Jo Hand

Jo Hand co-founded Giki to help people cut carbon emissions.

Giki, a mission-driven B-Corp has worked with over 100 businesses to engage their employees on sustainability and helped over 150,000 people to take action at home and at work across 100 countries.

Hand has worked in sustainability for 20 years, and was on the leadership team of the Carbon Disclosure Project, the de-facto global carbon reporting platform.

At Giki she is responsible for the employee engagement programme and specialises in carbon footprints, behaviour and mindset change and has a strong commitment to enabling women’s leadership to help solve the climate crisis.

Hand is an inspiring speaker who offers a unique perspective on helping organizations bring people together to act and how we can make a difference individually and collectively.

Hand has a wide range of media and public speaking experience, is cited as a credible expert in sustainability in stories published in the BBC and Metro, and is a regular speaker at trade events, corporate engagement events, webinars, and podcasts.

Key areas of expertise:

Carbon footprints: based on 20 years working on corporate and personal carbon footprints

Employee engagement: working with over 100 companies to engage employees on sustainability

Female leadership and entrepreneurship: Jo writes and speaks regularly on female leadership and climate change.

Behaviour change: Hand and the Giki team have helped over 150,000 people take climate positive steps at home and at work.