Article 13 is made up of a dedicated team of professionals who have worked at senior levels nationally and internationally in the corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, governance and communications arenas.
Jane Fiona is a strategic advisor and corporate planner, specialising in identification of emerging risk and development of stakeholder engagement and communication programmes. More...
Non-Executive Directors
Dr Paul Toyne
With a background in environmental sciences, natural resource management and conservation, Paul has worked extensively with governments (UK, EU and globally), the private sector and non-governmental groups in the development of policy on issues of sustainable trade and the environment. More...
Steve Freedman
Steve is an advisor/director to some 30 owner managed businesses. He enjoys the challenge of developing a new business and offers the strategic and commercial advice to help companies grow from a bright idea to successful and flourishing companies. More...
Chris Hoare
Non-executive director and advisory panel member for Article 13, Chris's background is in community relations; airport management; procurement; master planning; commercial, retail and international development. More...
Associates
Article 13's in-house team is complemented by 200+ senior specialists in the corporate social responsibility, sustainability and governance arenas. Expertise ranges from facilitation and stakeholder dialogue through to sustainability reporting, CSR policy and strategy development and future scenarios identification. View a representative sample of our associates' biographies and topic expertise or phone +44 (0)20 8840 4450 for further information.
Neela Bettridge, a founding partner of Article 13 Group, is an executive coach and mentor, as well as a highly skilled practitioner in the field of business responsibility and governance. Far from viewing current factors such as values and governance as shackling business effectiveness, she sees them, when well conceived and delivered, as liberators of business opportunity and assisting in risk managment.
Neela has a business degree and further qualifications in environmental law and professional coaching. Neela's career started at Saatchi & Saatchi implementing marketing and communications strategies for the likes of BA, BP, Galileo and Gillette. Prior to establishing Article 13, she also worked in the not-for-profit sector in corporate fundraising with the development charity Action Aid, and spent eight years as the CEO of an environmental charity.
Neela's expertise lies in inspiring and enabling individuals and groups to realise their vision and take ownership of issues, enjoy the delivery of solutions to them, and then go on to reap the rewards of incorporating new values into "invigoration through innovation". Neela's clients at Article 13 range from government departments to FTSE 100 companies in a range of sectors including food, healthcare, retail and transport.
Contact Neela about coach-mentoring for responsible business.
Jane Fiona Cumming, a founding partner of Article 13 Group, is a life sciences graduate, has an MBA in strategic planning and a diploma in corporate governance. She has a background of training and management in retail, FMCG marketing and advertising. Her career has involved roles as a senior product manager, account director and partner in an advertising company.
She co-founded Article 13 in 1998 and has since put her strategic planning and research expertise to highly effective use. She specialises as a corporate governance practitioner, diagnosing and identifying emerging risk in non-financial areas for corporations, national and local government. She is a non-executive director of a number of organisations in the transport and pharmaceutical sectors, advising on non-financial risk.
Jane Fiona leads Article 13's work in the delivery of corporate social responsibility and governance programmes for a wide range of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. This work includes CSR strategy development, horizon scanning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, CSR reporting and assurance services in a range of sectors including energy, gaming and entertainment, food, retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and utilities. Her work for companies has been implemented in a variety of countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
Contact Jane Fiona about robust risk management and stakeholder dialogue.
Dr Paul Toyne, is a non-executive director of Article 13. With a background in environmental sciences, natural resource management and conservation, Paul has worked extensively with governments (UK, EU and globally), the private sector and non-governmental groups in the development of policy on issues of sustainable trade and the environment. Prior to Article 13, Paul was at WWF managing and participating in projects throughout the world (eg Cameroon, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Russia and Tanzania). Paul also directed high profile campaigns for WWF that provided practical solutions to business and governments and raised global awareness.
Paul's client work mainly focuses on environmental issues such as climate change, waste and energy. His diverse client experience ranges from the development of government-funded multi-stakeholder dialogue and consensus building in the UK fisheries industry, to life cycle assessments of retail products.
In addition to his publications on CSR, sustainable development and conservation, Paul regularly appears in the media (TV and radio) and at conferences and events, speaking on sustainability and corporate social responsibility issues.
Steve Freedman is a non-executive director of Article 13. Steve describes himself as a ‘serial entrepreneur’, an advisor/director to some 30 owner managed businesses. He enjoys the challenge of developing a new business and offers the strategic and commercial advice to help companies grow from a bright idea to successful and flourishing companies.
Early on in his career, Steve was a management accountant for NCR Group, before becoming co-founder and financial director of Robocom Ltd in 1983, a ‘start up’ venture in the Computer Aided Design market which grew from nothing to a highly profitable £6 million venture within three years and was sold onto Eurotherm Plc. From there, he became a Senior Financial Consultant with Binder Hamlyn Management Consultants, working on special projects including driving profit improvements with Post Office Counters Ltd and advising on parliamentary policy for the Construction Industry Training Board. He was also a major contributor to the NHS 2000 logistics strategy.
Graduating with a BA (Hons) in business studies, Steve has since been admitted as a Fellow to the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants. He is also qualified under the United Kingdom Financial Services Act.
Chris Hoare is a non-executive director and advisory panel member of Article 13.
Chris joined the original British Airports Authority in 1966. In 1996, he was appointed Community Relations Director for BAA plc. In this role he reviewed BAA's relationship with its neighbours and recommended a long-term strategy, which met the governance needs of the company, its airlines, passenger customers and the communities in which each of the airports reside.
His career at BAA also covered airport management, procurement, master planning, commercial, retail and international development. In 1994, he was appointed Managing Director of the company's new subsidiary, BAA Australia based in Sydney. He was also the Executive Director of the BAA 21st Century Communities Charitable Trust.
He retired in April 2000. He was Chairman of the national charity of Young Engineers from 2000 until 2006. He is a non-executive director of Article 13.
