We are delighted to welcome Richard Waters, as our new Head of Strategy and the new Head of our London office.
Richard brings over two decades of consultancy experience to the team with over ten focussed on developing strategies that align organisational goals with sustainable outcomes – spanning industries such as energy, telecoms, automotive, the public sector, and more.
Richard supports organisations transition towards sustainable business models, co-creating ambitious targets and plans that take account of materiality, regulation, competitors and stakeholder requirements. He works collaboratively with clients, using a combination of systems thinking, an innovation mindset and data analysis capabilities.
Richard’s notable career achievements include acting as the Lead Business Architect on the world’s largest commercial EV project, Head of Internet of Things transformation and Sustainable Business Innovation at BT, supporting the UK government’s smart meter implementation programme, and working at Carbon Trust, where he advised clients in the telecoms, automotive, retail, hospitality and leisure, and logistics sectors.
As a qualified Chartered Engineer, Richard brings a problem-solving mindset to support clients navigate the complex challenges they face in an ever-evolving policy landscape, whilst seizing opportunities for progress.
Richard said: “I’m delighted to be appointed as Head of Strategy and the London office at Eunomia, a values-based consultancy renowned for the impactful, evidence-based research it delivers for clients. I’m looking forward to working closely with the Eunomia experts who are leaders in their fields and passionate about providing pragmatic solutions to the planetary crisis. Alongside the right policies and implementation plans, the right strategy is an essential part of the puzzle when it comes to transitioning to sustainable, profitable, business models.”
“Eunomia has led the way in circular economy thinking for over 20 years now, demonstrated leadership in the low carbon economy, and its natural economy team is applying ground-breaking systems thinking to pressing problems facing businesses today.”
Richard’s appointment is part of our wider 2025 recruitment drive which seeks the talent needed to grow our sought-after research which supports clients navigating the circular, natural, and low carbon economy.
Joe Papineschi commented: “We’re delighted to welcome Richard to the team at a time when we’re expanding our offering for clients across the circular, low carbon, and natural economy. His in-depth experience will be extremely valuable to our team and clients, and his passion for sustainability makes him a perfect fit for Eunomia.
“Richard’s appointment is the first of several senior appointments we’re planning in 2025 as we raise our aspirations even higher to support clients climb the upper rungs of the waste hierarchy, decarbonise, and get to grips with operating in the natural economy.
“Our alliance with a recent start-up founded by Eunomia alumni, Rooted Environmental Ltd, will also support us to continue providing exceptional support to our clients across the waste hierarchy.”
As Head of the London office Richard oversees our presence in the UK’s capital. Our London office is part of a network of offices in Bristol, Brussels, New York and Auckland, enabling us to support global clients with local context.
