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Entrepreneur, Author, Business Leader & Sustainability Expert
Diana Verde Nieto is an internationally recognised entrepreneur, board adviser and thought-leader who turns sustainability into a growth engine. Over the past two decades she has founded, scaled and successfully exited businesses while guiding global organisations to future-proof their models and out-perform their markets.
Today, as co-founder of Edify Collective, Diana is closing the capability gaps through an AI-powered micro-learning that enables companies to build high-performing, resilient teams in minutes a day. By blending entrepreneurial rigour, behavioural science and cutting-edge technology, she helps workforces adapt, learn and thrive in fast-moving markets.
Diana is the author of Reimagining Luxury: How to Build a Sustainable Future for Your Brand, a playbook for leaders who want value creation to go hand-in-hand with positive impact. Her board and advisory portfolio spans the British Beauty Council, Watts 1874, La Prairie (Beiersdorf) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, where she translates complex commercial challenges into measurable, sustainable results.
A Harvard Kennedy School alumna in Global Leadership & Public Policy and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Diana was also trained by former US Vice-President Al Gore. Whether shaping strategy in the boardroom or mentoring rising talent, she brings clarity, energy and a proven ability to turn vision into lasting advantage, making her an invaluable partner for organisations determined to lead with purpose.
Discover Reimagining Luxury
Building a sustainable future for your brand
Reimagining Luxury offers a framework for brands to reimagine the future and play their part in designing it. Discover how luxury brands can change their mindsets and practices to shift towards a sustainability culture.
Reimagining Luxury empowers ‘the reimaginers’ to take action and create change by offering frameworks and concrete examples from industry leaders such as LVMH, L’Oreal and Kering.
Authored by Diana Verde Nieto, adviser at Sustainnovate and Co-Founder of Positive Luxury, Reimagining Luxury covers everything from environmental and social topics to positive storytelling, offering readers a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of these issues and the steps necessary to address them holistically. Verde Nieto’s aims to change the mindsets and heartsets of organisations and individuals while making the business case for sustainability and innovation.
The book brings together powerful and influential voices from the luxury space, all united by the way they have integrated sustainability into their way of thinking and working. These leading contributors include John P. Kotter, Professor, Harvard Business School, Alyssa Auberger, Chief Sustainability Officer, Baker McKenzie, Elizabeth Aubrey, ESG and Sustainability Strategist, Alejandro Bataller, Founder and CEO, SHA Wellness, Igor Boyadjian, CEO, The Macallan Whiskey, Matteo Capellini, Associate Partner, Bain & Company, Marie Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kering, Sabrina Elba and Idris Elba, Founders, Sable Labs, Chantal Gaemperle, Group Executive Vice President Human Resources and Synergies - member of the LVMH Executive Committee, George Kern, CEO, Breitling, Leigh Pezzicara, Vice President - Sustainability, La Prairie, Stephanie Phair, Group President, Farfetch.
Whether you are an industry professional with years of experience or emerging within the ranks, the book will help accelerate brands towards positive change and inclusive growth.
"An invitation to the luxury and entertainment industries to reimagine a collective vision of the future. Compelling and hopeful, Diana Verde Nieto shows the opportunities that lie ahead. A must read!"
Paul Polman, business leader, campaigner, co-author "Net-Positive"
Global Keynote Speaker
Inspiring Teams & Captivating Audiences
Diana graces conferences, private events, and workshops for renowned organisations like the World Economic Forum, United Nations Climate Week, Oxford Said School, American University Sharjah, Biodiversity Institute, Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit, La Prairie, BA&SH, LVMH, HSBC, Dior, UBS and many others
Diana translates complex ideas into practical knowledge. Her stage presence and engaging style leave audiences energised and ready to take action.
"Diana brings a credible and commanding voice to the movement for a more sustainable luxury industry. She offers a well of actionable insight for building a future in which people and nature thrive together, and we're all better off heeding her wisdom."
Dr. M. Sanjayan, CEO of Conservation International
