Helen Dickinson OBE

Chief Executive, BRC

Helen leads the team and sets the strategic direction of the BRC. She joined in January 2013 and has been working with retailers for over 25 years. In 2016 she was awarded an OBE for Services to Retail.

Helen is passionate about diversity and inclusion in retail, acting as the BRC’s Social Mobility Commission ambassador; participating in the Timewise Innovation Unit, looking to support more flexibility in jobs, particularly at senior levels; supporting the Everywoman Retail Ambassadors Programme; and having previously been the Chair of Working Chance, a charity helping women offenders find employment.

Helen believes retail can make a strong contribution to communities, and is also on the advisory board for Pennies, a charity which offers digital charity boxes to businesses. Helen was previously UK Head of Retail at KPMG, driving and developing the retail practice and leading relationships and audits for many clients.

Marcus Hartmann

Regional Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability, H&M

Joined H&M in 2022 as Regional Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability for North Europe. Marcus is a leader with an outside-in perspective skilled in public affairs, sustainability, PR, and media management. Marcus' career is built from a variety of roles and industries within communications and sustainability such as Chief of staff at the Swedish government, Communications & Marketing Director at Teracom, and Nordics Corporate and Government Affairs Lead at Mondelez International.

Sophie De Salis

Sustainability Policy Adviser, BRC

Sophie De Salis is a Sustainability Policy Adviser at the British Retail Consortium, the go-to Trade Association for British Retail with the largest retailers in the UK in membership.

Her work cuts across key areas of sustainability: from ethical labour and responsible sourcing to food waste and circular fashion. In her role, she engages and leads retailers on the latest policy developments, reactive issues and sustainable initiatives, as well as ongoing communication with government on the most pressing issues for retail.

Rachel Singer

Circular Economy Advisor, ReLondon

Rachel Singer is a Circular Economy Advisor at ReLondon and leads on textiles and electricals sector-based work.

In 2023, Rachel helped to deliver ReLondon's London’s fashion footprint report which links textile material flows with their associated carbon emissions across London’s supply chain, and she is now working with the Mayor of London and London boroughs to develop a pan-London action plan for fashion.

Prior to her role at ReLondon, Rachel contributed to a number of other research projects related to cities, sustainability and the built environment.