Social Impact and Environment

Perrett Laver is one of the leading executive search firms working towards a better society through our Social Impact and Environment sectors. We believe passionately in the wider transformative benefits and value that organisations within these sectors bring.  We are deeply committed to advising organisations that promote change and demonstrate impact in these areas.

 

We advise humanitarian and development NGOs, domestic voluntary and community organisations, environment and sustainability organisations, philanthropic foundations, research institutes and think tanks, governments and international institutions, as well as impact investors and social enterprise organisations on world-class appointments. We have a deep passion for the outcomes and impact our clients and candidates deliver in society and for the planet.

Our mission is to identify and engage with inspiring and diverse leaders who will lead organisations as they find solutions and tackle the challenges facing communities and ecosystems. We provide outstanding executive search and professional leadership advice and support, based upon a deep understanding of the sectors we serve, the contexts in which we operate, and by taking both a global and local approach, and with a deep commitment to diversity in all its forms. By attracting and retaining the very best talent, our clients can foster a culture and set of behaviours which ultimately enhance their ability to live their values and deliver on their mission.

How We Think

Non-Profits - EMEA

Non-Profits - EMEA

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Global Development/GNP – America

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Where We Can Help

INGOs

Perrett Laver is the leading executive search firm serving the INGO sector. We have significant expertise in working to identify leaders who can move on a global (commonly South-North, South-South) and often cross-sectoral basis and have been privileged to work with many of the leading and innovative organisations working across the sector on both non-executive and executive level roles.

Domestic Non Profits

We also focus on domestic non-profit sectors around the globe and our experience and expertise in these span the full gamut of senior management team portfolios alongside Chair, Trustee, and Chief Executive-level appointments for small, entrepreneurial, founder-led organisations to the largest charitable funders. In the UK, for example, we have worked with around one third of the top 154 charity brands to date.

Philanthropic Foundations

Perrett Laver has significant experience in advising philanthropic organizations whose desire is to promote the well-being of others as expressed financially through the generation donation of individuals, communities and corporations. These organizations are promoting ideas, events or actions that aspire to create conditions for people to thrive or underserved causes to be address.

Environment and Sustainability

The sustainability spectrum is broad and Perrett Laver has covered a number of roles across the sector. This spectrum covers organizations like, Green Climate Fund as the funding instrument for the UN Framework on the Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Environmental Defense Fund who are working on sustainability issues that protect the indigenous communities' way of life, WorldFish on sustainable food security, to Greenpeace International who is campaigning on the negative effects of global environmental and climate change on society.

We also have been involved in the leadership of environmental and climate think-tanks through the public private partnership organization entitled, Climate-KIC (knowledge information centre). We also have worked in the ESG standards for the private sector to show compliance with sustainability standards through our work with the Global Reporting Initiative.

Impact Investment and Social Enterprise

The flows of capital have changed the way the world does and seeks to do business. Through a social conscious awakening of responsible investing, investors are creating more demand for investments with a "triple bottom-line" including social, environmental and financial returns. These investments are not new but have recently been coined with the term, impact investing.

Perrett Laver has been on the ground floor in advising organizations including Big Society Capital, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), VisionFund International, Oikocredit Coop and Gary Community Investments in their pivotal roles as the field of impact investing and social enterprise grows.

Research and Think Tanks Institutes

Perrett Laver has a significant track record of supporting research institutes and think tanks around the world. Our work with think tanks and research institutes covers a full breadth of functions and topics such as social policy, economics, international development, environment and sustainability, technology, and culture.

Through all our work with this sector, including senior appointments for IDS, ODI, APHRC and WorldFish, we have highlighted the importance of combining both technical expertise and academic credibility with strategic leadership. Of great importance is the ability to sustain and grow these organisations in an incredibly challenging funding and policy environment.

Government and International Institutions

Perrett Laver has a substantial track record of advising Government and International Institutions. During a time of increased demand for efficiencies and increased pressure on economies and infrastructure, we understand the need for exceptional leadership that combines emotional intelligence, operational capacity and strategic vision.

We are experienced in providing advisory and search support for core government departments, non-departmental public bodies and associated organisations, as well as organisations with an international membership, scope, or presence.

Who To Talk To

Arabella Chichester
Arabella Chichester
Global Senior Partner
EMEA
Erik Jackson
Erik Jackson
Managing Partner, USA
Americas
Janelle Entwistle
Janelle Entwistle
Managing Partner, Australia
Asia Pacific
Sophia Copeman
Sophia Copeman
Partner & Global Practice Head, Social Impact and Environment 
Americas
Jill Cloke
Jill Cloke
Managing Partner, Scotland & Joint Head, Higher Education, UK
EMEA
Siobhan Doherty
Siobhan Doherty
Partner & Regional Practice Head, Social Impact and Environment, Americas
Americas
Natasha Zoltie
Natasha Zoltie
Partner, Climate, Environment & Conservation Lead
EMEA

Recent Social Impact and Environment Clients

Recent Social Impact and Environment Appointments