Why do you work for Better Century, and what do you do?
I work for Better Century as it enables me to collaborate with people who share my values and passion for making the planet a better place for current and future generations, both human and non-human. Through this common vision and with our combined connections we are able to reach a greater number of people who have the capacity to bring about the changes needed for a Better Century.

Through gamified workshops and presentations, such as Climate Fresk and Biodiversity Collage, I offer a fun and informative process of employee engagement and empower people to make positive impacts in both their professional and personal lives. I apply the delivery of these workshops to Employee Led Transition Plans and the Transition Leadership course.

What experience do you have to deliver this work?
Having first learnt about climate change in the 1980s, I assumed that the ‘clever people’. would take care of it. I realised in 2015 with the Paris Agreement, that we were only just starting to think about it, so I took myself back to University to study for a Masters in Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey. During the COP26 in Glasgow, I discovered the Climate Fresk – a workshop to explain the causes and consequences of climate change in simple terms – and have been a facilitator for the past 5 years, as well as similar workshops concerning biodiversity loss and planetary boundaries. I have facilitated these workshops in multi-national corporates, banks, universities as well as community based events.

Prior to this, I had a 17 year career in Fintech, implementing banking software from Lisbon to Lesotho, as well as 20 years as a yoga and meditation teacher. In my spare time I volunteered for over 15 years with Tabitha Cambodia – a charity to lift rural Cambodians out of poverty following the Pol Pot years and helped to raise $10m to build a hospital for. women in Phnom Penh and was on the Board of Trustees for Tabitha-UK.

What do you believe is needed to overcome the nature and climate challenge?
Ongoing human activities are what have led to the nature and climate crises, therefore it must be within our human control to minimise the damage caused and potentially regenerate a better environment for all living things on our unique planet.