Julia Hailes

Julia is a sustainability pioneer, with over 30 years working in the green sector. She’s a campaigner, speaker, consultant and writer and has written nine books to date, including the best-selling Green Consumer Guide. Julia co-founded the think tank consultancy SustainAbility and the Haller Foundation, which promotes sustainable living in Kenya through agricultural training, tree-planting, dam building and education, as well as family planning. In 1992 Julia received a UN Global 500 Award for outstanding environmental achievement and in 1999 was awarded an MBE.