Nicky Arthur
Energy Management & Sustainability Specialist, Lush Cosmetics
Nicky Arthur is the Energy Management and Sustainability Specialist at Lush Cosmetics, North America, working within the Global Earthcare team to Leave the World Lusher Than We Found It. Her areas of focus include energy management and procurement, emissions reduction, and electrification strategy design and implementation.
Nicky led Lush's global review of renewable energy options and implementation for the brand’s ‘100% renewable energy everywhere’ goal for electricity. In North America, she also leads emissions tracking, benchmarking and reporting across manufacturing and 260+ retail shops. When it comes to new locations, Nicky works closely on the development of green lease documentation to ensure alignment with Lush’s sustainability goals wherever possible in terms of energy, water data sharing and waste diversion opportunities, along with development of the Construction Materials Design Guide, which ensures retail projects align with Lush’s ethics through materials sourcing and equipment selection.
Nicky hosts engagement initiatives throughout retail and manufacturing to educate staff on this important work, including training workshops on waste reduction and sustainability webinars on a variety of topics including energy efficiency and low emissions transportation.
Nicky joined Lush North America in 2021. She previously led the Sustainability Team, Western Canada for Colliers property management (Commercial Real Estate) and has extensive experience in the field of contaminated site investigation and risk assessment. Nicky has a Masters degree in Pollution and Environmental Control from the University of Manchester in the UK, is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and is certified LEED Associated Professional (AP), Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance.
