"Enthusiasm for corporate sustainability appears to be waning, with major firms seemingly quietly abandoning environmental goals, but David Picton remains optimistic. For him, sustainability is not an ethical question, but a business driver. A self-described "demon for cutting down on food waste" at home, Picton is senior vice-president of environment, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability at EcoOnline, a company that develops software tools to help organisations protect workers, meet environmental regulations, and embed sustainable practices."
""Being in the military, we were often connected with ecologically sensitive areas in the training grounds. The other thing, which people don't realise, is that you do a lot of community-building work. People think the military is all about attack operations, but you spend a lot of time [doing] charity work, a lot of time working with communities and building them up.""
"From an early age, Picton saw how environmentally conscious practices could shape communities. His involvement in the Duke of Edinburgh awards and Scouts, and later a degree in geography, all left a mark. "I saw from a very early stage the impact you could have when you work with others, and the impacts that charities, particularly community-focused charities, can have. It's always meant a lot to me, it's always been a natural passion," he says."
Corporate enthusiasm for sustainability is declining as major firms quietly abandon environmental goals while David Picton remains optimistic and treats sustainability as a business driver rather than purely an ethical issue. Picton serves as senior vice-president of ESG and sustainability at EcoOnline, a company providing software to protect workers, meet environmental regulations, and embed sustainable practices. Early involvement in Scouts and the Duke of Edinburgh awards, combined with a geography degree, fostered community-focused environmental awareness. Military logistics roles exposed him to ecologically sensitive areas and community-building, and later supply-chain experience in construction led to leadership in safety and sustainability.
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