Gwen is the director of Resource Futures, a sustainability consultancy that advises their partners to move away from wasteful practices.

Gwen directs a team of people helping organisations to design things better, use them for longer, and find ways to reuse, repair or return them when they’ve finished using them.

Surprising bit? “We [Resource Futures] spend a lot of time working with rubbish! People always need to know what is in the bin and how to try and manage the waste we have.

“So we collect and look through peoples’ bins and work out what is being discarded, which can be quite smelly and mucky! But if we don’t know what is being wasted, we can’t improve things.”

These mucky bits help organisations understand what people are throwing away so they can recycle more and waste less. And Gwen makes sure the business as a whole runs smoothly.

Official job title: Director

Workplace: When in the office, Gwen is at her computer surrounded by stationary – plus her Christmas coffee cup – it’s just the best mug any time of the year!

She’s also often out and about explaining what Resource Futures does and how they can help companies. Whether that’s at conferences, leading presentations, or on site dressed in a hi vis jacket and safety boots.

Gwen works with her team, other advisors, civil servants, waste technicians and business executives.

Best bit? “I really enjoy working with a team of people who are all working together to make the planet a better place to live and love what they do.”