Sara Turnbull

Sara Turnbull is a chartered environmentalist, social entrepreneur and an award winning leader in sustainability and social value. She has more than 22 years of experience of leading and shaping social enterprises, charities and other organisations committed to creating a more sustainable world. She has worked internationally in community engagement and regeneration, often mentoring social and green start-up businesses.

Sara lives in Swansea and is a non-executive director of the Swansea-based Coastal Housing Group - that has 6,000 homes in south Wales - Chair of the Creative Workspace Resilience Fund for the Greater London Authority, a member of the Sustainable Development Board of Transport for London and a non-executive director of the Covent Garden Market Authority. She also led on the development of social sustainability policies for Foster + Partners. She is the Founder and Director of Workwild and Better Off Edits and was the Founding Chief Executive of the Creative Land Trust, as well as a former Vice Chair of the European Sustainable Development Council of the Urban Land Institute.