1:1 Substainability leadership coaching
The #1 success factor for ESG and sustainability?
It’s you. And how you lead.
“You’re juggling commercial pressure, resistance to change, regulatory risks and the rising cost of inaction. You’re not falling short; you just haven’t learnt the tools for effective transformation.”
1:1 Sustainability leadership coaching for Heads of Sustainability and ESG, and senior and board-accountable leaders.
or try the free practice first
1:1 Substainability leadership coaching
The #1 success factor for ESG and sustainability?
It’s you. And how you lead.
“You’re juggling commercial pressure, resistance to change, regulatory risks and the rising cost of inaction. You’re not falling short; you just haven’t learnt the tools for effective transformation.”
1:1 Sustainability leadership coaching for Heads of Sustainability and ESG, and senior and board-accountable leaders.
or try the free practice first
The reality
Complexity isn’t a sign you’re behind.
It’s the nature of the role you’re holding.
You’ve got the knowledge and the drive. You care more about this work than anyone in the room. But somewhere between the strategy and the reality, something keeps getting lost.
You might recognise this when you:
- Feel overwhelmed juggling every priority and unsure where your energy should go
- Find decision-making hard while navigating uncertainty
- Lack the confidence or language to negotiate, influence and hold your ground
- Feel like this weight is hard to share, and don’t have the network to lighten it
- You know the message needs to shift in every room, but not always which version will land.
This work gives you the space and guidance to grow as a leader. Uncertainty becomes something you thrive in as you move from ‘delivering a strategy’ to ‘leading transformation’.
Leadership is a learnable skill.
You are not supposed to “just know” how to lead this. Especially in a role that:
- cuts across departments and supply chains
- challenges existing ways of working
- requires significant change, while still building the blueprint
THE MISSION
Elevated sustainability leadership that transforms complexity and doubt into clear, confident, strategic influence.
If you’re an entrepreneur, non-profit or purpose-driven business driving change in your industry, check out our impact business coaching service
If your challenge is embedding sustainability across business operations and culture, explore my sustainability strategy implementation service
Why coaching clients come to me
Lead through uncertainty
They stop trying to simplify everything and learn to:
- think and act clearly under pressure
- make bold decisions without needing perfection
- thrive in complexity, as the nature of the role
Communicate with influence
They find their leadership style and learn how to:
- meet people where they are and bring them on the journey with you
- translate the message with confidence, whatever room they’re in
- negotiate priorities, trade-offs and create win-wins
Team leadership & development
They stop doing it all themselves and learn to:
- build a team that can carry real weight
- lead with emotional intelligence, alongside technical expertise
- build capability in the business that holds without them in the room
Thrive, not just survive
They stop running on endurance and learn to:
- lead with genuine wellbeing, not just resilience
- create space for continued vertical development
- carry the role’s weight, yet it doesnt feel heavy
Who is
this for?
Heads of Sustainability and ESG
Senior leaders or board members with accountability for sustainability
Senior sustainability consultants working across multiple client programmes
Leaders ready to shift from delivering a strategy to leading the transformation
If you’re an entrepreneur, non-profit or purpose-driven business driving change in your industry, check out our impact business coaching service
Your Guide
I’m Briony Pete. Leadership coach, strategist, and engagement specialist with 15+ years in sustainable development, culture, and behaviour change. I founded The Circular Life on a resounding belief: Strategies don’t create change. People do. And too often, they’re under-resourced and under-invested in to lead the way.
My coaching style combines:
- Executive coaching: dual focus on the person and their strategy or responsibilities
- Neuroscience of change: understand how the brain resists and adapts to change
- Vertical development and behaviour change: build skills and capabilities in people, teams and organisations
- Body-led coaching: recognise and regulate stress and pressure
ICF Accredited
5+ years coaching
People Strategist
Your Guide
5+ years coaching
I’m Briony Pete. Leadership coach, strategist, and engagement specialist with 15+ years in sustainable development, culture, and behaviour change. I founded The Circular Life on one resounding belief: Strategies don’t create change. People do. And too often, they’re under-resourced and under-invested in to lead the way.
My coaching style combines:
- Executive coaching: dual focus on the person and their strategy or responsibilities
- Neuroscience of change: understand how the brain resists and adapts to change
- Vertical development and behaviour change: build skills and capabilities in people, teams and organisations
- Body-led coaching: recognise and regulate stress and pressure
Your Toolbox for Change
sustainability Coaching unlock
what’s already there.
A collaborative, goal-focused space that surfaces what’s already in you: the answers, the capability, the leadership.
Coaching brings it out, challenges it honestly, and puts it to work.
regular 1:1 sessions
structured around your goals and the real-time challenges you navigate
Practical tools
and practices you can use immediately and in between sessions
Group Coaching
and capability building building leadership qualities in technical teams
leadership
evolution
build mindset, presence, and influence that gets results where it matters most
3, 6 or 12 month Coaching engagements
Sessions are weekly or biweekly and delivered online. For team development, talk to us about your support needs →
* This is not mentorship. It’s a trusted coaching partnership that builds clarity, momentum, and personal growth that sticks long after we stop working together.
The complexity isn’t going anywhere. How you lead through it is where you create impact.
The shift you’ll experience
Mindset
Stop second-guessing yourself when it matters most
self-doubt
Conviction
Confidence
Communication
People follow because you led, not because you pushed
Deflection
engaged
Influence
Momentum
Capable teams take on ownership, not just more tasks
Underled
equipped
Supported
The Transformation
Before
- You carry the full weight of this complexity
- Your team is capable, but under-resourced and stretched thin
- You are buried in delivery and reporting, with little space to think or grow
- You constantly face resistance and pushback for something that should be a given
AFTER
- You lead with self-assured clarity, backed by frameworks that hold under pressure
- Decision-makers understand the nuance of what you’re holding, and back it accordingly
- Your team is capable and owning the work
- You’ve moved from delivering a strategy to leading transformation
Free downolad
1-Minute Daily Coaching Practice
What the client says
Helena Mansell-Stopher
Products of change
CEO
“After 26 years in the industry, I never thought I needed a business coach until I got one! To say Briony has helped shape the future of how I operate both personally and professionally is an understatement..
The evolution (and revolution) I have been on during this last year has totally transformed my life. It has enabled me to build the space in my life to enjoy all that life has to bring: work, family, learning, connecting and continuing to evolve my life and making me (and those around me) happy. ”
“I’ve embraced everything brought my way, and it has fundamentally changed me. I can’t thank and recommend Briony enough.”
Selina Donald
The Bulb,
(part of Trivandi group)
Sustainability Director
“We worked with Briony to coach one of The Bulb’s Sustainability Consultants.“
I already knew that external coaching was valuable in order to gain fresh insights, objective outlooks and support the growth of the team.
Briony went above and beyond that and has helped to build confidence, capabilities, reduce overwhelm and coached them to put boundaries in place to ensure they have the best work environment they can in order to deliver. ”
“A worthwhile investment, and I thoroughly recommend Briony to all of my network.”
Gabriella Weeks
Sleek Events
Supplier & Sustainability Lead
“Coaching sessions provide clear guidance that helps me navigate challenges, stay focused, and bring others with me. Having a strategic partner to test ideas with has been crucial for building confidence and securing buy-in.“
The strategic work created immediate momentum – finding gaps, aligning departments, and strengthening engagement.
We’re already seeing tangible shifts, from the Growth Team integrating sustainability, better cross-department collaboration, and a rise in confidence and motivation from our Champion Team. The programme has given me the clarity, structure and support to meaningfully move the dial across the business.”
“A worthwhile investment, and I thoroughly recommend Briony to all of my network.”
Rebecca waters
NHS North East London
Net Zero Lead
“With her help, we have meaningfully engaged a large and varied group of stakeholders at pace and produced a thoughtful and well-developed Green Plan. And the coaching programmes have benefited multiple partners across a large, integrated health & care system.”
Working with Briony and The Circular Life is an engaging, collaborative, and supportive experience.
She has provided real value and support for our netzero work in NE London and offers excellent value for money, enabling us to motivate and inspire staff from the outset.”
“Briony works with kindness and compassion while challenging and helping us to think differently about how we work today and in the future.”
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sustainability Leadership Coaching?
It is 1:1 coaching designed to help sustainability professionals build confidence, influence, and leadership capability to drive change effectively.
Its a blend of executive coaching and transformational leadership development thats draws on the human-driven insight required to lead, influence and embed sustainability into an organisation’s core culture and operations.
What is Executive Coaching
Executive coaching isn’t just for executives – despite the name.
It works on two levels:
- Part of the focus goes on you as a person, your mindset, confidence, and leadership growth,
- And part on your “executive function” the strategy, business plan, or programme you’re responsible for delivering.
This makes it a natural fit for sustainability professionals who are driving strategy and learning to lead change at the same time, while working equally well for senior leaders looking to embed sustainability into the business, meeting you wherever you are in that journey.
How is this different from general leadership coaching?
This work is grounded in the specific challenges of sustainability and ESG roles, and those driving transformational change in a business who need cross-functional influence, to navigate resistance, and build informal authority.
How long does coaching last?
Typically 3–6 months, depending on your goals and context.
Do you work with boards and leadership teams?
Yes. This work is perfectly suited for board members and senior leaders to help them take the nuance of sustainability and embed it into their business vision.
It’s available either in a 1:2:1 capacity, or as group development work.
Why is “Mindset” critical for reaching netzero goals?
Organisations often create sustainability roles without understanding the psychological and cultural depth required for a true Net Zero transition. A shift in mindset allows leaders to move from “siloed efforts” to company-wide impact. By leaning on neuroscience and systems change , leaders can influence without resistance and build a culture where sustainability is embraced by everyone.