Practice Leader
Josh is the Practice Leader for Sustainability at HFS Research. As an "activist analyst," Josh focuses on making an objective and emotive case for sustainability. He founded Critical Mass for Sustainability Through research, consulting, and convening partnerships, aiming to move us toward the positive tipping points that the global context needs. A critical mass that pulls policy, consumer behavior, and business into alignment with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Josh was a Parliamentary candidate in the UK’s General Election in 2024. He also co-chairs the Cambridge Alumni Society for Sustainability. Josh has spoken at COP26 and multiple industry and sustainability events. He is a former Cambridge City Councilor and shadow cabinet member for Climate Change, Environment, and the City Centre.
Josh graduated from Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing and Loughborough Chemical Engineering. He was a process engineer at TotalEnergies and had broader consulting experience at Unilever and several other large and small firms. He spent time as a visiting scholar at UC Santa Barbara researching low-carbon hydrogen and was a published author in Chemical Engineering and Technology.
Josh spreads his sporting time across cricket, racket sports, running, and the gym. He is a former competitive swimmer and has tried almost every sport competitively but has yet to make a career out of one. Thank goodness for the research. Josh reads mostly nonfiction (but with a special place for the Game of Thrones books and seasons 1-7). He is a fan of most edible things, red wine, and a gin and tonic—served in a tumbler, not a massive goblet.
March 22, 2022 The trading team of a major global energy firm is paving the way for industry-wide digital transformations.
March 11, 2022 To survive the next 30+ years where sustainability dominates agendas, organizations must align transition plans.
February 25, 2022 Coutts has integrated ESG and convinced clients—the bar is set for a BFS industry failing to see its responsibility and opportunity.
February 15, 2022 This DVP highlights the importance of a change mindset in the path to achieving the required digital fluency and transformation.
February 1, 2022 Industries and organizations must align their transition plans: decarbonize to net-zero and address all 17 UN Goals
January 28, 2022 Expect a scramble for supply chain capability across consulting, technology, and services firms.
January 18, 2022 Organizations need to build roadmaps that align to the global context of sustainability: net-zero and the UN Goals.
January 18, 2022 We asked providers in our Utilities Top 10, 2022 report to assess the change in demand for services across the utilities industry.
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