Hello We Are think EJ, and our goal is to create beautifully simple solutions out of the complexity of the modern, uncertain world

No one knows what's around the corner.

Life moves at such an incredible pace that it sometimes feels it's hard to keep up, let alone make plans for the future.

We understand the complexities of operating in modern society and help ensure organisations are well-prepared for current and future expectations around environmental and social value, governance, culture and values, inclusion and belonging, and purpose-led financial stability.

At Think EJ, we’re passionate about sustainability and purpose, and that’s why, for over 30 years, we’ve been supporting leading organisations, forward-thinking businesses, and individuals to be Future Fit.

Helping you develop your own future fitness

So, what does it mean when we say Future Fit? In a nutshell, our ambition is to support organisations and individuals to thrive in a complex world of 'competing' demands.

We bring together, in one place, the expectations of your stakeholders, including the compliance and investor communities, and your own teams to develop straightforward, pragmatic solutions that create sustainable value for you, your organisation, and beyond.

Being Future Fit means we create solutions and support organisations and individuals to be able to be agile, to make long and short-term decisions with compassion in trusted, open and inclusive environments.

So, how do we make it happen?

With sustainability, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Every business has its unique goals and challenges. That’s why the first thing we do is get to know you and your organisation and your individual needs.  We then formulate a plan to provide you with a bespoke whole business solution which creates value for you, your stakeholders and wider society. 

what does all this look like in practice?

  • Future Fit Health Check

  • Strategy Development and Implementation Plans

  • ESG Support, including Materiality Assessment 

  • Structure and Operating Models

  • Climate and Net Zero Strategies

  • Contractor/In-House Support

  • Leadership Development, including Individual Coaching and Team Development 

  • Governance Design and Support

  • Evaluation and Reporting; Impact Reports and Non-Financial Disclosure

  • Special Advisor roles

  • Future Fit Training support

say hi to the team

Hi, I'm Louise Ellis-Jones, the founder of Think EJ - hence the name. I have over 30 years sustainability and organisational leadership experience in both in-house and consultancy positions. Working at executive level, I have driven forward bold strategies and commitments, understanding how to translate these in to highly effective operating models whilst inspiring organisation-wide change.

I have had the privilege of working globally across multiple sectors - including education, energy, manufacturing, retail, professional services , finance, membership, charity and health. I thrive in complexity and helping clients to navigate uncertainty in a way which create purposeful change and long lasting value - financial, social and environmental. I have experience of developing strategy, reporting and disclosure, climates plans, organisational restructure and stakeholder management. I am passionate about supporting others to be Future Fit leaders and have experience of 1-1 and team mentoring and coaching.

I have significant experience of the education sector, in academic and senior leadership roles, including 18 years working at the University of Leeds. Beyond organisational leadership I have extensive experience of curriculum development and research development.

I'm incredibly proud and honoured to hold several Board, Trustee and Special Advisor positions, including being a Non-Executive Director at Harrison Spinks and working with University of Huddersfield Business School, the EAUC and Leeds Learning Alliance.

We have a fantastic group of experienced associates, which means we pull together the right project team for your needs. Our teams create bespoke solutions which are pragmatic and impactful, and most of all, we leave a legacy of knowledge and capacity which lives on beyond project completion - creating organisations and people who are Future Fit.

I am a sustainability/ESG and communications specialist with over 30 years' experience of working with listed businesses and SMEs in Retail, Financial Services, Utilities and FMCG. I currently provide senior level counsel and develop and communicate environmental and social responsibility programmes; including reporting and discourse. Alongside consulting, I am Chair of Leeds-based domestic abuse charity, Behind Closed Doors and West Yorkshire & North East Regional Advisory Board for the Canal & River Trust.

ALison Puente

Sustainability & Communications

I specialise in education and training alongside helping organisations to evaluate, monitor and assess their impact. Focusing on social value and impact, I have expertise in participatory methods and stakeholder engagement. I have over 20 years experience of education and training covering the basics right through to executive training and masters degree teaching.

Dr claire bastin

Evaluation, Education & Training

I'm a highly experienced management system and compliance consultant and an approved Lead Auditor in ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental) and ISO 45011 (Occupational Health and Safety). I have been luckily enough to support clients worldwide, from cross many sectors to prepare them for certification, develop systematic approaches to compliance and develop multidisciplined Integrated Management Systems.

peter chung

Compliance & Management Systems

As a climate and sustainability specialist I have over 15 years in-house experience of delivering sustainability, carbon reduction and net zero strategies for multinational organisations, universities and charities. My expertise spans carbon management, energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and biodiversity, alongside behaviour change and action planning. I have in-depth experience in decarbonising complex building services, heat networks, supply chains and carbon pricing. I am the co-developer of the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF), now the world's largest sustainability programme for labs and a former expert witness for the UK's first Climate Assembly.

Joanna Marshall-cook

Climate & Net Zero

I am a social impact leader with 20 years of global experience in designing and delivering strategic impact and evaluation projects. I have core expertise in strategic impact, including theory of change and organisational impact systems development, impact evaluation and research and developing participatory processes. Although I have worked cross multiple sectors, I specialise in working with charities and social enterprises. Before founding Bright Impact CIC, I worked in Research and Impact at UnLtd. I am a founding member of the Equitable Evaluation Collective and former co-chair of the Charity Evaluation Working Group (ChEW).

DR Jami Dixon

Social Impact & Evaluation

The secret of staying future fit is knowing you can never stand still

Supporting young people into the profession is very important to us, so we regularly work with amazing interns, who not only support with project work but also make sure we also stay Future Fit ourselves – challenging our assumptions and adding to our own diversity of thought. 

who we work with

We are experienced in working across sectors and geographies, our clients include Nando's. Card Factory, Harrison Spinks, Unipol Housing, Oxera Consulting, Universities of Nottingham, Liverpool, Exeter and Bradford, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds Beckett University, Lancaster University, Guild HE and West Yorkshire Integrated Health and Care Board.

We would love to talk to you more about our work, please get in touch so we can share some case studies.

LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE?

If you'd like to find out more about what we do we'd love the chance to show you how can work together and support you moving forward.

Email: louise@thinkej.co.uk