Laura Ford, Founder & Director
Laura is a hands on Sustainability Advisor and Founder of Circulo Community Interest Company. Through community projects, award-winning Plastic Free Peckham, and Sustainable Peckham, she works with businesses, communities and local Councils towards a zero-waste future, advancing sustainability goals and creating community networks. With a background in CSR and sustainability marketing, Laura’s recent focus has been to make the circular economy accessible to small businesses, developing achievable zero-waste solutions. She is a graduate of Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership and sits on the Steering Group for the Climate Emergency Response Strategy for Southwark Council. She is also a Community Leader for national marine charity Surfers Against Sewage.
Cheryl Clarke, Director
Cheryl started her career in commercial media in the early 1990s, working in the TV and technology sectors. She is one of the founding directors of Mushroom Media Ltd, a media specialist public relations and sustainability consultancy established in 1999. Over the past fifteen years Cheryl’s passion for exploring, defining and developing sustainability for the TV and media sectors has steered the consultancy to offer a range of support and services to allow companies to assess and work to improve their social and environmental impacts. This work has in turn led to a sustainable leadership development masters at the University of Cumbria, extending these skills into the local business community.