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solitaire townsend

solitaire townsend is a british businesswoman , focused on the application of marketing principles to the cause of sustainability and climate change solutions .
she co-founded futerra sustainability communications in the late 1990s with ed gillespie after completing her master 's degree in sustainable development .
her goal in founding that company was to revitalize the way businesses view sustainability , using the tools of marketing and pr to make the message of sustainability more appealing .
she was appointed to be chair of the uk 's green energy supply certification scheme in 2010 .
she is also member of the united nations ' sustainable lifestyles taskforce , a trustee of the charity , tomorrow 's company , and was named ethical entrepreneur of the year in 2008 .
she occasionally writes for `` the guardian '' .
