Lead ESG with greater clarity, confidence and influence.
A personalised six-month coaching program for executives, ESG and sustainability leaders, consultants and professionals who want to strengthen their leadership capability, work through real-world challenges and create meaningful organisational progress.
Led by Geoff Gourley and supported by ESG&I's dedicated digital coaching platform, the program combines confidential one-to-one coaching, practical ESG experience, structured development planning and consistent accountability.
- Six months
- Six private sessions
- Dedicated coaching workspace
- Tailored to you
$660 including GST per month for 6 months · or $3,960 including GST paid once. Limited places to protect coaching quality.
6 months
Duration
6 private sessions
Sessions
Online, 60 min
Format
Dedicated workspace
Access
The ESG leadership challenge
ESG and sustainability leadership has never been more important — or more complex. You may be balancing ambitious environmental and social goals with commercial realities, responding to evolving standards and stakeholder expectations, influencing people outside your direct authority, or building organisational capability without a clear roadmap. And often, you are expected to do it while navigating the role largely on your own.
This is not generic leadership coaching. ESG leaders operate across strategy, risk, governance, climate, people, supply chains, reporting, impact and organisational change. The role requires more than technical knowledge. It requires the confidence to influence senior decision-makers, translate complexity into business priorities and maintain momentum when progress is difficult.
Rather than following a generic curriculum, every engagement is tailored to your role, experience, organisation, sector, aspirations and immediate leadership priorities.
Who it is for
ESG and sustainability leaders
For Heads of ESG, sustainability managers, climate leaders, social-impact professionals and others responsible for shaping or implementing organisational ESG priorities.
Executives with ESG responsibility
For executives and senior managers who have recently assumed responsibility for ESG, climate, modern slavery, impact or related portfolios.
ESG consultants and advisers
For practitioners who want to strengthen leadership, client management, facilitation and strategic thinking.
Emerging ESG leaders and CSOs-in-waiting
For professionals preparing to move into more senior ESG, sustainability, impact or governance roles.
What is included
Six monthly one-to-one sessions
Six private, 60-minute online coaching sessions with Geoff Gourley, shaped around current priorities, progress and development goals.
ESG Leadership Compass
A structured diagnostic and reflection process that clarifies strengths, gaps and the capabilities most relevant to the role.
Personalised coaching plan
A focused plan connecting personal leadership development with organisational or career outcomes.
Dedicated coaching workspace
A private digital environment for goals, actions, reflections, resources and messaging throughout the engagement.
Structured accountability
Goals, agreed actions, reminders and progress prompts that keep momentum between sessions.
Mid-program strategic review
A structured review of progress, changing priorities and required adjustments.
Final review and forward plan
A review of progress and a practical self-directed plan for continued development.
Curated resources
Selected ESG leadership articles, frameworks, tools and case studies relevant to your goals.
The ESG Leadership Coaching Framework
A structured six-month arc, adapted to what is actually in front of you each month.
Diagnose and design
Understand your current role, context, strengths, challenges and aspirations. Complete the ESG Leadership Compass and create the tailored coaching and development plan.
- Leadership starting point
- Priority challenges and opportunities
- Personal and professional development goals
- Measures of progress
- Initial coaching roadmap
Coach, apply and embed
Use monthly coaching to work through real situations, test options, make confident decisions and translate insight into action. Maintain momentum through the coaching workspace.
- Leadership confidence and executive presence
- Board and executive engagement
- Influencing without formal authority
- ESG strategy and organisational alignment
- Stakeholder management and organisational change
- Team capability, accountability and decision-making
- Career development, personal resilience and sustainable performance
Review, sustain and advance
Review progress, consolidate learning and establish the next stage of development. You leave with updated priorities and a practical 90-day action plan.
- Progress against your measures
- Consolidated leadership learning
- Updated priorities
- A practical 90-day action plan
Session rhythm — GROW
Goal
What is the most valuable outcome for this session?
Reality
What is happening now and what factors are influencing the situation?
Options
What choices, approaches or alternative perspectives are available?
Way forward
What will be done next, by when, and how will progress be measured?
Value and outcomes
Greater clarity
Prioritise what matters and make better-informed leadership decisions.
Stronger influence
Engage boards, executives, teams and stakeholders with confidence.
Practical progress
Translate coaching conversations into actions and organisational momentum.
ESG-informed support
Work with a coach who understands the commercial, governance, technical and human dimensions of ESG.
Personalised development
Focus on the capabilities and challenges most relevant to you.
Confidential perspective
Explore difficult situations and test ideas outside organisational reporting lines.
Sustained accountability
Use goals, reminders, reviews and between-session support to maintain progress.
Coaching should continue between coaching sessions.
The private coaching workspace brings the engagement together in one place. Rather than relying on disconnected emails, documents, calendar invitations and handwritten notes, you and Geoff share a structured digital environment designed to support progress.
- Personalised coaching dashboard
- ESG Leadership Compass and digital assessments
- Coaching and development plan
- Goals and action tracking
- Session preparation and reflection forms
- Shared outcomes and agreed actions
- Automated reminders and progress prompts
- Private messaging and check-ins
- Session scheduling and management
- Curated ESG leadership resource library
- Mid-program and final progress reviews
- Engagement documents, billing and payment management
Your private reflections remain private. Shared information is clearly identified, and nothing is provided to an employer, sponsor or third party without your express consent. Platform access is included throughout the six-month engagement.
Your coach
Geoff Gourley
Founder and CEO, ESG&I | ESG and impact leader | Executive coach | Board adviser
Geoff Gourley is a recognised ESG, sustainability, impact and purpose-led business leader with more than 25 years of experience spanning sustainability, renewable energy, design, construction, infrastructure, social procurement, impact investment, management consulting and organisational leadership.
He was recognised in 2017 as one of the Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators globally, is a LinkedIn Top Voice, and in 2026 was named among the Top 50 Influential Thought Leaders in Sustainability and ESG globally by Consult Clarity. Geoff has advised CEOs, executives and boards across private, public and purpose-led organisations and has served in numerous governance and advisory roles.
His experience includes serving on the Victorian Government ministerial steering committee supporting the formation of the Social Procurement Framework, chairing Swinburne University's Innovation Studio Advisory Board and serving as a Director of the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria). He is currently Chair of ImpactHUB.
Geoff's coaching approach considers both the personal and professional challenges facing ESG leaders. He combines deep sector knowledge with the ability to ask the questions that help leaders clarify their own vision, evaluate options and develop practical solutions.
What coaching clients say
Strategic thinking
"Meeting Geoff Gourley and having the opportunity to receive his exceptional mentoring and coaching has been invaluable. Geoff's strategic knowledge, advice and guidance have really helped us move towards our mission and vision. Geoff is incredibly generous with his time and support, and we are very grateful to work with him."
Catherine
Founder, Positive Living Skills
ESG expertise
"Having been coached by Geoff, my skills and knowledge in ESG and sustainability have lifted dramatically. Geoff's experience is practical and second to none because he has spent many years at the front line. His advice, knowledge and guidance come from a position of real experience. I look forward to continuing my growth under his leadership and coaching."
Stephen E.
ESG Professional
Executive coaching outcomes
"Very grateful to have had the opportunity to meet Geoff Gourley and to benefit from his executive coaching. He has that rare ability to quickly see the big picture while also having a keen eye for detail and the vital steps needed to achieve a vision. I greatly appreciate and would highly recommend Geoff's support and expertise."
Jo
Executive coaching client
Leadership development
"Geoff is an amazing wealth of knowledge in sustainability, social enterprise and impact for Australia. He is always willing to share his knowledge as he coaches individuals like myself. Geoff is an industry leader who cares about his clients and delivering positive outcomes."
Mandy T.
Coaching client
Innovation & entrepreneurship
"Geoff has been an incredible supporter of Swinburne Innovation. He brings a wealth of experience and expert advice, but what stands out most is his generosity with his time and his commitment to coaching others. I highly recommend Geoff in both the innovation and social entrepreneurship space."
John M.
Innovation Leader
Speaker & facilitator
"Geoff has provided highly informative presentations to National Government Sustainability Conferences that delivered significant value to attendees. His facilitation, expertise and ability to engage an audience were outstanding."
Ben R.
Conference Organiser
Trusted advisor
"Geoff is one of the people to know in Melbourne's sustainability sector. He is an innovative thinker who sees complex problems and builds practical solutions to solve them."
Nick F.
Sustainability Professional
Personal approach & generosity
"It is rare to meet someone who not only has the passion, but the willingness to follow it through. Many people claim to have 'green' credentials, but Geoff's long-term commitment and leadership genuinely set him apart. Combined with his personable nature, he is a pleasure to work with."
Murray B.
Business Leader
Leadership & impact
"Geoff is a strategic thinker with a strong social conscience and a rare ability to turn ideas into action. With boundless energy, commercial insight and a genuine commitment to creating positive impact, he doesn't just talk about leadership—he lives it. Geoff has achieved more than most and is someone who will continue to make a meaningful difference in our world."
Colin F.
Business Leader
Choose how you pay
Same program, same 6 sessions and the same platform access. The full 6-month term applies either way, and the engagement does not automatically renew.
Monthly payment
$660 including GST / month
Equivalent to $600 plus GST per month.
- Six automatic monthly payments
- Six-month engagement
- Minimum total cost: $3,960 including GST
- Full program and platform access
- No automatic renewal
Pay upfront
$3,960 including GST
Equivalent to $3,600 plus GST paid once.
- One upfront payment
- Full six-month engagement
- Full program and platform access
- No ongoing billing or automatic renewal
Coaching is not therapy and does not constitute legal, financial or clinical advice. Between-session support does not include unlimited consulting, document review or on-demand technical advisory work. No specific career, commercial, ESG-rating or organisational outcomes are promised.
Questions
Ready to lead ESG with more clarity and influence?
Six months, 6 private sessions, a tailored plan and a dedicated workspace — with a coach who has spent 25 years at the frontline of ESG and impact.