Sustainability communications for the investor era

Sustainability communications is at an inflection point.

For years, the dominant approach has been the impact era: communicating sustainability as a values statement, a purpose declaration, a story about what organisations do for the world. That approach had its moment. But that moment is passing. 

We are entering the investor era. Mandatory disclosure is arriving. Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. And the audiences that matter most — investors, analysts, regulators — are no longer satisfied with purpose-led narratives that cannot be connected to financial reality. 

For organisations navigating that shift, I act as the bridge between the accounting, compliance, and sustainability teams and the communications team - helping translate sustainability disclosures into narratives that hold up under scrutiny, and making sure what gets reported and what gets said publicly are telling the same story.

We offer a range of sustainability communications services tailored to your needs

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    UKSRS Communications Workshop

    A focused training session for communications teams on what UKSRS means in practice — the language of the standards, what changes, and how to build a communications approach fit for the new reporting era.

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    Sustainability Communications Audit

    A comprehensive diagnostic review of your sustainability communications across all channels — disclosures, executive statements, public messaging, and social media. Identifies the gaps, misalignments, and reputational risks hiding in plain sight.

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    Executive Communications

    Preparing CEOs, CFOs, and CSOs to speak about sustainability with confidence, consistency, and credibility. Covers messaging development, speech and presentation writing, media interview preparation, and public engagement guidance.

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    Internal Communications Alignment

    Review and alignment of internal sustainability messaging with external reporting and public narrative — making sure employees hear the same story as investors.

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    Media Relations Counsel

    How to pitch sustainability stories to tier one financial and sustainability press. Practical, targeted, and actionable — for communications teams who want to build genuine media credibility around their sustainability narrative.

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    Fractional Communications Lead

    Senior fractional support embedded within your communications team. Strategic counsel, executive preparation, narrative oversight, and day-to-day guidance — keeping your sustainability communications coherent and credible as the regulatory landscape evolves.

What people say about Harsha

“I greatly valued Harsha’s input, advice, and feedback. She consistently found worthwhile opportunities for media engagement, helped me prepare, and ensured our message was effectively getting to the intended audiences.”

Christopher Fidler
Head of Industry Codes & Standards, CFA Institute

One-Pager Introduction to UKSRS for Communications Professionals

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