Nicola Jenkin

Senior Consultant

Nicola rejoined Best Foot Forward as a senior consultant in September 2011, having worked for the company until 2005 as a project manager. In between, she worked for the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) as a Key Account Manager with the UK retail sector and its supply chain, supporting initiatives such as the Courtauld Commitment.  Nicola’s specialisms are in drinks, advising on corporate sustainability strategy, packaging optimisation, resource efficiency in the supply chain and household consumption.  

After graduating with a degree from Rhodes University (South Africa) in Geography and Anthropology, Nicola undertook an honours degree in Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town.  This was the beginning of her journey into the world of waste, working initially for a couple of environmental NGOs, before taking up a research and lecturing post at the Murray and Roberts Chair of Environmental Education, Rhodes University.  It was here that she developed an interest in how businesses interacted with and responded to their environment, and read for a masters in Environmental Education.

In 2000, Nicola found her way to Oxford and Best Foot Forward where she worked as a project manager.  She then moved onto WRAP, where she led projects on packaging reduction and resource efficiency in the international wine and other drinks supply chains.  Companies Nicola has worked with include:  AB Inbev UK, Accolade Wines (formerly Constellation Europe), Bacardi-Martini, Britvic Soft Drinks, Carlsberg UK, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Concha y Toro, Cott Beverages, Danone Waters (UK & Ireland), Diageo, innocent drinks, Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK), Nestle Waters UK, PLB Group and Treasury Wine Estates. She regularly lectures and speaks on UK and international platforms on drinks and the environment. 

Nicola looks forward to working with the FMCG sector to better understand and reduce its environmental impact and achieve cost reductions by doing so.

Nicola lives in a village between Oxford and Woodstock, and is at her happiest when painting outdoors (particularly in Cornwall) or admiring inspirational architecture.  She has a scarily detailed knowledge of wine bottle packaging to entertain (or bore) dinner guests.

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