Camilla Barnes

Camilla Barnes of Better Business. Better World helps product-based, heritage-rich businesses with high environmental impact transition into socially & environmentally responsible operations without compromising tradition or profitability.

She specialises in supporting sectors like food, drink, personal care, and manufacturing through phased implementation plans, hands-on support, and structured decision-making tools that integrate ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) into everyday business functions - aligning culture, strategy, and operations for lasting impact.

She specialises in B Corp, ISO 14001 and 9001 certifications. She is co-chair of the Gloucestershire B Local, which shares social & environmental best practices amongst businesses in the area and coordinates the 70+ B Corps.

She’s been supporting businesses on their ESG journeys since 2017. Alongside her ESG work, she worked for nearly 10 years at Innovate UK/UK Research and Innovation – working on Women in Innovation and Young Innovator programmes as well as business improvement.

Prior to this, she worked for 4 years at a sustainable development charity in a Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico, has a Masters in Latin American Development from London University and a BA in Spanish & French from Cambridge University.