ANDY ROUND
Sustainability • Communications • Journalism
Services
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Sustainability
How do you ensure a communications strategy with integrity? The short answer: don't greenwash.
The long answer: be transparent about impacts, demonstrate how you are managing material topics, engage with stakeholders and ensure due diligence.
These standards are at the heart of the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and should drive any sustainability strategy.
Customers, employees, regulators, governments, NGOs and a new generation want to understand the positive and negative impact of an organisation on the world, while business and investors need to understand the risks and opportunities of an organisation’s sustainable development.
Andy’s is a certified GRI professional and a journalist who has been developing corporate sustainability strategies and content for companies since 2013.
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Communications
Report creation
Since 2013, Andy has produced the annual sustainabiity report for Knauf Insulation a major manufacturer with sites in 40 countries.
Book writing
Andy has written books for Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports and the European Commission.
Corporate magazines
Andy has created around 30 magazines for corporate clients including the luxury Jumeirah hotel company in Dubai.
Corporate communications
Andy has produced white papers, speeches, presentations, media material, social posts, crisis communications, messaging and narratives for a wide range of companies and organisations including COP28 and Dubai Chambers.
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Journalism
Consumer publications
Andy has edited and launched a range of consumer magazines in the Middle East including Destinations of the World News (focused on travel), Identity (interior design), What's On (entertainment), Living in the Gulf (family) and The Word (culture).
Freelance writing
Andy's work has been syndicated around the world. He has also contributed to Tatler in Asia (monthly column), The Telegraph (monthly expat features), Portfolio (pop culture), KLM's inflight magazine (monthly travel articles) as well as Penthouse and Playboy.
Newspapers
Andy started his career in the UK working for newspapers before moving to Malta to work on The Times and later becoming the editor of the daily Independent.
About Andy Round
Andy has worked as a journalist in the UK, edited a daily newspaper in Malta and run a portfolio of magazines in the UAE. He's created more than 30 publications from scratch and his articles have been syndicated in over 20 countries. He knows a lot about engaging storytelling.
Andy also knows a lot about sustainability and corporate communications. Since 2013 he's been helping organisations in Europe and the Middle East create sustainability strategies and content. As a certified Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) professional he understands the importance of international standards of transparency, comparability, accuracy and accountability.
If you would like to discuss a communications project drop me a line at andy@andyround.com
