Luke Purdye

Experience

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  Tempo Audits

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  Business Development & Copywriting
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  Green Party of England and Wales

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Press Officer & Events Coordinator

  Fulfilled a number of roles in the Party’s Council, Parliamentary and National campaigns during the 2015 General Election (with focus on national target constituency Bristol West):As Press Officer, I liaised with and fielded intense and often hostile media interest, cultivated strong press links and maintained positive and high profile coverage for the campaign. I briefed and supported the candidate prior to and during press events, photo-ops and hustings and oversaw proactive and reactive public relations activities, mitigating reputational risks and dealing with campaign crises as they arose. As Events Coordinator, I oversaw an innovative and diverse campaign programme of events that included photo-ops, a series of talks, youth and student events, volunteering events, arts events and rallies. Stakeholder engagement was critical, and I developed relationships and engaged with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, including community projects, voluntary organisations and businesses. We returned the largest upswing (23%) in Bristol’s electoral history, the second largest upswing in the electoral history of England and Wales and 8 additional Councillors. Show less

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  Big Green Week

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

  Festival Manager

  Planned and delivered Bristol’s annual festival of sustainability, a multi-stakeholder weeklong event. Curated and delivered a programme of over 150 community events across Bristol, from talks to pop-up restaurants to film screenings, with a total attendance of ~30K. Big Green Week is a Bristol-based CIC that encourages people, communities and organisations to think about their impact on the environment and offers an opportunity and the tools to change behaviour.

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  This is Rubbish

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2021

  Non Executive Director

  This is Rubbish works to reduce food waste at all stages of the supply chain hierarchy in the UK and internationally, using policy campaigns, arts and community events and values-led education.Set strategic direction, support and advise project staff, complete funding applications, oversee communications and web development.

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  PwC

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2022

  Corporate Sustainability - Senior Associate

  A key member of PwC UK's market-leading corporate sustainability team, I led and delivered on key elements of the firm's human rights and modern slavery programme, where I engaged all 22,000 staff on environmental and human rights issues through communications and training and managed due diligence and processes for human rights risk across PwC's supply chain, operations and client services.

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  National Film & Television School

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2024

  Directing and Producing Science and Natural History MA