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About Rio

We are a British headquartered, international sustainability technology company.

Rio is an intelligent, accessible sustainability  software platform that helps businesses and individuals become more  sustainable through data analysis, learning, and governance. 

Our proprietary AI analyses your data and provides transparent,  actionable recommendations for improving environmental impact, managing sustainability risk, and saving money on waste, energy, water, and more. 

We take knowledge from the sustainability sector’s leading minds and put it into the hands of everyday people and organisations — so we can  all do better together.

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Accessibility at the core

Our mission at Rio is to make sustainability more accessible; to empower individuals and businesses with the knowledge and tools they need to be more sustainable. ​​
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Today we support a loyal multi-sectoral customer base with operations in over 100 countries.  This includes UK government Whitehall departments, the NHS, local authorities, private equity, secondary market investors, FTSE listed businesses and large infrastructure real asset customers on a wide range of sustainability mandates.​

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Rio AI empowers organisations to build trust and credibility through a solid data foundation

Smart AI, Smarter Consultants

Our vision is to enable our clients to achieve a sustainable future without the need for expensive consultants. With Rio, companies have an AI-driven management system and consultant at their fingertips, delivering superior results in a fraction of the time and cost. This innovative approach ensures higher-quality outcomes with a complete audit trail, eliminating the dependency on traditional methods.

The Rio Consultant Group and Rio-bot are what make The Rio Way unique.

Our Executive Team and Board

Daniel Botterill
Daniel Botterill CEO

With over 20 years' experience in the sustainability sector, ESG & Circular Economy, Dan is an industry thought leader and global market leader in accessible and lasting sustainability solutions.

Brian Flynn
Brian Flynn CTO

Brian has 20 years experience working in technology, initially developing Tech solutions for the Healthcare sector. For the past 15 years, he has been designing and delivering AI and Knowledge Management systems. Brian is the main architect of the Rio platform and the AI that powers it.

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Luke O'Brien CCO

Luke has 15 years experience in sustainability, working with Global 2000 enterprise, Banks, Insurance firms, Asset Managers, Private Equity portfolios and Private backed enterprise on sustainability. He leads commercial strategy, sales, marketing, partnerships, customer and accounts business units at Rio.

Tim Sykes
Tim Sykes CFO

Assured SME CFO specialising in delivering growth or significant change for the benefit of all stakeholders. Tim has a broad and deep experience that extends from start-ups to scaled international businesses in both public or private ownership.

Alan Aubrey
Alan Aubrey Board Director

As an experienced clean-tech and impact investor, Alan has over 25 years experience in IP Commercialisation in fast-growing tech companies. Alan was also formally CEO of IP Group PLC, a FTSE 250 constituent.

Jim Meredith
Jim Meredith Chair

Jim has considerable experience in the environmental services sector across several senior positions with FCC, WRG and Shanks. Jim has been chair of Rio since December 2019.

The Rio Consultant Group

Thomas Pruden
Thomas Pruden Associate Director - Financial Services

Thomas specialises in financial services, having held previous roles at Deloitte, where he focused on EU Taxonomy Regulation, developing a 'Taxonomy Map' for global corporate and financial clients. He has extensive experience advising on sustainability frameworks like PCAF, TCFD, SBTi, and compliance with CSRD and SFDR, including Article 8/9 disclosures and double materiality. Thomas is skilled in sustainability standards such as CDP, SASB, and ISSB, enhancing informed decision-making towards net zero targets.

Jessica Harris
Jessica Harris Associate Director - Enterprise

Jess Harris leads teams in delivering sustainability solutions for an array of global projects and sectors. Jess has a strong background in carbon accounting and disclosure, delivering TCFD, CDP, ESOS, SECR, RE100, SBTi, and annual GHG reporting projects across financial services, public sector, and construction industries.

Joseph Hale
Joseph Hale Principal Consultant

Joe is a Principal Consultant at Rio, where he leverages his expertise to empower a diverse clientele. From working on key accounts ranging from FTSE 100 and 250 companies to prominent financial service firms, Joe has helped to guide businesses on their sustainability journeys. As a fully-fledged practitioner of IEMA Joe holds experience in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting, impact assessments, and comprehensive materiality assessments.

Allegra Long
Allegra Long Senior Consultant

As a Sustainability Consultant with Rio, Allegra lends her expertise to clients in financial services, renewable energy, infrastructure, and government. With a background in climate science and environmental policy, Allegra has consistently delivered climate risk assessments, CFD, CDP, SBTi, ESG data metric analysis, and GHG accounting for quarterly and annual reporting.

Clementine Rideau
Clementine Rideau Senior Consultant

Clémentine is a Sustainability Consultant with Rio, her primary experience is in carbon accounting in public sector, international development organisations, waste management services and financial services. She has delivered CFD, CDP, SBTi, and GHG quarterly and annual reporting, with an emphasis in ESG data analytics. ​

Charlotte Goodbody
Charlotte Goodbody Analyst

Charlotte is a Sustainability Analyst with Rio. She specialises in data management for a diverse client set including clients in the infrastructure, government and waste management sectors. She also provides support on quarterly and annual reports for clients including ESG analysis and GGC returns.

Calum
Calum Lynch Analyst

Calum is a Sustainability Analyst at Rio, where he leverages his strong understanding of ESG frameworks, policies, and reporting directives. With experience spanning private, public, and third-sector organisations, he specialises in providing data support and analysis. Calum’s expertise helps clients make informed decisions and advance their sustainability strategies.

The Rio Club

Nick Garrod
Nick Garrod Director

He works with Rio's customers to help educate and change behaviour through the provision of the platform learning library, bespoke learning development, and heads up The Rio Club which provides a range of events and engagement opportunities for its members.

Charlotte Cummings
Charlotte Cummings Operations Manager

Charlotte has worked for Rio for 2 years now - starting as an Admin Assistant and since promoted to Operations Manager. Charlotte supports the wider business across all functions, provide support to Rio users and learners, and undertakes course/learn administration.

Product

Chris F
Chris Fontaine Head of Product

Chris has worked within both Project and Product disciplines for SaaS products for over 10 years, primarily in eCommerce with a keen focus on data. With Rio, Chris is driving self-service and automation across the platform to ensure a scalable solution for all users.

Eneobong
Eneobong Junior Product Owner

Eneobong, having previously worked in Product and completing his degree in the same area contributes to successful products at Rio. He is passionate about users & translating their needs into features.