Solitaire townsend

• The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future
  Based on her bestselling book, Townsend introduces a new breed of sustainability leaders. She moves beyond climate gloom to share inspiring stories of net-zero technologies, plant-based foods, and circular platforms. She provides a practical, step-by-step blueprint to help organizations of all sizes embed sustainable disruption into their core business model.

• The Death of Greenwashing: Building Real Trust and Accountability

  As consumers, investors, and regulators demand radical transparency, the era of superficial "green" claims is officially over. Townsend teaches organizations how to spot and avoid greenwashing traps, transition to auditable ESG compliance, and communicate environmental efforts using clear, credible, and human-centered language.

• The Power of Storytelling in Climate Action

  Drawing from her decades of experience advising Google, IKEA, the United Nations, and Hollywood studios, Townsend breaks down the psychology of sustainability communication. She reveals how to move audiences from passive observers to advocate, and how to align marketing, product design, and corporate purpose around genuine, positive climate solutions.

speaker Bio: 

Solitaire Townsend is an award-winning global sustainability expert, author, and public thinker who co-founded Futerra, one of the world's most influential sustainable development communications and strategy consultancies. Over more than two decades, she has advised elite brands including Google, IKEA, Unilever, Danone, and the United Nations on how to make green strategies highly desirable and culturally normal. Named a Global Sustainability Leader and a UN Global Compact SDG Pioneer, she is widely celebrated for replacing environmental doom with a pragmatic, creative focus on climate solutions.

A classicist by training and an academic leader, Townsend holds a unique combination of Master's degrees in both Sustainability and Shakespeare. She lectures at two of the world's most prestigious academic institutions—Imperial College and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. She is a member of the United Nations Committee for Entertainment and Culture in Climate Action, served on the UN Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce, and is a frequent contributor to Forbes. Her landmark TED Talk on the role of advertising and communication in the climate crisis has been viewed by millions, making her one of the most visible and sought-after sustainability speakers in the world.

Summary (Core Conviction):

Townsend’s core conviction is that solving the climate crisis is not an issue of sacrifice or regulation, but the greatest business and creative opportunity of our century. She rejects passive compliance and "doom-mongering," introducing her signature Solutionist Framework to guide organizations in active transition. On stage, she combines vast strategic expertise with an energetic, highly optimistic presence, showing boardrooms how to measure success using systemic, regenerative metrics rather than mere volume and scale.

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