Get Your Business Future-Fit.
Business Strategy, Sustainability and Responsible Business Practices, Joined Up.
Commercial & ESG Leadership • Live Action Workshops • Advisory
“Gavin really understands both sustainability and the commercial reality. We ended up with a strategy our teams could actually deliver – and that our customers genuinely valued.”
Business & ESG‑Ready Audit
Short, fixed-fee diagnostic for £3–50m businesses selling to larger customers.
Shows where profit leaks, ESG gaps risk key relationships and what to fix in 12 months.
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Commercial Sustainability Roadmap
Leadership workshops joining business strategy, sustainability and risk.
Includes materiality assessments, governance/risk reviews, supply-chain analysis and 12–18 month roadmap your team owns.
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How I Work
Fractional Leadership
Your Commercial & Sustainability Director (1–3 days/week). Builds strategy, embeds ESG, manages risk, strengthens governance – while growing your team's capability.
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Live-Action Workshops & Training
One-day intensives where leadership teams solve real challenges. Risk assessments, materiality exercises, governance reviews – leave with priorities, owners, next steps.
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Board & NED Advisory
High-impact support for SME boards: commercial reviews, ESG/risk oversight, decision frameworks that turn strategy into results.
How I Approach Business Strategy, Sustainability & Risk
Mission & Model
What business you’re really in and which customers and markets you should focus on.
Commercial Cadence
Numbers, transparency, rhythm, accountability and decisions that keep strategy alive.
Profit & Margin
Where profit is made & lost, where to stop, start or scale, how to protect margin & cash.
Customer Value & Differentiation
Why customers choose you (or don’t). How “purpose with profit” strengthens loyalty.
Sustainability & Risk
Operational, ESG and supply‑chain risks; practical ways to manage & report without complexity.
Recent Mandates
European Tourist Board – Marketing & Sustainability Strategy
Drinks Business – ESG Pathway, Risk & Double Materiality
NHS Care Home – ESG Workshops, Carbon Literacy Training
Financial Services – Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy
Marketing Agency – ESG Strategy, Scope 1–3 Audits, ESOS/SECR
Organisation & Materiality Risk Assessment - Charity
£900k Margin Improvement - Content Agency
£400k Margin Recovery - Publishing Digital Pivot
£12m→£24m revenue growth | £500k+ licensing | 34% market growth
Gavin Miller
Commercial Strategy, Sustainability & ESG Leadership
25+ years senior leadership – MD roles across media/marketing/publishing/events, commercial leadership at BBC/Universal Pictures.
I help SME boards integrate business strategy, sustainability and risk through fractional leadership, workshops and advisory.
What I deliver:
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Navigate strategic & operational risk
Build internal capability (not dependency)
Strengthen governance & accountability
Join up strategy, ESG and commercial reality
Credentials: MBA(Durham) | FCIM | CISL | BSI Net Zero | CGI Risk/ESG(Distinction) | CSRD | Carbon Literacy
What Clients Say
“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
“ I wish I’d known then what I know now about how ESG and sustainability really affect marketing, operations and reputation. It has made a world of difference.”
MD, Retail Business
“Fremantle Media hired Gavin Miller for his expert skills and strategic mindset to help the company form, develop and deliver its Children’s brand strategy.
David Bealing, Commercial Director Freemantle UK
“His expertise in running businesses — and turning them around — is second to none.”
Zoe Francis-Cox, CEO, Dialogue Content Agency
“What really sets Gavin apart is how well he gets both the sustainability world and the commercial one. That meant we ended up with a strategy that wasn’t just ‘nice to have’ but something people could actually deliver.”
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
