Helen Neal

Award winning entrepreneur. Expert in reputation, credibility & campaigns. Advises global business & NGOs leading on climate change.

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Professional of the Year

Public Relations & Communications Association

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I have spent 25 years advising governments and global business leaders including Virgin and Nissan on building their credibility, reputation and awareness.

Entrepreneurship

For the past eight years, I have built HN, a multi-award winning business specialising in advising some of the world’s most respected brands and global NGOs on building successful campaigns and communications on climate.

Mission

My mission is to help businesses change the world for good. My work focuses on working with business leaders to build a long term legacy for themselves which is resilient and can thrive in a world full of change.

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Climate Reputation

Reputation takes years to build and moments to lose. I work with global leaders to build their reputation, for themselves and their business. Using my established network I build relationships for my clients that open up opportunities for them to grow in recognition for their work and leadership

Campaigns

Through my global networks across both NGOs and Corporates I work with both sectors to build impactful campaigns that focus on climate solutions

Legacy

Legacy for a business and its leaders start with them blending profits, people a planet not as separate benchmarks. My work builds long-term impact that goes well beyond quarter by quarter reporting which has compounded impact on business that is resilient, profitable and successful.

  • Helen’s leadership in sustainability communications speaks volumes through her contributions to our sustainability programmes in both internal and external communications as well as stakeholder engagement. She has been working with us for more than 3 years and is not only a trusted advisor, but also an integral part of our sustainability engagement team.

    Preeti Srivastav, Group Head of Sustainability at Asahi

  • Helen and her team comfortably handled the intense levels of organisation involved, while also contributing significantly to the development of key themes and the overall strategic delivery of these cornerstone events, which saw some of the world’s most important business and political leaders combining their energies to address fundamental climate challenges presently faced by our society.

    Mandy Simmons, Head of Events at Climate Group

  • Helen’s expertise from her former experience helped convince us to use HN Communications in our activities beyond event management, including our celebrations of Bosch’s 125 years in the UK – working conceptually, in policies and frameworks, climate change and actions towards environmental and sustainability topics – so I would definitely recommend HN Communications.

    Eman Martin-Vignerte, Director, Sales and Business Development at Bosch

Today, my business consults for global brands and I speak on climate communications. I’ve recently spoken at COP16 in Riyadh, Climate Week New York, London Climate Action Week.

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Bio

Helen has a MA in War Studies from King’s College London. She has worked in the UK Parliament for British politicians. She as advised global CEOs on policy and strategy. She brings 25 years of experience of communications and reputation building. She specialises now in helping businesses build legacy, driving awareness, credibility and reputation on climate related issues.

Helen Neal is the founder of HN Communications, an award-winning consultancy specialising in climate reputation and communications

Find out more about HN Communications here.