# Revolt

> Revolt is a London-headquartered global creative consultancy that helps businesses turn social and environmental commitments into brand strategy, organizational action and public campaigns. Founded by Alex Lewis and Pete Bardell in 2017 and merged with sustainability consultancy Anthesis in 2024, it works with large companies and nonprofits through a purpose consultancy, activist agency, innovation studio and Revolt Labs.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Alex Lewis (Co-founder), Pete Bardell (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Purpose Consultancy, Activist Agency, Innovation Studio, Revolt Labs, Revolt IQ
- **Notable:** Became the first UK business to win a Cannes Lion for Business Transformation., Grew to more than 70 people before the 2024 merger with Anthesis., The Diana Award campaign reached 136 million people, earned more than 80 pieces of coverage and generated £400,000 in earned media value with no paid media spend.

## Products & services

- **Purpose Consultancy** — Purpose, sustainability and DEI strategy for corporate leaders and brands, including positioning, transformation and reporting.
- **Activist Agency** — Brand campaigns and movement-building work designed to turn a social or environmental commitment into public participation.
- **Innovation Studio** — New propositions, programs and experiences that translate purpose into practical products and services.
- **Revolt Labs** — Creative campaigns for charities and social causes, including The Diana Award, St John Ambulance, Refuge and the Social Mobility Foundation.
- **Revolt IQ** — Research and intelligence for brand purpose transformation, including Causes That Count and The Cost of Silence.

## Achievements

- Became the first UK business to win a Cannes Lion for Business Transformation.
- Grew to more than 70 people before the 2024 merger with Anthesis.
- The Diana Award campaign reached 136 million people, earned more than 80 pieces of coverage and generated £400,000 in earned media value with no paid media spend.
- Mars's Here to Be Heard collected more than 10,000 women's voices from 88 countries and generated more than 330 million impressions.
- Affinity Water's Save Our Streams produced more than 170,000 sign-ups and an estimated five million litres of daily water savings.
- The CPR Bra campaign generated a reported 1.2 billion impressions and 150 pieces of coverage.
- Won five Creative Circle awards, a Bronze Clio, two Outdoor Media Awards golds and an ADC*E silver in 2024, its most awarded creative year at that point.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Opened 30-minute online Sponge portfolio reviews for emerging and underrepresented creative talent.
- **2026-01** — Published Causes That Count 2026, based on responses from 5,000 people across the US, UK, Brazil, India and China.
- **2025-10** — Presented The Cost of Silence and Green Giants sessions during New York Climate Week.
- **2025-07** — Released The Cost of Silence research, analyzing more than 500 listed companies across 16 industries and three years of data.
- **2024-07** — Appointed former BBDO New York CEO Kirsten Flanik to lead Revolt North America.

## Links

- Website: https://revoltlondon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revoltlondon/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/revoltlondon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revolt.global/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/revoltlondon

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Last updated: 2026-09-24