For the past ten years Steve has acted as Strategy and Energy System Economics Director, and played a key role in leading EDF’s input into the UK electricity market reform programme, and in developing the economic case for a low carbon diverse power system combining renewables, nuclear and flexible generation.

Steve has been involved in EDF’s efforts on climate change since 2006 and was keen to join Business in the Community’s Net Zero Carbon Taskforce to help businesses take action that will have a meaningful impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

Elliot Harrison-Holt

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Elliot Harrison-Holt

Managing Director – Environmental Services,
Recycling Lives

Circular Economy Taskforce

Elliot Harrison-Holt is the Managing Director for Recycling Lives Environmental Services, a national waste management business based in the North West of England.

Elliot has worked at Recycling Lives for six years, in which time the business has transitioned from a £28m regional metal recycling business to a £200m nationwide total waste management business. His focus is to drive sustainable growth through helping Recycling Lives’ partners to become more environmentally and socially conscious. 

Recycling Lives employs 400 people in the North West, with sites in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cumbria and Merseyside. The Recycling Lives Charity also has a strong presence in the North West, operating six HMP Academies across the region as well as a food redistribution centre and homeless residency.

Elliot has been involved with Business in the Community for a number of years.

About Business in the Community’s Circular Economy Taskforce

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

BITC’s Circular Economy Taskforce brings together a group of senior executives committed to delivering a high impact programme to bring the circular economy to life.

The Taskforce supports BITC’s Environment Leadership Team, who are helping business drive innovation that turns the threats of the climate emergency into opportunity for people and nature.

Find out more about BITC’s work on the environment.

Alexander Schmitt

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Alexander Schmitt

Head of Marketing and Sales, Base and Speciality Metals,
Anglo American

Global Goals Leadership Team

Alexander Schmitt joined Anglo American in London in 2010 as the Group Head of Commercial Coordination to initiate and lead one of the Group’s most substantial transformations, moving the company’s commercial approach from traditional reactive sales to proactive marketing and trading.

In 2014, Alexander was appointed as Executive Head of Marketing for Anglo American’s base metals business and is responsible for all commercial activities related to copper and nickel.

From 1997 to 2010, Alexander worked at the Boston Consulting Group on various strategy, reorganisation and transformation projects for global clients in the automotive, industrial components, logistics, chemical, banking, and the mining and minerals industry.

He holds a joint masters degree in mechanical engineering and business administration from the Technische Universität Darmstadt and a doctorate in economic science from the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, both in Germany. One year of his mechanical engineering studies was spent at the École Centrale de Lyon in France). Alexander is fluent in German and English, and competent in French and Spanish.

He is a member of the International Copper Association advisory committee, the Nickel Institute a member of the London Metal Exchange physical market and Nickel committee, and the Marketing and Base Metals Executive Committee.

About Business in the Community’s Global Goals Leadership Team

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Global Goals Leadership Team is to accelerate business progress towards being purpose-driven and deliver on the Global Goals also known as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Find out more about BITC’s work on the Global Goals.

Rebecca Marmot

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Rebecca Marmot

Chief Sustainability Officer,
Unilever

Global Goals Leadership Team

Rebecca Marmot is responsible for driving the company’s overall sustainability strategy and transformational change on priority areas of Unilever’s sustainable living plan (USLP): climate change and eliminating deforestation; sustainable agriculture and smallholder farmers; water, sanitation and hygiene; opportunities for women; plastics and the circular economy; impact finance; and health and wellbeing. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Rebecca also leads the next chapter of Unilever’s sustainability journey beyond the USLP.

Prior to this role, Rebecca was Global Vice President of Sustainability at Unilever where she led the global advocacy, policy and partnerships team, heading engagement with external stakeholders and building the optimal enabling environment to drive sustainable business. Under her leadership, Unilever played a role in major sustainability milestones such as the 2015 Paris Agreement and the creation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals – otherwise known as the Global Goals – positioning Unilever at the forefront of sustainable business.

Before joining Unilever, Rebecca served as Global External Affairs Director at L’Oréal and in External Affairs at the UK Department for Trade and Industry. Here she was responsible for stakeholder management on UK government projects.

Rebecca is a Non-Executive Director at Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor.

About Business in the Community’s Global Goals Leadership Team

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Global Goals Leadership Team is to accelerate business progress towards being purpose-driven and deliver on the Global Goals also known as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Find out more about BITC’s work on the Global Goals.

Jason Tucker

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Jason Tucker

Director of Strategic Delivery and Commercial Assurance,
Anglian Water

Net Zero Carbon Taskforce

Jason Tucker is responsible for a portfolio of activity within Anglian Water Services Ltd. He sits on all its alliance boards that span the delivery of its asset creation, maintenance and technology investment programmes. He is also accountable for supply chain management including logistics, portfolio management of investment programme delivery, asset intelligence, carbon and energy, innovation engagement, alliance contracts management and commercial and delivery assurance.

Jason uses his position to enable greater integration and efficiency within Anglian Water’s supply chain. He previously worked for Skanska Construction UK, on design and construct infrastructure projects and programmes, across multiple sectors. He began in its civil engineering arm, before becoming its sector director for water and renewable energy in the utility division, spanning a 25-year service. This time included membership of several alliance and joint venture boards with client organisations and contract partners.

Hayley Tatum

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Hayley Tatum

Senior Vice President – People,
Asda Stores Ltd

Employment and Skills Leadership Team

Hayley Tatum has worked in retail all her working life, both in luxury goods in airport retailing and then over 20 years with Tesco, where her last position was UK and Republic of Ireland Operations Human Resources Director.

Hayley has worked her way up from the checkouts to the boardroom and, along the way, established herself in both senior HR and retail operations leadership roles.

In August 2011, Hayley joined Asda to become Senior Vice President – People. She is responsible for developing and leading the HR strategy, supporting 170,000 colleagues. At the beginning of 2015, Hayley temporarily extended her remit to lead more than 600 Asda stores to cover the role of Chief Operating Officer until the permanent appointment was made. This brought together, customer service, retail operations and leadership of the stores’ business.

Hayley has a masters degree in human resource management, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a qualified neuro-linguistic programming practitioner.

She is passionate about talent, skills and education, and has been an active member of the Ambassadors Apprenticeship Network since 2007. More recently, she has been invited to join the Employment and Skills Leadership Team for Business in the Community (BITC) and is a member of the CBI employment and skills board.

Mums are both a key customer and colleague demographic in Asda, so Hayley is proud as a working mum herself to champion and lead the influential Mumdex Report.

About BITC’s Employment and Skills Leadership Team

Each area of work BITC undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of Business in the Community’s Employment and Skills Leadership Team is to help create a UK where everyone, regardless of their background or experience, can access the education, employment, and skills they need to thrive throughout their working lives.

Find out more about BITC’s work on employment.