Benet Northcote has worked on sustainability for businesses, governments and NGOs since 2000, particularly on strategy and communications. Today he is the founding partner at sustainability agency Four32.

He started his career as a BBC journalist before moving to various corporate communications roles, where his clients included FTSE 100 firms, top consumer brands, NGOs, and governments. He was chief policy advisor to Greenpeace UK, where he led engagement with politicians and businesses on campaigns ranging from coal to food and transport. After that, he spent five years as deputy private secretary to the king, when he was Prince of Wales, leading on responsible business, the natural environment, food and farming.

Until 2020, he was director of sustainability for the John Lewis Partnership. For seven years, he delivered major change to embed best-practice sustainability programmes at Waitrose and John Lewis, coinciding with a period of growth across both brands.

Benet is also chairman of the Conservative Environment Network and a trustee of both Green Alliance and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.