Simon Lee | Senior Sustainability Strategist

Sustainability strategist, researcher and facilitator with 19 years’ experience across sectors (public, private, non-profit, social enterprise/alternative business, international development) and a range of industries including transport, travel and tourism; land, property and housing; banking and finance; and public services (education and healthcare).

Expertise in accelerating industry shifts towards low-carbon, circular and nature-positive models, utilising systems thinking and futures techniques such as climate scenarios, multi-level perspective, three horizons, and spheres of control and influence. Key services include strategy development, materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

A qualified researcher and experienced facilitator, Simon delivers collective visioning, theories of change, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and technical evaluations – for individual organisations, alliances, and multi-stakeholder initiatives. Having lived and worked in Europe and Asia, Simon embraces global perspectives and is internationally mobile.... Show more

Professional Experience

Associate Senior Consultant

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)EducationAdvisoryOct 2020 - Now

Associate Senior Consultant

The Purpose BusinessBusiness Consulting & ServicesAdvisoryOct 2020 - Now

Thematic Lead, Sustainable Business & Industry

Collaborative ImpactBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyOct 2020 - Sep 2021

Founder & Consultant

Reroot.orgNGOAdvisoryMay 2019 - Now

Project: Supporting Georgian Companies to Critically Self-evaluate their Circular Economy Initiatives

CENNNGOTrainer2024

Project: Strategic Sustainability Recommendations for Leading Cruise Tourism Company

Leading Global BrandTourismConsultancy2022 - 2024

Project: Materiality Assessment for Major Asian Branded Food Company

Leading Multinational CompanyFood & BeveragesConsultancy2023 - 2024

Project: Co-creating Principles for Investment in Community Health

Johnson & Johnson FoundationHealth & HealthcareConsultancy2020 - 2021

Principal Consultant, Inclusive & Sustainable Business

ItadBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyJan 2019 - Aug 2020

Principal Strategist

Forum for the FutureNGOAdvisoryApr 2017 - Jan 2019

Project: Developing Circular Economy Business Models for the Built Environment

Climate-KICCross-sectorConsultancy2018

Project: Collectively Envisioning a Thriving Future for Community Enterprise

Power to ChangeConsultancy2017 - 2019

Senior Manager, Sustainable Business HK

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)Government & StatesResearcher2014 - Apr 2017

Senior Project Manager

CSR AsiaBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyJan 2014 - Aug 2014

Research & Business Development Manager, Marketplace Sustainability

Business in the CommunityNGOAdvisory2010 - 2013

Consultant, Regeneration & Economic Development

ECOTEC Research & ConsultingPublic ServicesConsultancy2007 - 2010

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Associate Senior Consultant

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)dotEducationdotAdvisorydotOct 2020 - Now

Associate Senior Consultant

The Purpose BusinessdotBusiness Consulting & ServicesdotAdvisorydotOct 2020 - Now

Thematic Lead, Sustainable Business & Industry

Collaborative ImpactdotBusiness Consulting & ServicesdotConsultancydotOct 2020 - Sep 2021

Founder & Consultant

Reroot.orgdotNGOdotAdvisorydotMay 2019 - Now

Project: Supporting Georgian Companies to Critically Self-evaluate their Circular Economy Initiatives

CENNdotNGOdotTrainerdot2024

Project: Strategic Sustainability Recommendations for Leading Cruise Tourism Company

Leading Global BranddotTourismdotConsultancydot2022 - 2024

Project: Materiality Assessment for Major Asian Branded Food Company

Leading Multinational CompanydotFood & BeveragesdotConsultancydot2023 - 2024

Project: Co-creating Principles for Investment in Community Health

Johnson & Johnson FoundationdotHealth & HealthcaredotConsultancydot2020 - 2021

Principal Consultant, Inclusive & Sustainable Business

ItaddotBusiness Consulting & ServicesdotConsultancydotJan 2019 - Aug 2020

Principal Strategist

Forum for the FuturedotNGOdotAdvisorydotApr 2017 - Jan 2019

Project: Developing Circular Economy Business Models for the Built Environment

Climate-KICdotCross-sectordotConsultancydot2018

Project: Collectively Envisioning a Thriving Future for Community Enterprise

Power to ChangedotConsultancydot2017 - 2019

Senior Manager, Sustainable Business HK

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)dotGovernment & StatesdotResearcherdot2014 - Apr 2017

Senior Project Manager

CSR AsiadotBusiness Consulting & ServicesdotConsultancydotJan 2014 - Aug 2014

Research & Business Development Manager, Marketplace Sustainability

Business in the CommunitydotNGOdotAdvisorydot2010 - 2013

Consultant, Regeneration & Economic Development

ECOTEC Research & ConsultingdotPublic ServicesdotConsultancydot2007 - 2010

Simon Lee
Gold

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)EducationAdvisoryOct 2020 - Now

The Purpose BusinessBusiness Consulting & ServicesAdvisoryOct 2020 - Now

Collaborative ImpactBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyOct 2020 - Sep 2021

Reroot.orgNGOAdvisoryMay 2019 - Now

CENNNGOTrainer2024

Leading Global BrandTourismConsultancy2022 - 2024

Leading Multinational CompanyFood & BeveragesConsultancy2023 - 2024

Johnson & Johnson FoundationHealth & HealthcareConsultancy2020 - 2021

ItadBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyJan 2019 - Aug 2020

Forum for the FutureNGOAdvisoryApr 2017 - Jan 2019

Climate-KICCross-sectorConsultancy2018

Power to ChangeConsultancy2017 - 2019

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)Government & StatesResearcher2014 - Apr 2017

CSR AsiaBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyJan 2014 - Aug 2014

Business in the CommunityNGOAdvisory2010 - 2013

ECOTEC Research & ConsultingPublic ServicesConsultancy2007 - 2010