Commercial Sustainability Workshops.
Solving your business sustainability challenges and opportunities, commercially.
“We had a brilliant workshop with Gavin – lots of fantastic insights and a whole new perspective on sustainability and marketing in a sustainable world.”
— German National Tourist Board
“What really sets Gavin apart is how well he gets both the sustainability world and the commercial one. He brought our teams along for the ride and helped us talk to clients in a way that felt honest, inspiring, and practical.”
— MD, Retail Sales & Marketing Agency
“Gavin is consistently helpful, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. He’s helped us to get started with clarity about sustainability and what this means in practice, well beyond carbon footprints. Thought-partnership in these early stages has been invaluable.”
— Saskie Dorman, NHS Palliative Care Consultant
Some Recent Workshops I’ve Delivered:
Drinks Business: Risk assessment & Double Materiality → ESG & supply chain strategy → coaching.
Financial Services: Supply-chain review → commercial sustainability strategy workshop → follow-up supplier forum.
Marketing Services Agency: Repositioning → new business model → productised services.
Get to Net Zero: Emissions audit → Net Zero pathway → coaching.
Workshop Types
This isn't just training. You bring your real business and commercial challenges and we solve it together, using live action commercial sustainability strategies & frameworks:
→ Knowledge Building Workshop - Build team understanding of commercial sustainability fundamentals and shared language for strategic decision-making
→ Commercial Brief Workshop - Test a specific business challenge or opportunity against sustainability frameworks to find competitive advantage
→ Product/Idea Validation Workshop - Stress-test your product, service, or business idea for commercial sustainability risks and opportunities before you invest
→ Operations Strategy Workshop - Design practical commercial sustainability strategies for your day-to-day business operations
→ Supply Chain Strategy Workshop - Build commercial sustainability strategies across your procurement, logistics and supplier relationships
→ Carbon Literacy Workshop - Build knowledge, learning and application for senior execs and business leaders
Who Are Workshops For:
→ Leadership teams, founders, or SMEs facing Sustainability, ESG and commercial challenges
→ Teams needing clearly designed commercial sustainability strategies across business, operations, or supply chains
→ Organisations seeking expert-led guidance to integrate sustainability into business strategy
Pre-Workshop Preparation (3 Days)
Commercial & sustainability audit
Team surveys & input collection
Market and competitor insight
Purpose: I arrive fully informed, so the workshop is tailored, high-impact and immediately relevant
Workshop Day (half day option)
Define the Challenge: I focus the session on a specific commercial, supply chain, operations, or compliance issue
Expert Insight: Market, competitor and sustainability framework analysis delivered in-session
Guided Strategy Development: I lead the team to design practical, actionable commercial sustainability strategies, facilitated with coaching and discussion
Outcome: A clear mini-strategy and actionable plan tailored to your business, ready to implement
Optional Post-Workshop Advisory (Additional)
Embed strategies into operations, products, and business processes
Support decision-making and follow-through
Purpose: Ensures the strategies developed in the workshop are implemented and deliver real business impact
Workshop Details:
Duration: half-day or full days
Delivery: On-site preferred, virtual possible
Additional, Optional Follow-Up Coaching & Advisory: Support to embed and implement strategies post-workshop
Focused on real business challenges:
profit & performance
business models
routes to market
market positioning & proposition
ESG compliance, and
embedding commercial sustainability strategies across operations, products, brands and supply chains.
Workshop Investment:
→ Pre-Workshop Preparation: £2,000
→ Workshop Day: £2,000
→ Post-Workshop Advisory: £2,000 (optional)
Complete Workshop Package: £4,000
Full Programme with Advisory: £6,000
Pricing may vary for larger enterprises or extended programmes. SME rates available. Carbon Literacy priced separately.
Hello, I’m Gavin Miller, based on the Surrey–Berkshire border, with 25+ years in senior commercial roles including MD, Commercial and Marketing Director positions at BBC Worldwide, Universal Pictures, and SMEs.
My Approach:
Applied commercial expertise – ensuring sustainability ideas drive growth, profit, and competitive advantage
Structured, interactive workshops – teams leave with implementable strategies
Ongoing coaching and advisory – to make change stick
Qualifications:
MBA • FCIM • Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Course Tutor, Sustainable Marketing CIM
BSI Net Zero Certified
Corporate Governance Institute (ESG)
Carbon Literacy Training Facilitator
“What really sets Gavin apart is how well he gets both the sustainability world and the commercial one. That mix meant we ended up with a strategy that wasn’t just ‘nice to have’ but something people could get behind and deliver. He brought our teams along for the ride and helped us talk to clients about it in a way that felt honest, inspiring, and practical. He made a big difference to our journey.”
— MD Retail Sales & Marketing Agency
“We had a brilliant workshop with Gavin – lots of fantastic insights and a whole new perspective on sustainability and marketing in a sustainable world. The course sparked a lot of conversations within the team and will definitely shape our approach to sustainability in our future campaigns.”
— German National Tourist Board
“I wish I’d known then, whilst running SME businesses, what I know now. How ESG, Sustainability and Responsible Practices really can improve a business, its marketing, operations, and enhance its reputation. It has made a world of difference.”
— MD Retail Business
“Gavin is consistently helpful, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. He’s helped us to get started with clarity about sustainability and what this means in practice, well beyond carbon footprints. Thought-partnership in these early stages has been invaluable.”
— Saskie Dorman, NHS Palliative Care Consultant
“I’ve worked with Gavin for the past two and a half years and have found him to be a truly inspirational leader. His expertise in running businesses (and turning them around!) is second to none. Not just a great leader, mentor, and businessman, but also a good friend.”
— Zoe Francis-Cox, CEO Dialogue Content Agency
Ready to Get Started?
Book a free 45-minute discovery call to discuss your business and sustainability goals and find the right programme for your business.
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gavin@gavinmiller.co
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07884 000 848
