About the Sustainable Sidekicks
We help committed organisations turn good intentions into lasting impact.
At the Sustainable Sidekicks, we support individuals and organisations to deliver on their sustainability goals – reducing environmental and social harm, and creating real, measurable change. Using behavioural science and practical tools, we help you engage people, shift behaviours, and build momentum for the world you want to see.
Meet Livvy Drake
Founder. Behavioural change enthusiast. Nature devotee.
Livvy’s journey into sustainability began with a moment of awe: standing under a full solar eclipse in Far North Queensland, having just experienced the wonder of the Great Barrier Reef.
The abundance of life – and the fragility of what’s at stake – sparked a turning point. She could no longer ignore the waste she saw in her career in events. It was time to do something that mattered.
Back in the UK, Livvy dove into the issues that bothered her most: food waste and plastic pollution. This led to work with FareShare South West on their Surplus Supper Club and with City to Sea on the now-famous Refill campaign.
After retraining in Sustainable Event Management, Livvy joined Kambe Events, delivered consultancy and training, and became sustainability lead for Shambala Festival – a trailblazer in low-impact live events.
But another big shift came when she discovered behavioural science. While working on waste-reduction initiatives with a behavioural expert, Livvy saw just how powerful psychology could be in unlocking change.
She founded Sustainable Sidekicks to bring those insights to other projects – and to help other changemakers make a bigger difference, faster.
Livvy’s team of Sidekicks provide the services required to deliver a project from the research phase to designing and copyediting communication materials.
The Sidekick experts include
Research Sidekick
Rosie Tudor is a sociologist with over 20 years of research experience. Rosie has tackled a wide variety of environmental issues including: reducing short-haul flying, reducing single-use plastics, greening Cyprus beaches and motivating sustainable tourism choices.
- Short-haul flights
- Reducing single-use plastics
- Greening beaches
- Motivating sustainable tourism choices
Research Sidekick
Kathryn Rathouse has over 20 years of experience:
- Researching the barriers and motivations to environmental change
- Developing and evaluating behaviour change initiatives
- Consulting and advising other projects
Waste Sidekick
Emily Woodger-Smith is passionate about waste reduction and applies her 9 years of working in waste management for:
- Waste audits
- Guidance and training on recycling and waste management best practice
- Communicating solutions to individuals
Change Management Sidekick
Jo Twiselton is a consultant and coach, specialising in sustainable organisation change and helping leaders and teams to:
- Keep the focus on people – not processes or systems – to meet change goals
- Reduce the disruption and costs related to change while building resilience and wellbeing along the way
- Help to make change and uncertainty easier for everyone involved
Net-zero Sidekick
Simon Pyne has a wealth of energy efficiency and carbon reduction experience that he applies to:
- Carbon footprinting organisations
- Identifying reduction opportunities
- Creating Net zero strategies
Communications Strategy Sidekick
Sian Conway-Wood has channeled her communications strategy experience into supporting purpose-driven brands be more impactful through:
- Communications strategy
- Campaign development
- Internal communications
- Crisis PR and reputation management
- Training and coaching
Marketing and Design Sidekick
Davey McConnell and Daphnah Jitschak are a dynamic creative duo delivering low carbon marketing and design support including:
- Digital documents
- Online and social content
- Website management and updates
- Digital detox and decluttering solutions
- Virtual assistance
Support Sidekick
Rosie Dixon has spent a decade working in Marine Conservation and education. She provides remote assistance to projects keeping everything ticking along and everyone engaged.
The revenue I generate helps to directly impact my CEO, Mother Nature. 10% of all course revenue goes to grassroots organisations who are protecting biodiversity, endangered species and supporting people who are on the frontline of climate chaos.
1% of consultancy projects is going towards a rewilding project, that will help regenerate degenerated land and create a haven for wildlife.
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