AI Accelerator for Purpose-Led Leaders
Six weeks from prompting to problem solving.
A six-week live programme in responsible, ethical AI for sustainability, ESG, climate and impact leaders. In the right hands, AI is an ally in solving your hardest challenges and shaping a better future.
Cohort members have come from
Stretched teams, rising scrutiny, and no time to learn AI.
Reporting cycles tighten and the frameworks asking for depth multiply. CSRD, SBTi, ISSB, UK SRS, the EU Taxonomy. Most leaders are using maybe 1% of what AI can already do for them.
76%
of sustainability teams are not adequately resourced
91%
have been asked to stretch beyond their expertise
11%
are confident they will hit their targets, down from 25% in 2024
Source · Leafr, True State of Sustainability 2025.
For anyone working at the intersection of sustainability and systems change, AI literacy is no longer optional. This programme made that case, and more importantly, gave me the tools to act on it.
The AI Accelerator transforms how you work.
See what someone in your role made in the AI Accelerator.
Senior VP for Sustainability
Built a daily morning brief digesting meetings, prep, emails and newsletters. Deck translation from Claude to Copilot in 15 minutes, feeding stok's AI pilot. And a UNESCO World Heritage tracker for fun. “I feel more confident in exploring what I don't know, and the exposure to what's possible.”
Impact and Sustainability Partner
Came in very overwhelmed and without enterprise Claude access. Built a skill and tool stack for knowledge management, and a nutrition and recovery planner in Claude Code with Notion databases. Went from “very overwhelmed” to “not as overwhelmed and more confident.”
What would you change in six weeks?
Here is what cohort graduates achieved.
- ✅ Efficiency, hours back for the work that matters
- ✅ Capability, built the tool they need to solve a challenge
- ✅ Clarity, from overwhelmed to confident
- ✅ Advantage, equipped with the Future Skills employers are hiring for
- ✅ Leadership, ready to roll out ethical AI strategy
The proof, in their words.
“This is absolutely gamechanging!”
Evie Snart
IT Transformation Manager · Women in Data
“This has been a significant step forward personally in feeling comfortable how to use AI.”
Jake Jones
SVP Impact · LIV Golf
“I feel more confident in exploring what I don't know, and the exposure to what's possible.”
Devon Bertram
Sustainability Director · Stok
“I'd highly recommend this programme. Come open minded to how AI can accelerate your progress within sustainability and impact-driven roles.”
Steffan Lloyd
Senior Director · The Team
“The accelerator has genuinely helped me build confidence and practical AI literacy fluency. I would highly recommend it to any peers.”
Caroline Njoroge
Corporate Responsibility Manager · Witt Gruppe
“You will be surprised at how much you enjoy learning about AI and Claude and all the other AI tools, and shouldn't be scared to embark on this journey.”
Catherine Garrido
Regional Director (Americas) · Global Institute of Sport
“The opportunity to create efficiencies and value is immense, so important to get the journey started.”
Will Silverwood
Head of Sustainability · EdenLab
Responsible, ethical AI used for good.
The Sustained Futures method is built on three pillars.
Climate fluency to see the footprint, AI skills to run the tools well, and the mindset to judge when not to use them at all.
- AI skills
- Climate fluency
- Future mindset
Future Skills
Ethics and impact are covered in week 1. We cover how to weigh the footprint of the tools you choose, favour efficient models, and record usage so it can be reported. You leave able to hold a defensible position on where AI is used, where it is not, and who checks the output.
“AI has lots of positives and negatives, and with most of us using it day to day, it's our duty to ensure we're using it responsibly, whilst also scaling positive impact.”
Katie Neck
Founder, Sustained Futures
Six weeks of problem solving.
Every AI Accelerator session is live, recorded, and applied to your own work between weeks.
Foundations
Personalised skills, AI tool comparison, ethics and impact. Build the context docs that brief Claude on your role.
Your week, automated
Spot the workflow eating your week. Build your first reusable Skill with slash commands.
Your data, your edge
ESG data. Reducing LinkedIn AI slop. Building intelligence on vast data sources. Turning PDFs, spreadsheets and reports into one coherent view that works for you.
Creative voice
Storytelling, comms, influence. 60-page disclosure narratives, board-tone commentary, in your voice and brand.
Going enterprise
Business integration and applied AI. How serious teams are deploying agents inside the business. Where it works, where it breaks.
Show and ship
Present what you have made. Walk out with the AI playbook your team can use on Monday.
As someone who already feels elbow-deep in AI, I love that there were still so many great takeaways. I was glued to my seat, which is VERY UNLIKE ME. Would 100% recommend joining the AI Accelerator.
Progress you can prove.
Every AI Accelerator cohort member is scored against the Skills Maturity Matrix before and after, so you have a documented result to report rather than a feeling.
Most start here
1
Explorer
Aware AI is changing how you work. Curious. Not yet acting.
e.g. using AI chatbots to draft your emails.
2
Learner
Using AI tools for routine tasks with some guidance.
e.g. analysing spreadsheets.
3
Collaborator
Integrating AI into workflows. Evaluating outputs critically.
e.g. automating daily and weekly routine tasks.
Finish line
100% leave here
4
Changemaker
Designing AI-enabled processes, saving hours and days in automations.
e.g. building live data tools, platforms and offerings.
5
Pioneer
Shaping AI strategy, governance, and responsible adoption inside your industry.
e.g. writing the AI policy for your company, and leading your industry.
Who you learn with.
Katie Neck
Founder & Managing Director, Sustained Futures
Founded Sustained Futures to close the Future Skills gap where AI and sustainability meet. Led AI partnerships and the first sustainability function at McLaren F1, then decarbonisation at Capgemini Invent.
LinkedIn
Maddie Booth
Sustainability Capacity Architect
Works across sustainability, Future Skills and climate education. A three-time founder with senior roles at the Education and Training Foundation and the Science Based Targets initiative.
LinkedInOne investment, two futures.
- Per seat
- £950
- Live sessions
- 6
- Places per cohort
- 15
The cohort has held us accountable to actually learn and do the things we were taught. It's reinvigorated my motivation, worth every penny!
What is included
What you build
- Context docs that brief Claude on your voice, brand and IP
- Working Skills and scheduled workflows that run without you
- A plan for the next 10 Skills you will make
How it runs
- 6 live sessions, recorded, plus the cohort portal and resources
- Scored before and after against the Skills Maturity Matrix
What you keep
- Your own AI playbook, built on your role and regulatory frame
- A purpose-led peer cohort, and ongoing access to learning portal
- An extended invite to the alumni network - launching in October
Your seat funds a young person's upskilling
Your investment is matched 1:1 to bring young people from underrepresented communities into the sustainability and AI economy.
2026 Earthshot Prize nominee
Everything you need to decide.
“There is no budget.”
One seat on the AI Accelerator is £950, and the capability stays with your team. The return shows up as hours and days saved, and as higher output from the same people.
“What if I cannot make a session?”
All recordings, prompts and toolkits are uploaded to the cohort hub after each session, so you can catch up in your own time.
“I can only use Copilot at work.”
Many enterprises are stuck in Copilot, and it is not developing your AI skills. In the AI Accelerator we show you how to set up personal operating systems and professional workflows built around your own use cases and needs.
“I am not confident with AI yet.”
Everyone is a little nervous at first. The AI Accelerator cohort is small, so you build alongside trusted peers and impact leaders.
“Is this responsible?”
Ethics and responsible use sit in week 1 of the AI Accelerator. You leave able to hold a defensible position in front of your board on where AI is used, where it is not, and who checks the output.
“What about the footprint?”
AI use carries an energy and water cost, and your organisation may need to account for it. We cover how to weigh the footprint of the tools you choose, favour efficient models, and record usage so it can be reported.
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