About unearthed

Search with purpose

Who We Are

After 11 years as part of IAC recruitment group, IAC Sustainability was carved out to continue providing specialist search services to the impact world under it's new brand - unearthed.

We are boutique and bespoke, serving founders and leaders of sustainability ventures with thoughtful, focused and aligned search and human capital advisory.

Specialising in tailored solutions that align talent strategy with business growth, going beyond best-in-class search, we provide insight, challenge, and best practice to ensure the right people are in the right roles for the right reasons. 

With a retention-first approach, we prioritise values alignment and cultural contribution, driving long-term success for both individuals and organisations.

 

Testimonials

"Thanks for helping me build one heck of a team this year" 

Matt Paver COO Carbon Responsible

Archie Struthers
CEO

"Chris took the time to really understand ​who Nattergal are and what we wanted ​in terms of building out a cohesive ​credible leadership team able to rapidly ​scale the business. 

Our CFO and CCO ​are both fantastic individuals, have been ​hugely additive to the culture and ​competence of the team and so have ​already accelerated our progress."

Scott Kelly
SVP

"It was a real pleasure working with Chris and his team. Not only did they manage to find the perfect candidate for the role we wanted to fill in an extremely niche space, modelling nature-related risks, they always made sure both sides were fully briefed throughout the entire process.

This ensured expectations were maintained on both sides, and we could get on with getting to know each other better."


 

Vicky Hudson 
Head of Customer Success

"A great partner in helping us to grow our customer-facing team of sustainability experts. In a competitive market, with growing sustainability vacancies, they were able to fully comprehend our needs and identify the best candidates to support

In short, Chris and the team really understood what we needed, which not all recruiters do in this space, and managed to find good people, with the right skill sets and experience, but also the right culture fit."

Ben Richards
Director

"I had a dim view of recruiters before I met Chris. He has changed my whole view of the industry."

Matt Paver
COO

"The team have always stayed laser focus on delivering what Carbon Responsible needs to achieve our growth objectives.

Chris and his team were both consultative (guiding the conversation) and adaptive (responding to our needs) as our search campaign evolved. I can’t recommend them enough.”

Tassilo von Hirsch
Natural Capital Lead

"Chris is by far the best recruiter I have dealt with to date, combining sound, realistic and honest advice with good humour, authenticity, empathy and an easy and enjoyable communication style. 

It feels me to that he is committed to getting the best and fairest outcome for both parties, and has no interest in playing games or dealing with hidden agendas. 

My experience of working with him has been unique, and I have no reservations in wholeheartedly endorsing him as a person or recruiter."

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