Live Action Workshops, Strategy & Coaching.
I bridge Sustainability & ESG with Business Strategy.
Building the Knowledge, Skills, Capabilities and Tools required to make it work.
“Gavin really understands both sustainability and the commercial reality. We ended up with a strategy our teams could actually deliver and that our customers genuinely valued.”
About
I'm Gavin Miller, a Commercial & Sustainability Director and Coach with 25+ years of senior operational leadership including MD roles in SME Media, Marketing and Publishing, and commercial leadership at BBC Worldwide and Universal Pictures.
I work with SMEs in the Media, Marketing, Publishing and wider B2B sectors, helping them integrate their commercial and business strategy with Sustainability & ESG. Not as a side project. As a core management discipline.
I don't produce reports that sit on shelves. I work on your live business challenges and in doing so build the in-house knowledge, skills, capabilities, processes and tools your team needs to own them.
Credentials:
MBA (Durham) | FCIM | CISL | BSI Net Zero | CGI Risk/ESG | CSRD | Carbon Accounting & Net Zero | Course Tutor CIM
How I Work
01 | Commercial Sustainability Strategy
Board-level leadership integrating ESG into P&L, growth strategy and regulatory readiness.
Value Chain Mapping | Carbon Audits | ESG Marketing Strategy | Regulatory Readiness | Supply Chain Risk | Materiality Assessment | Net Zero Roadmap
Best for: Businesses embedding sustainability into commercial operations and long-term resilience.
02 | Live-Action Workshops
Intensive, result‑oriented sessions solving immediate commercial and sustainability challenges.
Carbon Accounting & Net Zero | Marketing & Sustainability | Risk & Double Materiality | Supply Chain Resilience | ESG Compliance | RFP & Tender Responses
Best for: Solving a defined challenge fast and aligning leadership around a clear commercial path.
03 | Coaching & Fractional Leadership
Building the internal muscle required to manage sustainability as a commercial discipline.
Upskilling managers in Ops, Marketing and Sales | Board advisory | Ongoing strategic guidance
Best for: Leadership teams needing senior expertise without full-time overhead.
The Focus: In-House Capability
I work on live commercial challenges to build the capability your business needs to manage sustainability as a core commercial function.
For Individuals: Upskilling managers in Operations, Marketing and Sales
For Companies: Integrating sustainability into Business Strategy, P&LDaily Operations
For Business Models: Strengthening long-term commercial resilience
For Systems: Navigating supply chain complexity and regulatory frameworks
Recent Mandates
Marketing Sustainability Strategy – European Tourist Board
ESG Action Plan & Risk Audit – Drinks Business
Carbon Accounting & ESG Training – NHS Care Home
Supply Chain Strategy – Financial Services
Marketing Agency – ESG strategy, Scope 1–3 audits, ESOS, SECR, CDP, EcoVadis, TCFD
Retail Marketing Agency – ESG RFPs, training and B2B client pathways
Commercial Impact: £900k margin improvement | £400k digital pivot recovery | 100% revenue growth (£12m → £24m).
What Clients Say
“We had a brilliant workshop with Gavin – lots of fantastic insights and a whole new perspective on sustainability and marketing in a sustainable world”
German National Tourist Board
“I wish I’d known then what I know now about how ESG and sustainability really affect marketing, operations and reputation. It has made a world of difference.”
MD, Retail Business
“What really sets Gavin apart is how well he gets both the sustainability world and the commercial one. That meant we ended up with a strategy that wasn’t just ‘nice to have’ but something people could actually deliver.”
MD, Retail Sales & Marketing Agency
“Gavin is consistently helpful, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. He’s helped us to get started with clarity about sustainability and what this means in practice, well beyond carbon footprints. Thought-partnership in these early stages has been invaluable.”
Saskie Dorman, NHS Palliative Care Consultant
“We would like to thank Gavin Miller for his time with the Climate Partnership Steering Group. He has had a brilliant and useful impact on business interactions and the Climate Strategy”.
Karen Davies, Councillor, Royal Borough Windsor & Maidenhead
“His expertise in running businesses — and turning them around — is second to none.”
Zoe Francis-Cox, CEO, Dialogue Content Agency
“Fremantle Media hired Gavin Miller for his expert skills and strategic mindset to help the company form, develop and deliver its Children’s brand strategy”.
David Bealing, Commercial Director Freemantle UK
