Lily Cole

Climate Activist, Model and Actor

Lily Cole is a runway model, actor, author and activist. She has been vocal about her uninterrupted passion for the environment, fighting the climate crisis and supporting various charity initiatives. She is also the founder of Impossible.com, an innovation group and incubator.

‘An advocate for worldwide socio-political and environmental issues’

Topics

Environment
Sustainability
Conservation
Social Business
Sustainable Fashion

Languages

She presents in English.

How she presents

Lily’s presentations inform, educate and inspire people about the world. She is in great demand as a speaker around the globe by audiences eager to hear her inspirational message.

Publications

2021
Who Cares Wins: How to Protect the Planet you Love
2020
Podcast: Who Cares Wins

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In Detail

Lily Cole started looking into supply chains and sustainable business practices after a successful career in fashion, where she was named one of the top ten models of the 2000s by Vogue France. She later became a patron of the Environmental Justice Foundation and an ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund. She has been awarded an honorary doctor of letters from the University of Glasgow for her work advancing social enterprises that support environmental and humanitarian concerns. She also won an honorary award at the German Sustainability Awards for her commitment to human rights and climate advocacy. Cole is an in-demand speaker for events with groups like Google, Wired, LeWeb, the Global Fashion Agenda, the Houses of Parliament, COP26, at Davos alongside the World Economic Forum.

What she offers you

In her presentations, Lily Cole provides insights across an array of topics, including her first-hand experiences at COP26; the importance of galvanising young people, the role of climate strikes and advancing gender equality in the fashion industry and beyond.