Accreditation and Business Growth

Getting an accreditation for ESG is the right thing for the planet and it can be a positive step for the business. Is it future-proofing or a ‘nice-to-have’? What response can you expect from your people or clients?

If you are contemplating applying for ‘B’ Corp status or any of the other accreditation platforms this is a must attend meeting.

You’ll hear from 3 agencies on how to get the application right and the impact it has had on their business.
It’s a ‘Live’ event, which will also be available via a Zoom link, with opportunities to have your questions answered by agency experts.

Our Panelists:

Mark Lowe co-founded Third City in 2011 with a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation. In his 20+ year career, he has advised clients in the private and public sectors on corporate issues, sustainability and consumer engagement. Recently, he has taken Third City to B Corp status and recognition as the UK’s ESG Consultancy of the Year. He is a regular media commentator for The Drum, PR Week, Sky News and the BBC and is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10KSB accelerator programme.

Alexa Stewart has over 15 years of PR experience across B2B and B2C, after 10 years at Cirkle, Alexa transitioned into an agency operations role in 2020, which sees her responsible for driving culture and engagement across the business, leading to Cirkle achieving full Blueprint status in 2022 and B Corp accreditation and a silver EcoVadis rating in 2023.

Alexa has always played an active role during her 10 year tenure at Cirkle, championing the voices of teams and launching initiatives to enhance employee experience, including Cirkle’s social purpose and sustainability action group, their award winning wellbeing programme,  as well as leading the agency DEI programme. Alexa is passionate about culture and creating an inclusive environment where social and environmental impact is considered in all decision making, with every individual having an important voice. Cirkle was acquired by the Accordience Group (formerly Huntsworth) in 2022 and Alexa’s role expanded – in addition to supporting Cirkle in the UK, she has a global role, supporting Culture & Engagement across the wider global agency group and sits on the leadership team of the global sustainability action group, and the global people team.

Mark Watson was an early member of The Marketing Store team and is proud to have grown with the company – firstly in the UK, before moving to Chicago, USA to help establish, grow and ultimately lead the US Agency as Managing Director. Now back in London, he is the Managing Director of tms’ International Marketing Services group, and enjoys the challenge of inspiring a team to create the latest and freshest chapters in this great agency’s journey.

tms are proud holders of the PlanetMark, & believe that considering sustainability throughout their processes and practices is critically important for staff, clients, and consumers. Recognising their impact and the opportunity to reduce their footprint. tms is focused on advancing sustainable solutions while driving responsible operations for their clients.