

Our team
Founders

Anne Gillespie
Anne is a visionary sustainability strategist with extensive experience in systems change, standards development, and innovative integrity solutions. As a co-founder of Textile Exchange, she has played a pivotal role in shaping industry-wide approaches to responsible sourcing and sustainable supply chains. Anne brings deep expertise in programme design, stakeholder engagement and complex supply chains, helping organisations navigate change and drive meaningful, systemic impact.

Vanessa Brain
Vanessa is a sustainability and traceability specialist with expertise spanning commercial, design and supply chain roles. Drawing on her broad experience in traceability, chain of custody and responsible sourcing, she helps organisations turn sustainability ambitions into practical, credible and commercially relevant solutions through strategic guidance, standard systems development, stakeholder engagement and hands-on implementation support.

Nicole Lambert
Nicole combines a scientific background with expertise in environmental risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement. She excels at translating complex scientific insights into strategic guidance and develops practical methodologies and tools to turn environmental data into actionable recommendations. Her collaborative approach bridges technical expertise and business priorities, helping organisations develop credible and effective sustainability solutions.