Julia Hailes is a leading opinion former, freelance consultant and speaker on social, environmental and ethical issues. She’s worked with numerous blue chip clients – current or recent ones include Procter & Gamble, Shell, Reckitt Benckiser, McDonalds, Orange, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons. Julia writes regularly for Telegraph Online and other media. She is author or co-author of nine books, including The Green Consumer Guide, which sold over 1 million copies worldwide and more recently The New Green Consumer Guide, which was published in 2007. In 1987 she co-founded, SustainAbility Ltd, a leading edge consultancy and think tank, which now has offices in London, Washington and Zurich. In 1989 Julia Hailes was elected to the UN `Global 500 Roll of Honour’ for her ‘outstanding environmental achievements' and in 1999 she was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours List. She works from her home in Somerset and has three sons aged 13, 11 and 9.
