The Bubble Consultancy

Who?

The Bubble Consultancy was founded by Amy Clarke, one of the UK’s leading sustainability specialists with a proven track record in sustainability and CSR in business spanning 15 years. She has spent her entire career advising large and small business alike as well as government, charity and social business. Amy is a trustee for The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) and current Chair of the Heropreneurs Advisory Panel.

Amy is supported by a small network of highly specialised consultants all handpicked for their skills and experience which makes The Bubble Consultancy nimble and impactful. Our collective skills have seen us work all over the world, with and for all kinds of organisations including:

Microsoft, Bank of America, Orange, BP, Shell, Abbey (now Santander), EBRD, Barclays, Nationwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The World Bank and Ernst & Young; The Royal National Theatre, Business in the Community, The Princes Trust, Bright Ideas Trust, Heropreneurs, Age Concern, Trees for Cities and Barnados; and The United Nations Environment Programme, Welsh Development Agency, and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to name but a few.

We’re a consultancy practising what we preach. We believe in better business and we do better business. Each financial year we invest 25% of our profits into programmes and projects that are a blend of traditional hand outs and hand ups. This profit share is allocated at the end of each full trading year and the partners are chosen with the input of our shareholders and team at large. Our first full trading year is 2010-2011 so watch this space, we’ll report back in April 2011.

Testimonials

Paul Lloyd, Marketing Director, Virgin Money

“Amy has an incredible passion and energy for what she does which is very infectious. This coupled with her extensive knowledge of business and sustainability and her obvious creativity made working alongside her a pleasure and a great experience”

Peter Ball, Director of Partnerships, Europe Card Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

“Amy looks at business differently to the rest of us. She spots opportunities for brand building and new business growth in tough commercial markets incredibly quickly and has the rare quality of enthusing others around her to want to join the journey towards true sustainability”.

Sir Tom Shebbeare, Director, The Prince’s Charities

“Amy is a consummate professional with long experience in both the commercial and not-for-profit worlds. We have worked with her before and we will work with her again"

Dan Bross, Senior Director, Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Corporation

“There are few people who have the passion, the drive and the knowledge that Amy has. She is one of the most dynamic yet thoughtful people I know and I look forward to the opportunity to work with Amy again”.

Are you wondering what better business models look like?

Would you like to make more money but not at the expense of others?

Are you interested in understanding how environmental and social issues can really boost your business?

Do you want to know what you and your company can be rather than what you can do?

If you’ve answered yes to any of the above, the chances are you want to know what Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Business can do for your business. You’ll also be interested in how big business and small business can work more co-operatively together in tackling some of the world’s most challenging social and environmental issues. And you’ll be interested in new models for governance within your business. In which case you should talk to us!

We specialise in helping grow and evolve business using sustainability and social business to help our clients improve their financial performance, competitive advantage and brand awareness. How? By developing new business models that integrate social, economic and environmental issues into your core business resulting in better long term financial performance, market differentiation and brand recognition. We help you and your business evolve for the future, a future where businesses are a recognised force for good.

Interested?

Have a rummage around our website and we’ll tell you more.

Why?

We know you know you want to make profit, but not profit that literally costs the earth. We know you want a business that attracts the best talent and has the most loyal customers. We know that it’s a tough marketplace and every competitive advantage you can create for your business will help. We also know that you want your business to be here in 10, 20, 30, 50 years time.

But did you know that:

according to a survey by the Social Market Foundation, 82% of UK consumers would prefer to buy their goods and services from companies that are socially and environmentally aware
BT’s recent research of the graduate and young professional market place in the UK found that 44% of young professionals said they would not consider working for an employer that had a bad reputation. Nearly half of those surveyed think that corporate social responsibility policies should be compulsory in all business.
There is approximately the same number of social businesses in the UK than there are multinationals in the world.

Interesting isn’t it? What it shows us is the changing nature of consumerism, employment and business and it’s a big opportunity for you and your company to redefine how you grow. By harnessing your values and the issues your customers, employees, regulators, partners, and other stakeholders care about you can innovate in your core business and deliver real value both for current and future generations. You can do business, whilst doing good and become a business that matters. And we can show you how.

Alright, we both know there are plenty of consultancies out there you could choose but we know you’ll want to work with us. Why? Because we care about your business as much as you do and we’ll work with you, not for you. Without you and your company, we can’t help you grow and mature and become the kind of business we all need to build a better, brighter future. And that is what motivates and drives us to do our business. We want YOU to be successful – economically, socially and environmentally.

Together, we can achieve real breakthrough so drop us a line!

How?

Business can be and should be a force for good. Working alongside charities and governments, business can often be the catalyst for positive change in society. And let’s face it, healthy market places equal healthy businesses. But how do you understand what your business can do and where it can do it? Here are some examples:

Company A has successfully introduced a clothes recycling scheme for its customers rewarding them in the process by giving them discounts on further purchases. The recycled clothes are donated to charity, thus extending the life of the garments and reducing the amount going to landfill. Company A benefits by attracting those customers back to its shop to purchase replacement garments.

Company B wanted to grow into a new marketplace. It also wanted to do something to tackle the issue of malnutrition. So it partnered with a social business and designed and delivered an affordable product that met the needs of the poorest in that community. In the process it created wide scale brand recognition and loyalty and a platform for doing broader business in what was previously an unknown territory.

These companies are 2 of the world’s leading brands. We can help your business achieve similar breakthrough as part of your journey towards true sustainability. Whether you are big or small, commercial or charitable, by unlocking your untapped potential we can help you grow. Come and talk to us and see what we can do.

Alright, so what can we offer? Sitting alongside our wider consultancy practice we have three bespoke services unique to The Bubble Consultancy. These have been developed especially for you and your business and offer unrivalled flexibility in the marketplace:

Firstly, our Better Business Package

We understand flexibility is the key when you’re running a business and sometimes it’s all about that little extra bit of support at the right time. Contracting in consultancies can take time, and deciding what support you need can take more time. So we’ve made it simple. Our Better Business Packages give you the comfort of knowing you can draw down on the experience and skills at The Bubble Consultancy whenever and wherever you chose. We offer tailor-made packages of support available throughout a 12 month period that are affordable for your business, whether you are large or small, and whether you need ongoing support or those one off injections of intellectual horsepower. Call us for more details.

Secondly, our Better Business Audit

Sometimes it’s very difficult to see the wood for the trees. Here at The Bubble Consultancy we specialise in helping you see the bigger picture by showing you the diversity and true colours of your business. Our Better Business Audit can help you understand where in your business you can add real value by addressing key social, economic and environmental issues. It’s a little like an MOT but less painful and structured around your needs, so whether it’s your entire business or just part of your business you’re interested in, our Better Business Audit can help you identify the hot spots of innovation. Call us for more detail.

Thirdly, our Better Business Leader programme

Are you a leader in your business? Have you demonstrated that you know how to run a successful business or business unit but never really considered sustainability? Are you an entrepreneur looking for a new challenge? Or a sustainability practitioner looking for some support? Our tailor-made one to one mentoring programme may be just what you’re looking for. The Bubble Consultancy is skilled at working with successful businessmen and women to help build more knowledge in the marketplace about how to run better businesses and how to manage wealth for impact. Talk to us, you’ll find us practical and passionate and nothing if not enlightening. We’re also discrete.

Start Ups and Small Charities

We know that running a small business or charity, or establishing a start up comes with many challenges - we’ve been there ourselves. So to make your life a little easier, we’ve tailor made some support packages just for you. Please contact us for further details.

hello@bubbleconsultancy.co.uk
+44(0)8450519100

7th Floor Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street
London , EC2M 1QS, Company no. 07068997