Our manifesto's in our name

Près :

Près
/pʀɛ/
Adverb
Near. Nearby. A short distance.


Urgency.

The time to act, to enable a thriving future for all generations, present
and future is now.
Prey
/preɪ/
Noun
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Hunger.

We must realise a new normal, a new way of doing business and an
economy that isn't broken, as fast as we can.
Pray
/preɪ/
Verb
Address a prayer to God or another deity.


Optimism.

To create the just, inclusive, thriving world we envision, we have to be
positive.
Pres(s)
/prɛs/
Verb
Move or cause to move into a position by exerting force.

Influence.

We cannot solve the challenges before us alone, only together will we solve for the future we want.

Our name says it all

We're in business for a clear purpose. Transition to an inclusive, zero-carbon,
circular, regenerative future.

We're done with the community that says "don't take it personally, it's just business". To achieve the change we need, at the speed and scale required, it's not business, it's personal. Business must, and is, changing.

We understand the challenges and the unrealised solutions. We are positive, empowered.

Time for change.

The team

Our tīma Près is an ecosystem of talented, experienced practitioners. Frankie generally leads our projects, but has a diverse range of sustainability experts, from carbon and climate to governance, to call on to co-delivers work alongside.

Together, we deliver our strategic approach and deliver changes that matter.

Frankie McKeefry

Governance Lead. B Consultant + Facilitator.
Frankie founded Près to deliver change in our economy, now. He is our “governance geek” – passionate about how to strategise, structure and govern business for greater impact, no matter who is at the helm.

He developed a keen understanding of corporate structuring and commercial governance working as a corporate lawyer at a leading New Zealand law firm. This included developing in depth experience advising social enterprises alongside the Ākina Foundation on how to best govern their impact and purpose-driven business models.

As a consultant, Frankie has worked on and led a range of sustainability projects across strategy, communications and B Corp certification. He is trained by B Lab as a B Consultant and facilitates B Corp workshops on their behalf, including the “Business for Good” programme jointly run by B Lab and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Frankie sits on the Committee of Lawyers for Climate Action NZ and chairs their Corporate Governance Subcommittee.

GODZONE

Our tīma Près is an ecosystem of talented, experienced practitioners. Frankie generally leads our projects, but has a diverse range of sustainability experts, from carbon and climate to governance, to call on to co-delivers work alongside.

Together, we deliver our strategic approach and deliver changes that matter.

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