Five Degrees of Change

‘We need to develop a common language around what sustainability is’ – Laura Heuston

As part of the Business Post’s Five Degrees of Change podcast series, Laura Heuston, co-founder of Sustainability Works, describes policy changes she would like to see along with personal goals to contribute to a greener world

Laura Heuston, co-founder of Sustainability Works: business is booming, reflecting the growing requirement for sustainability expertise in the corporate world.Picture: Fergal Phillips

Leaving her job as an accountant at KPMG in 2017, Laura Heuston felt that the business and finance community was finally about to get serious on sustainability. Setting up as an independent sustainability consultant, she was betting the house on that hunch being right.

“When I left KPMG in 2017, nobody wanted a sustainable finance consultant,” Heuston, co-founder of Sustainability Works, told the Business Post.

“But I could see there was this raft of legislation ...