Mackintosh co-founded Reset Connect in 2021, which owns and operates Reset Connect London, the sustainability and net zero event for businesses, investors, and innovators, and flagship event of London Climate Action Week.

Passionate about all thing’s climate, as an entrepreneur, company director, board member, and advisor, Richard leverages his contacts, skills, and expertise to drive industry best practice and strategic innovation, cross-sector decarbonisation, and a data-first culture of high performance.

As strategic advisor, Richard will work closely with Ripple’s leadership team to support the company’s continued growth as the go-to sustainability data management solution for businesses of all sizes who want to meet the increasing demands for quality sustainability data, but without the excess time, cost and hassle. 

Commenting on the appointment, Adrian Smith, Ripple’s Co-Founder and CEO said: “Richard’s arrival at Ripple is perfectly timed to support our continued growth in 2025 and beyond. We launched Ripple to offer businesses a simple and effective solution to the increasingly complex, costly and time-consuming demands for sustainability data from regulators through to customers.

“Rich’s passion for all things sustainability and his no-nonsense approach is exactly aligned to our mission for Ripple which is to make sustainability simple.”

Launched in 2024, Ripple is the easy-to-use AI sustainability data management solution that saves time and cuts costs for companies of any size, in any sector, anywhere. Ripple has grown rapidly with clients from across the logistics, real estate, telecoms and energy sectors already benefitting from Ripple’s innovative platform.

Richard Mackintosh added: “Ripple is fast building a reputation for its innovative and time saving solution for businesses who want to act sustainably but have been put off by the burdens of time and cost pressures when it comes to compliance and reporting. With the regulatory and compliance landscape evolving at pace, Ripple is well placed to help businesses meet these pressures and get ahead.”

Prior to Reset Connect, Richard spent over 12 years at some of the largest global event organisers in the energy, security, technology, and defence sectors. He launched his own products and delivered some of the most established offerings in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. This background has equipped him with the project management, business development and operational experience to provide exceptional, high-quality experiences that are critical to the markets they serve.

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