Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that business can be a force for good and through our services and partnerships, we help clients with insights, tools, and expertise to embed responsible practices into their business strategies, enabling smarter decisions that balance people, planet, and profit.

Our Commitments

B Corp Certification


In 2022, Levercliff became a certified B Corporation, formalising our commitment to ethical business practices. This certification reflects our dedication to prioritising environmental and social responsibility in all aspects of our operations, and provides a framework and practical tools to continuously improve our impact.

Market Research Society (MRS) Net Zero Pledge

We are proud signatories of the MRS Net Zero Pledge, committing to:

Living Wage Employer

Levercliff is a certified Living Wage employer, reinforcing our commitment to fair and equitable treatment of our team.

Operational Sustainability Initiatives


Strategic Partnerships

Achieve Goal 12

Levercliff partners with Achieve Goal 12 to support food and drink companies on complex decarbonisation journeys in areas such as supply chain, operations, and the product life cycle.

This collaboration combines our strategic expertise with Achieve Goal 12’s sustainability knowledge to deliver:

  • Business Carbon footprint assessments
  • Product life-cycle analysis
  • Science-based targets
  • Net zero roadmaps (or transition plans)

Together, we provide tailored, innovative solutions that help businesses to transition to low-carbon operations, which helps clients to develop transformational change, optimise stakeholder engagement (e.g. customers/investors) and to unlock competitive advantage with the aim of achieving greater commercial success.

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Sustainability Programmes

We also contribute to broader sustainability efforts through initiatives such as:

Welsh Government Sustainability Cluster

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Carbon Reduction Pilot Programme

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Scottish Enterprise Packaging Supply Chain to the Scottish Spirits

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Scotland Food and Drink Net Zero Roadmap Development

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NESTA Reformulation

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What they say.

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The breadth of knowledge and experience within Levercliff is tremendous. Every piece of work is delivered with a truly customer-focused mindset, avoiding the pitfalls of being too close to the detail.

Andy Wilson
Commercial Director
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Aquascot

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The structure and insights that Levercliff have brought to the way we approach UK retailers has step-changed our performance and delivered greater on-shelf presence. They are a trusted part of our UK team and we look forward to working with them as we continue our growth journey

Jeroen Daelmans
CEO Daelmans Group
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Daelmans

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I feel you’ve played a huge part in the bakery’s progress with all the effort you’ve put in over the years in helping the company grow.​​ Thanks again for everything you’ve done.

Tom Moore
Director
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Henllan Bakery

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Levercliff’s research was really helpful in identifying key themes around our consumers’ use occasions that we used within our successful 2023 campaign

Angus Hayhow
Head of Marketing
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Mackie's

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I enjoyed working with Duncan to understand and develop insights for our target retailer’s range. The process allowed us to continue to develop the category management skills of the cross functional teams as well tap into his knowledge and experience. We have worked consistently with Duncan and Levercliff over the last 10 years and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship on other retailer projects.

Kit Rogan
Head of Sales
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The Cake Crew

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Levercliff's research helped us to understand where we should go next with Biscuit bars and what new flavour profiles could work well within our chocolate portfolio. Dark Chocolate Raspberry was one of those flavours and is proving successful for Border

Helen Mcilhargey
Senior Insights and Marketing Manager
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Border Biscuits

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In the course of my 25 year career in food and drink, I have been fortunate to go on several negotiation workshops with leading providers. Without a shadow of a doubt, the negotiation workshop delivered by Levercliff and Steve Jones during the Commercial Excellence programme was by far the best.

Jonathan Jordan
Senior National Account Manager, MOWI
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Scotland Food & Drink Business Academy

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At such an early stage in our retail business evolution, we needed practical guidance both in commercial and category management and Levercliff were perfectly placed to deliver.

Kate Lucas
Managing Director, Wasabi Retail
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Wasabi

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The Wine Special Interest Group has been invaluable in helping Welsh vineyards to focus on their collective development, following an agreed strategic vision. It is incredibly exciting to be a part of this growing wine region which is home to passionate and enthusiastic people creating delicious and diverse wines.

Andy Mounsey
Chair of the Welsh Vineyards Association and Joint Owner of Velfrey Vineyard, Pembrokeshire
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Welsh Wine Special Interest Group

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​What you might not realise was how important the research you did for us was in terms of cementing the direction we were taking, so thank you again for that.

Stephen O’Neill
Head of Category
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O'brien fine foods

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Fintan and the team were key to our due diligence before tender submission. They robustly challenged our approach and were integral to our success.

Elaine Willis
Retail Director
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Linden Foods

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In terms of bang for buck, Levercliff’s identification of the platter opportunity has delivered commercially many times over for our business.

Philip Kitchen
Commercial Director
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The Cake Crew

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Levercliff did a fantastic job helping us get from where we were to where we needed to go. We have a clean, modern look but we preserved important things about our brand.

Stuart Common
Sales and Marketing Director
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Mackie's of Scotland

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Levercliff give me an outside view. I can check my thinking and get reassurance for the decisions I need to take. It costs to get advice but you need to see it as the money you save by not making a bad and expensive investment decision.

Mark McCaffrey
Director
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Crust & Crumb

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We’ve worked with Levercliff for 12 years now because of their people. They’re joined up, aligned and understand us from pillar to post.

Tom Keogh
Founder
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Keoghs

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The ability of Fintan and the team to come on-site and fully immerse themselves in the category detail while working closely with the Baxters team was instrumental in the rejuvenation of Fray Bentos.

David Craig
Brand Manager
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Baxters Food Group

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Entering a new category segment was a risk for Borders, and we turned to Levercliff to help us to assess that risk methodically. Several years on, it is a risk that has really paid off.

Suzie Carlaw
Head of Brand, Border Biscuits
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Border Biscuits