Diana Verde Nieto

Pioneer and Global Leader in Sustainable Luxury and Beyond

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Diana Verde Nieto is a pioneer in sustainability and a leading voice in sustainable luxury. Diana is the author of ‘Reimagining Luxury’ and Co-Founder of Positive Luxury, a sustainability organisation that helps luxury companies adapt and transition to a new climate economy.

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What Diana Verde Nieto's clients say

Here is some of the feedback from audiences and clients who have worked with Diana.

"Diana is a knowledgeable and charismatic speaker. One of the most impressive aspects of Diana's presentations is her ability to convey complex concepts in a simple way, using real-life case studies, bringing the content to life. She is able to captivate the audience, leaving a lasting impression."

Sylvie Freund-Pickavance,

Global Strategy and Business Development Director,

The Bicester Collection

"Diana has an impressive knowledge on the topics of sustainability, conservation, and the deployment of technological innovation to address environmental challenges. Diana is a warm speaker, full of practical insights and analogies that makes the topic easy to understand."

Fabio Ardossi,

Partner,

Data Reply UK

"Diana is an exceptional speaker and an expert on the topics of luxury, sustainability, leadership and innovation. What sets Diana apart is her dynamic stage presence - the moment she steps up, her enthusiasm shines through, captivating the audience and keeping them engaged from beginning to end."

Milton Pedraza,

CEO,

Luxury Institute, LLC

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Meet Diana Verde Nieto

Argentinean-born Diana Verde Nieto has over 20+ years of experience working with companies on ESG, sustainability and innovation. In 2002, Diana founded one of the first dedicated sustainability communications consultancies in the world, breaking new ground in the field of ESG and sustainability. Diana successfully scaled its operations globally and subsequently sold the company in 2008. In 2011 she co-founded Positive Luxury, a sustainability organisation that helps luxury companies adapt and transition to a new climate economy.

Diana’s work is based on first-hand business experience, having worked with luxury companies of all sizes and industries ranging from beauty, travel and fashion to drinks, jewellery and more. She also works alongside other consultancies’ such as Bain & Co as part of their Advisory Network in projects such as NEOM.

In 2020, after 10 years at the helm of Positive Luxury, Diana hired a CEO enabling her to focus on other endeavours. Diana holds a degree in Global Leadership & Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. Furthermore, she been trained by Former USA Vice President, Al Gore at the Alliance of Climate Protection and was subsequently honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. She is an advisor to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.