Wherever you are on your sustainability journey, an independent and commercial perspective can help.
Commercial strategy, business growth and sustainability for SMEs.
Berkshire | Thames Valley | Surrey & London
Where are you on your sustainability journey?
Whether you're just starting out, already taking action or looking to do more, an independent perspective can help you decide what comes next.
Getting started
Understand where you are, what matters to your business and where to focus first. Benchmarking, priorities and initial direction.
Already underway
Review progress, current costs and existing partners. Are you getting the right advice and value from what you're doing?
Looking to do more
Challenge existing thinking, strengthen supply-chain alignment and identify opportunities to improve performance, reduce costs and develop new opportunities.
Commercial experience. Sustainability understanding.
Hello, I’m Gavin Miller and since 2022, I've worked with SMEs across the UK on the commercial implications of sustainability, including customer and supply-chain requirements, sustainability strategy, carbon reduction, circularity and renewables business cases.
I bring more than 25 years' commercial and managing director experience in media and marketing businesses, combining commercial leadership, business development and strategic thinking with practical sustainability experience.
My approach is independent, commercially minded and focused on what makes sense for your business.
Future-Fit Business Benchmark Accredited Advisor
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
Course Director, CIM Sustainability & Marketing
Accredited Carbon Literacy Facilitator
Corporate Governance Institute (Board Oversight & ESG Governance)
MBA | Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM)
How I can help
Every business is different. Depending on your needs, support can take several forms.
Independent advisory
An objective sounding board to explore challenges, assess options and establish priorities.
Consultancy
Focused projects covering commercial strategy, sustainability, business development, supply-chain requirements and renewables opportunities.
Part-time & interim commercial leadership
Experienced commercial direction, helping businesses develop markets, grow revenue, build partnerships and deliver their plans.
Selected Experience
Sustainability and customer requirements: Helped retain contracts for Acosta Europe through competitive tenders; delivered commercial ESG training to more than 100 employees; built internal ESG capability and a supply-chain framework at Financial Services PLC.
Renewables and carbon reduction: Turned an NHS hospice’s carbon audit into actionable renewables recommendations.
Sustainability workshops: Ran workshops for clients including the Chartered Institute of Marketing, German Tourist Board and the B2B automotive repair sector.
Commercial growth: Led UK distribution and marketing at Universal Pictures to 34% revenue growth (£150m) and a 41% contribution improvement across a £15m+ budget.
Turnaround and margin: Took Archant Dialogue to approximately £6m turnover and a £900k margin improvement, with 10% organic growth while retaining key clients.
Business transformation: Moved Ultima Media, a £7m legacy business, into digital, data and custom content, generating 6,000 new registrations and profitable new revenue lines.
Operational savings: Audited supplier contracts for more than £12m in savings across print, IT, CRM, marketing and business services. Built financial dashboards to show teams where cash and profit were made.
“Gavin combines commercial thinking with practical sustainability expertise. He focuses on what sustainability means in real business terms rather than theory or ESG reporting.
He provided clear, actionable advice and a coaching style that helped us rethink how we approached the challenges we were facing.
He also delivered a written strategy document that gave us a practical foundation and pathway for moving forward.It was a strong mix of commercial clarity, practical sustainability insight and hands-on support.”
-- Nick Payne, Managing Director SA Brain
What clients say
“What really sets Gavin apart is how well he gets both the sustainability world and the commercial one. That mix meant we ended up with a strategy that wasn’t just ‘nice to have’ but something people could get behind and deliver. He brought our teams along for the ride and helped us talk to clients about it in a way that felt honest, inspiring, and practical.
He made a big difference to our journey. I’m really glad we had him on board and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking to do sustainability properly."
-- Group Managing Director, Retail Marketing & Logistics Company
"Gavin facilitated a full-day sustainability session for a room of people from the same sector but with very different commercial priorities. He managed something genuinely difficult - bridging real commercial pressures with genuine sustainability ambition, without making either feel like a compromise.
His candour, warmth and depth of experience created an environment where people felt comfortable being honest and had their thinking genuinely challenged. Lively, enjoyable and substantive - a rare combination.
If you're looking for a facilitator who can hold a complex room and leave people energised, I'd recommend Gavin without hesitation."
-- Cheryl Chung, Corporate & Government Affairs
About me.
I'm a commercial director and former managing director with more than 25 years' experience in media and marketing, and a focus on sustainability since 2022. I've worked at BBC Worldwide and Universal Pictures, and run B2B media and marketing businesses.
I've worked on the decisions that shape how a business performs: what it offers, how it positions itself, where it makes money, and when to change. I look past the story a business tells about itself to see what's really happening, then work with people to decide what to do next.
I'm based in Berkshire and work with businesses across Berkshire, Surrey and London.
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