Beacon Advisory Group
About Us
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Beacon Advisory Group provides specialist sustainability consultancy services to businesses ranging from startups and SMEs to publicly listed companies.
We take a business-first, outcomes-led approach, using sustainability to support commercial objectives and long-term value creation. Our focus is on identifying, designing, and delivering solutions that offer measurable returns while creating credible positive outcomes for people and the environment.
Our recommendations are grounded in strategy, finance, and operations, designed to work in the real world, under real constraints.
Our Approach
Many of our clients face a unique set of commercial pressures, regulatory expectations, and stakeholder demands. We do not apply generic frameworks or off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, we:
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Start with the commercial realities of your business
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Focus on material issues that impact performance and risk
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Prioritise initiatives with clear financial and strategic upside
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Support practical execution, not just reporting or strategy decks.
Leadership Team
Our team combines extensive commercial experience with practical sustainability expertise, working closely with clients to deliver high-quality outcomes with minimal internal burden.
Managing Director | Principle Consultant
Adam Holmes
Managing Director | Principle Consultant
Adam Holmes
Adam leads our sustainability consulting practice, helping organisations integrate sustainability in a way that drives commercial performance, strengthens credibility, and delivers measurable outcomes.
He has supported more than 100 organisations to achieve B Corp and EcoVadis accreditations, advised on social value strategies contributing to over £700m in successful UK government tenders, and worked with 150+ clients across the UK, USA, Europe, Asia, and Africa. His experience spans start-ups through to FTSE-listed companies, enabling him to translate sustainability ambition into practical, scalable action.
Adam holds a postgraduate qualification in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge, where his research focused on integrating sustainable solutions into core business strategy. He is a Visiting Fellow at Zinc VC, supporting mission-led companies to scale responsibly, and holds a BA in Law and Business from the University of Warwick.
Director
Sam Nimmo
Director
Sam Nimmo
Sam brings extensive commercial experience, supporting clients across a broad range of sectors and organisational sizes.
As Managing Director of a leading bid writing consultancy, he led the company's growth to 40 staff and secured its inclusion in the FT 1000: Europe's Fastest Growing Companies in both 2025 and 2026. During this time, the company supported winning tender submissions totalling more than £35 billion.
Sam applies a strong commercial lens to his work, ensuring recommendations are investable, operationally viable, and aligned with wider business objectives. His experience in tendering and procurement gives him a deep understanding of how social value commitments translate into commercial advantage.
Sam holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
Director
Christian Nimmo
Director
Christian Nimmo
Christian brings extensive experience in social value and procurement, advising organisations operating in complex, competitive, and highly regulated environments. He plays a key role in ensuring delivery quality and assurance across engagements, helping clients develop clear, credible, and commercially aligned responses.
He has supported work contributing to contracts wins worth over £1 billion and brings particular expertise in navigating social value requirements within procurement frameworks, ensuring commitments are robust, defensible, and capable of standing up to scrutiny.
Christian holds a Law degree from the University of Kent and an MSc in Computer Science (Distinction) from the University of Bath.
Board Advisor
Noah Miller
Board Advisor
Noah Miller
Noah advises the board at Beacon Advisory Group, where he provides both strategic guidance and specialist expertise in sustainability.
He is currently COO of Carbon Re, building AI control software to reduce the energy usage and fuel costs in heavy industry. In this role, he works with the world's largest materials producers across cement, aggregates and steel.
Previously, Noah was Head of Data at Advanced Infrastructure Technology, where he supported Distributed Network Operators, the National Grid, and local authorities in delivering net zero strategies, through a combination of UK government and private sector tenders.
Noah holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester with a research focus on renewable energy. He has also carried out research on Hydrogen storage at the University of Oxford, and is a member of cohort 1 of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership accelerator.
Impact Lead
Alexandra Barker
Impact Lead
Alexandra Barker
Alexandra brings extensive experience in social impact, with a strong background in policy, research and evaluation across the charity, academic and private sectors. She has led policy and research projects for a number of leading UK organisations, working in partnership with prominent research institutions and private sector organisations.
At Beacon, Alexandra leads our impact research and evaluation, helping to build the evidence base for our work, strengthen programme design and demonstrate the difference our programmes make.
She holds a pre-doctoral qualification in Social Research Methods from UCL, as well as a master's degree in Geopolitics, Territory and Security from King's College London.
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