Laura Costello is Head of Sustainability and Planet Services at THINKHOUSE (a B Corp certified, full-service, digital-first marketing company for progressive brands) and Ireland Lead at Purpose Disruptors (an award-winning non-profit on a mission to transform the advertising industry to work in harmony with our natural world). She is also a Clean Creatives Ambassador.

Her work in strategy, storytelling, community building and imagination activism aims to accelerate cultural and business transformation for a thriving future. She works with the likes of the Irish Environmental Network, GOAL, Musgrave, Fair Seas, IMMA, RTÉ, Tony’s Chocolonely, Heineken, Creative Ireland, Ben & Jerry’s, innocent drinks and Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. She is currently leading the Creative Ireland funded project Good Life 2030 Ireland and authored the ‘Good Life 2020 Ireland Citizen Vision Report’, exploring Irish people’s visions for the future.

As part of her work she has advised the Irish government on the role of media and advertising in climate action. In 2022 she was named by Forbes as one of 43 People Changing Advertising For The Climate.

Laura is a regular guest lecturer in Irish Universities and has studied in Ireland, France and the UK. She holds a certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, an MPhil in English Literature and a BA in English and Philosophy with a Minor in Social Justice.