10 years ago, I realised that something was broken with the way I understood the economy. It wasn’t because I didn’t know the theory. It was that the theory stopped making sense to me.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals came into being in January 2016, and act as the foundational lens under which to review the sustainability of our businesses, countries and entire planet.

The goal that threads my business together is 8 - Decent work and Economic growth.

Katherine Ann Byam (MBA, FCCA) is a sustainable business strategist, and high performance leadership coach. She founded Dieple, Digitally Enabling People, a consultancy helping sustainable start-ups scale up, and tackling design questions for the future of growth, leadership and entrepreneurship. She supports businesses and their leaders to build resilience in their strategies in an increasingly digital marketplace.