Looking forward for Ireland: How do we become sustainable?

David & Stephen Flynn, Aoife Connaughton and Carmel McQuaid

Happy Pear, 2Degrees, M&S

Stephen and David Flynn are chefs and authors of bestselling cookbook, The Happy Pear – recipes and stories from the first 10 years. They love what they do and use their natural food store, wholefood cafes and evening restaurant, superfood sprout farm, own-label products, online shop, and health education talks and courses to inspire a healthier, happier world!.

Aoife Connaughton is the executive director of 2degrees and leads the delivery of their corporate programmes 2degrees vision is ‘to make sustainable business happen, at scale’. Her team work with clients such as Asda, GSK, Unilever and Kingfisher to engage their suppliers and other key stakeholders in mass collaboration programmes that help clients address their sustainability challenges.

Carmel McQuaid is Head of Sustainable Business at Marks and Spencer. Her primary role is working with colleagues across the business as M&S transforms to a much more sustainable business. She leads policy and innovation work on climate change, circular economy and community engagement. A particular focus is working with NGO, university and business partnerships to accelerate change in the industry.