"There is a tide of sustainably minded business owners and a wave of good will and determination to do the right thing for the Planet and People. At the same time, there is a lack of clarity and practical support for smaller businesses.
Government funded organisations do a fantastic job encouraging smaller businesses to undertake energy efficiency projects. However, one-off interventions – though important – are short lived. We need an ongoing collective effort to successfully transition to cleaner and fairer future. Every business needs a long-term plan and a communication programme to take their employees, customers, suppliers, and business partners with them."
Loreta Lingyte
Founder and Director
Loreta has founded Small & Sustainable | Sustainability Made Easy Limited to help small and medium size businesses cut through the noise of climate change activism, navigate through the multitude of sustainability frameworks, and build realistic, manageable, and future-proof sustainable business strategy, considering emerging consumer trends, supply chain initiatives, national and local government policies, and emerging technologies.
During her versatile professional experience working with consumer goods manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and, more recently, independent convenience retailers, Loreta dedicated her support to helping clients distil actionable insights through strategic market analysis and tactical data. Equipped with Carbon Literacy Standard certification, Loreta draws on her critical no-nonsense approach to problem solving, and her first-hand experience of running a small business.
Former Judge at the Retail Industry Awards, speaker and panellist at Convenience Leadership Programme by Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, and Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), and Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD), Loreta is passionate about business with purpose, economy that works for everyone, meaningful work, responsible and compassionate society, and preserving the abundances of our planet for future generations.