Meet the Consultancy Team
Our friendly, smart and knowledgeable team of experts will guide your transition to net zero. Each of our team bring unique experience that contributes to a bespoke approach for your business. Contact Tom today at consultancy@futureleap.co.uk for an exploratory call.
Tom Batten
Head of Consultancy
Tom takes a holistic approach to demystify the ways in which businesses can improve their sustainability performance. This leads to practical and tangible ways in which our clients can confidently reduce their climate impact. He holds a MSc in Sustainable Development and has many years of experience in operations and project management. This ensures an excellent understanding of how businesses across multiple sectors work, and the practical challenges faced by leaders and their teams. Tom leads our team, fostering an open environment where collaboration leads to the best outcome for our clients.
“Net zero is an enormous challenge. We want to keep pushing the needle in the right direction, helping organisations embed sustainability into their business model, rather than treating it as a tick-box exercise.”
Tyler Leyland-Jones
Senior Carbon Consultant
Through effective communication of sometimes complex information, Tyler helps our clients gain comprehensive insight into their carbon impact. This leads to identifying the activities which provide the biggest opportunities for reduction. Her wide-ranging experience supporting clients across multiple industry sectors is underpinned by a first-class degree in Environmental Science. Tyler brings a strong understanding of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and its relevance across different organisations.
“I strongly believe that everyone can do something, no matter how small, to reduce the impact of their actions.”
Dr Simon Russell Forsyth
Senior Carbon Consultant
Simon brings a vast experience to the Future Leap consultancy team. His 30 years in the sector – in roles from the most junior to the top – means he can act as a reality checkpoint, understanding what can and can’t be done, but always delivered with a relentless (and infectious) optimism. Complementing Simon’s experience and easy manner are qualifications as an HASTAM environmental manager, ISO14001 lead auditor and CIEH professional trainer.
“It is a privilege to be part of a ground-level movement that’s working out how to be a zero-emissions world.”
Ammar Jamali
Net Zero Consultant
Ammar works with our clients to communicate how carbon savings and financial savings go hand in hand, helping to inspire action to minimise carbon impact. After more than four years’ experience in the oil and gas industry he pursued a an MSc in Renewable Energy, Enterprise & Management which built a solid foundation for a career in sustainability. With each carbon footprint he delivers, Ammar is motivated by contributing to the carbon literacy in business, and preparing sustainability champions in client companies.
“I seek to equip my clients with carbon information to enable them to lead reduction strategies with confidence.”.
Lauren Gillis
Sustainability Consultant
An excellent networker, Lauren seeks to bring people together where she sees opportunity for collaboration. She works with our clients to make the process of carbon footprinting and emissions reduction as approachable as possible. Driven by a desire to help businesses of all sizes address their environmental impact, Lauren will find the accessible opportunities for them to reduce their carbon emissions. Lauren’s experience in sustainability is backed up by a first-class degree in Environmental Science.
“I love to focus on the positive changes that can be made by clients, what is feasible and impactful for them at this point in time.”
George Boyd
Sustainability & Net Zero Consultant
George is a calm presence, guiding clients along the path to sustainability even when difficult choices must be faced. His degree in Geography and experience as a built environment life-cycle assessment (LCA) specialist means he brings unique expertise to the Future Leap consultancy team. In this previous role George successfully led embodied carbon assessments and emissions reduction strategy development on many major building projects.
“I am passionate about building excellent stakeholder relationships to collaboratively develop ambitious, but achievable, sustainability strategies.”
Eden Beadle
Technical Lead
Eden is committed to driving meaningful change using a technical approach by working with clients to understand the carbon impact of their operations and projects, utiliamely leading to reduction strategies. He spent four years working at Mott MacDonald, a global engineering consultancy, most recently in the sustainability team. He worked on a range of infrastructure projects across the UK and overseasin this role following an MEng in Civil Engineering.
Ian Fuller
Associate Consultant
Ian is an accomplished sustainability leader with over 20 years of experience in the built environment, commercial property, and infrastructure sectors. He has a proven track record of developing and executing decarbonisation strategies, driving ESG innovation, and leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver measurable sustainability improvements and social value for built environment projects.
Ian holds a BSc in Environmental Science, is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), a full member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (MIEMA), and a BREEAM AP and SKA Assessor.
Tim La Touche
Associate Consultant
Tim is a leading authority on environmental management practices in the building industry with over 20 years experience as the Global Quality and Environment Manager at Buro Happold. While there he introduced the ISO 14001 standard across all offices, was Editor-in-Chief of the first annual Global Sustainability Report in 2019 and led validation of their carbon targets by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).
He has been a member of the CQI Sustainability SIG since its inception and also served as Chief Assessor on the Registration Board of the Society of Environment – the body that is responsible for conferring the Chartered Environmentalist qualification. Tim retired from Buro Happold in 2023 and now consults with as an Associate at Future Leap Consultancy.
“Climate change and the impacts this has on all of us in terms of carbon emissions and biodiversity is an enormous challenge. It is important that we get our response right if we are to continue to have sustainable businesses”
Andy Hawkins
Associate Consultant
Andy is a linchpin in the B Corp community in Bristol and the South West as a qualified B Leader and therefore key advisor to dozens of clients across a range of sizes and sectors. He enables our clients to assess and improve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) utilising the B Corp process and B Impact Assessment. As the Founder of B Corp Certified, Business on Purpose, and annual event PurposeFest, he has been transforming the way companies work for over 20 years.
He has experience partnering for community development in Africa and advising in the environmental services sector so is well placed to provide support how, where and when it is needed.
