The challenge

The current global landscape reveals a significant discrepancy between public commitment to sustainability and the tangible actions required to secure our collective future.

Much of this shortfall stems from a systemic over-reliance on technocratic, "box-ticking" solutions that inadvertently facilitate business as usual rather than driving the fundamental changes necessitated by planetary boundaries.

Our solution

Systemic Coaching for Complexity

Assisting executives and directors in navigating the profound complexities of driving sustainability within high-stakes environments using systemic methodologies.

Scientific Grounding as Strategic Input

Offering objective scientific perspectives rooted in ecology and environmental data to inform your path, not as prescriptive mandates but as diverse inputs.

Alignment of Purpose and Impact

Harmonizing internal values with external strategic objectives. Gaining a deeper understanding of your leadership compass through purposeful reflection.

Pragmatic & Non-Judgemental

A space where you maintain full autonomy. While informed by rigorous science, the application remains strictly pragmatic and supportive.

OFFERINGS

Executive and NED Sparring

Leadership and Career Development

Tailored specifically for C-suite executives and Board members who carry the responsibility for institutional vision and long-term resilience.

Contextual Depth: Each session is informed by dedicated, context-specific research and preparation to ensure that all sparring is relevant to your organizational landscape.

Scientific Perspectives: I provide expert input on biodiversity, climate-related risks, and systemic change, leveraging over a decade of experience in global sustainability research.

Strategic Integration: We focus on bridging the gap between high-level governance frameworks and the leader's personal integrity to drive deep, systemic sustainability.

Broader support for professionals and practitioners seeking to increase their influence and navigate the complexities of a purpose-driven career.

Impact Optimization: Supporting individuals in harnessing their professional knowledge to achieve a more significant contribution within their organizations.

Career Navigation: Development-focused coaching designed to foster growth and resilience in an increasingly uncertain global environment.

Accessibility: This tier is structured to ensure that specialized coaching remains accessible to the next generation of sustainability leaders.

THE PROCESS

A Structured Framework for Impact

PHASE I: Defining Success Criteria

Establishing a clear qualitative or quantitive criteria that serve as a foundation for the journey.

PHASE II: Strategic Sparring and Momentum

A structured journey typically consists of six sessions conducted over a three-to-six months period. We meet bi-weekly or monthly to maintain strategic momentum.

PHASE III: Evidence-Informed Dialogues

During each session, topics are linked back to the predefined success criteria. I offer scientific insights as possible perspectives to inform your decision-making. You maintain full autonomy over all outcomes.

PHASE IV: Impact Review

The engagement concludes with a comprehensive review of progress achieved relative to the success criteria, providing a clear overview of value-creation.

Foundational Pricing for 2026

Executive & NED Sparring

Session Duration: 80 minutes

Hourly Rate: 3.500 DKK / 470 EUR

Journey (six sessions): 17.500 DKK / 2.350 EUR

Leadership & Career Development

Session Duration: 50 minutes

Hourly Rate: 1.200 DKK / 160 EUR

Journey (six sessions): 6.000 DKK / 2.350 EUR

About Sune Lerche-Pertou

My career has been defined by a multidisciplinary pursuit of environmental and social science to promote substantive sustainability outcomes. This journey began at age 13 at the Aalborg Zoo, where I first observed the power of targeted learning in shaping human connection to the environment.

Academic Foundation

International Education: I studied Marine Science at Pearson College UWC in Canada and Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic in the United States.

Advanced Research: I hold a BSc in Geography and Geoinformatics and an MSc in Forest and Nature Management from the University of Copenhagen.

Field Experience: I conducted extensive field research in Ghana, focusing on local environmental challenges through the lens of Political Ecology.

Recognition of Excellence: My Master’s thesis was awarded a silver medal in recognition of its high academic and societal contribution to environmental empowerment.

Professional Leadership

Global Asset Management: Former Head of Thematic Research at M&G plc in London, leading a team of sustainability experts while supporting the CSO with defining governance, risk frameworks and KPIs.

Engagement and Stewardship: Conceptualised and managed a pioneering corporate engagement program targeting 50 multinational companies to improved their management of nature-related risks and opportunities.

Policy and Advocacy: Served as an advisor to the Danish Ministry of Environment during the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal (COP15).

Academic contributions: Taught ESG and sustainability to master-level business students and visiting MBA students at Copenhagen Business School.

Interested? Let’s get in touch.