Meet the Consultancy Team
Our friendly, smart and knowledgable team of experts will support your transition to net zero. Enquire today.
Tom Batten
Head of Consultancy
Tom leads the consultancy offering at Future Leap, providing strategic and operational oversight of sustainability-focused projects.
He holds an MSc in sustainable development, and prior to joining Future Leap has amassed 15 years of senior operations and project management experience in the hospitality, retail, and, charity sectors. Having spent most of his career working for constantly evolving start-ups, he understands the challenges faced by growing businesses, and can always spot the benefits and opportunities that sustainability can offer.
Tom is adept at developing strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and is dedicated to providing the highest levels of service and client care.
Outside of work, he is an experienced scuba diver, amateur wine afficionado and loves to travel.
Simon Forsyth
Senior Environmental Consultant
Simon stumbled into environmental management in 1989 by offering to look after a paper-recycling bin. After that, things rather ran away with themselves.
He helped set up the Green Teams at Hewlett Packard in Bristol, ran them for five years, then became HP Ltd’s full-time environmental specialist. He left in 2000 to run a small consultancy, went on to run the Econet in-work training project, helped deliver the southwest-wide Envision programme, established a number of Resource Efficiency Clubs for small businesses, trained a lot of Trading Estates, and now focuses on the business linkages between cost-intensity, carbon-intensity, and becoming more profitable.
To condense all this into something usable, he’s produced carbon calculating software – the dataCollator.
Technically he’s a neuroscientist, with a degree and PhD in neurobiology, but that was a long time ago…
Tyler Leyland-Jones
Senior Carbon Consultant
Tyler holds a BSc in Environmental Science from Bath Spa University. She is passionate about understanding the causes and consequences of planetary climate change. After completing a module in Sustainable Business, it became clear to her that real change was going to result from businesses operating consciously and sustainably.
Tyler plays chocalho in a Brazilian Samba Band and is looking forward to playing at festivals this summer.
Ammar Jamali
Net Zero Consultant
Ammar worked in Oil and Gas for 4 years which made him realise the impact of carbon intensive energy on the environment. He then took the leap towards sustainability by pursuing an MSc in Renewable Energy from Newcastle University.
During his MSc, Ammar developed data analysis skills required to conduct energy audits, estimate carbon footprints, and undertake energy efficiency assessments. He is an entrepreneur at heart who believes in the importance of customer relations and has an extensive experience in engaging with B2B and B2C clients.
Outside of work, Ammar enjoys swimming, gardening, and chasing sunsets.
Lauren Gillis
Consultant
Lauren began her career in the fashion industry, but after experiencing the excess and waste first-hand became increasingly interested in sustainable consumption and the circular economy, deciding to pursue a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of the West of England.
During her degree Lauren developed skills in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, particularly enjoying conducting research interviews and exploring the behavioural component to sustainability. She also has a keen interest in the embedded carbon of consumer products, having worked with suppliers and clothing brands from all over the world, she understands the importance of B2B partnerships and the need for commitment to sustainability up and down the value chain.
In her spare time Lauren is often sewing, running, or trying to learn to surf.
George Boyd
Sustainability & Net Zero Consultant
While completing a BSc in geography at the University of Manchester, George gained a clear insight into many of the contemporary social and environmental issues faced by society and a desire to find solutions and drive change.
After working as a carpenter and part-time carbon consultant for several years following university, he was able to combine his knowledge of the construction industry and carbon analysis as a Built Environment Life-Cycle Assessment Specialist. In this role, he successfully led embodied carbon assessments and emissions reduction strategy development of many major building projects. George has a wealth experience in clearly communicating complex emissions data and is passionate about building excellent stakeholder relationships in order to collaboratively develop ambitious but achievable sustainability strategies.
Out of hours, you can usually find George up a Mountain or in the Ocean with a smile on his face
Eden Beadle
Principal Technical Lead
Eden joined the team at the start of February 2025 – we’ve excited to share more about his experience and expertise here soon…
Andy Hawkins
Consultant
Andy Hawkins, founder of Business on Purpose, has been in business for more than 20 years helping companies transform the way they work.
He also spent 5 years doing community development in Africa and a further 5 years in environmental services.
These experiences are now helping clients assess and improve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) utilising the B Corp process and B Impact Assessment.
Having supported dozens of clients across a range of sizes and sectors, as a qualified B Leader and B Corp Certified, he is well placed to provide support how, where and when it is needed.
