“Even the most optimistic scenario for climate change is dire. If the world is to keep climate change at manageable levels, changes in the way businesses operate are not only inevitable, but need to be radical. And start immediately.”
Lewis Akenji, 1.5-Degree Lifestyles Report – Institute of Global Environmental Strategies
As a social enterprise, Eco Shepherd’s mission is to empower SMEs and purpose-led organisations to accelerate their transition to sustainability.
Eco Shepherd is a purpose-led consultancy specialising in the development of scalable, economically viable solutions that enable sustainability to be embedded in supply chains and business models. Our mission is to future-proof businesses, humanity, and the Planet.
Eco Shepherd’s founding director, Carolyn Managh, is a senior marketer and impact strategist, with 30 years experience developing game-changing products, strategies and business models for organisations across UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, including eBay UK, Unilever, Kraft Foods, Nabisco, ninemsn Au, NZ Department of Corrections and Prostrate Cancer Research Foundation. Carolyn has won innovation awards in the UK, is a renowned sustainability champion on the international stage, and is author of PenguinKind, 501 small sustainable actions under $100.
Eco Shepherd started as a research and innovation unit commissioned by NGOs, businesses and government departments to develop prototypes for sustainable business models, funding models, and supply chains (building self-sufficiency for NGSs and reducing the leaning culture on year-to-year grants), to help embed sustainability into mainstream society and popular culture.
Eco Shepherd has evolved into a nimble consultancy and social enterprise which develops scalable, economically viable solutions fhat enables sustainability to be embedded into supply chains out of India, fundraising mdoels for NGOs, business models and culture. We particularly focus on ensuring that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups can access green and sustainable services and products.
The world is full of uncertainty. Monumental challenges—including climate change, poverty, and inequality—are at the forefront of daily life and becoming ever more urgent.
One thing that isn’t uncertain, is the need for fundamental change.
Eco Shepherd operates a remote working model, with staff in both New Zealand and India. We have a small HQ in Dunedin, New Zealand. Eco Shepherd is an export/importer, and alongside our international freight logistics partner, which ensures carbon neutral movement of sustainable supply chain solutions out of India, to clients around the world.
Across the breadth of our team, we have years of experience in understanding the behaviours of consumers and developing innovative, scalable solutions for some of the world’s biggest issues. We are driven by the compelling need for fundamental change for the betterment of society as a whole, and a healthy Planet for the generations that follow.