Meet the Team

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Stuart is proud of the work of PECT (iiE’s parent organisation) and its role in improving communities and businesses. He spent much of his earlier career working as a consultant for government agencies and private clients, using technology data to inform decision making and collaborative action. Since moving into the third sector, Stuart has helped to bring this knowledge to help optimise programmes and activities. Stuart has a seeming endless supply of puns and bad jokes as well as a love for spreadsheets!

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April is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and tools to improve their environmental impact and promote corporate sustainability. She has worked on environmental and sustainability issues for over 15 years, and has been the lead for iiE since 2016. April has worked with hundreds of businesses to help them put in place effective measures to reduce their carbon footprints through engagement with core environmental management principles as they progress towards ambitious net-zero targets.

April is obsessed with cutting through the noise and spending time on the things that matter – for impact and engagement. April holds a BSc in Biology, an MSc in Environmental Management, and is a Chartered Environmentalist and full member of IEMA.

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David is a (self described) data-head; he excels in carbon and energy analysis and has a broad depth of knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency and how it can be applied to an organisation.

A senior member of the team, he leads iiE’s energy consultancy services and the development of its carbon management tools. He is a technical guru – from spreadsheets to green technology – and is a firm advocate for the right technology in the right place. He has worked with organisations of all sizes and from all sectors represented within the membership to find successful ways to make vital changes to reduce their energy reliance and carbon emissions.

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Camilla is a keen environmentalist with strong knowledge in the area of resource efficiency. She has previously worked for WasteWatch and London Remade, an early flagship for the circular economy, before setting up on her own to undertake freelance research, project management and communications work in the environmental sector.

She has also delivered energy efficiency, sustainable transport and waste reduction projects in her home town and has experience of delivering programmes in the Humanitarian Aid and Arts sectors. She has recently completed the Business Sustainability Management Course at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership and, through iiE, is inspired by helping organisations take actions which consider the planet and people as well profits.

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Emily has a flair for encouraging iiE members to devise and implement changes to improve their environmental and social impact. After completing a Masters in Sustainability, Emily joined iiE to help organisations improve their environmental performance and support them on their sustainability journey. Emily is great at systems thinking and process – key things that will help businesses move forward on the things that count.

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Hannah is passionate about creating a better future and encouraging the promotion of sustainability through inspiring others to take action. After completing a masters in Sustainability and Consultancy, she joined iiE to work with organisations to reduce their environmental impact and support them on their journey to embed sustainable practices. Hannah has a keen eye for data and really spotting what a business can try next to be most effective.

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Giustina is a sustainability professional with previous experience in the consumer goods, health and construction industries, promoting and embedding sustainability across key functions of businesses.

A team player with powerful communications experience, Giustina is skilled in corporate social responsibility, strategic planning,  and has represented globally recognised brands. She has a flair for generating sustainability-focused behavioural change both within organisations and with consumers and strives to establish customer relationships and partnerships to achieve common sustainable goals.

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Alex brings an infectious enthusiasm to her work, making her perfect for the job of telling people about the great work of iiE. She has an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity and has worked with councils, businesses and communities to move towards greener choices. She has strong experience in the environmental sector, most recently marketing and delivering PECT’s Blueprint to a Circular Economy and Cool Food Pro projects.

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Jo is the engagement lead for the North East. She has worked in the environmental sector for over 20 years, with expertise in environmental consultancy and waste management. This experience enables her to empathise with organisational aspirations to deliver sustainability whilst running the day-to-day operations. She is committed to demonstrating that environmental performance can positively impact an organisation’s bottom line.

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Jan is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, a Chartered Member of the CIPD and a Practitioner Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. She has a background in building design – her first career was in architecture, and has many years experience in learning and development with a focus on management, and more recently project management and coaching. As a Sustainability Consultant she thrives on enabling organisations to reduce their carbon footprint and engaging their staff to achieve this. She has lived in a passivhaus and has recently refurbished a Victorian terraced house with an air source heat pump, internal wall insulation, double glazing and solar photovoltaic panels. She runs carbon footprinting workshops, as well as Carbon Conversations and Carbon Literacy for organisations. Jan is the engagement lead for the North West region.

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Antony worked for PECT from 2001-2005, during which time he led the Business & Environment team and developed the award winning Business Environment Management Scheme and The Materials Exchange.

Since then Antony has worked on a number of local, regional and national business support programmes focused on sustainability including; Envirowise; the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP); Resource Efficiency East and Grants4Growth. Antony returned to PECT in late 2016 to work on the Business Energy Efficiency programme.

Antony is a Full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment, a Chartered Environmentalist and has an MBA in Environmental Management.

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Brigette is a Sustainable Finance and ESG Expert with over 10 years of experience working across investment banking and finance, and environmental consultancy. With a background in Environmental Science, she has an in-depth understanding of the complexities and interconnectivity of the impacts of organisations on the natural environment. Further, she specialises in assisting organisations to manage, measure and report their environmental and social risks and impacts, and has been appointed as a Green Finance expert to the UK PACT programme funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). She is the Director of ANZ and the Americas for Green Arch Consulting, Co-founder of Frontierra and is a Certified Advisory Board Chair.

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Danielle is based in Leeds and runs Optimo Business Limited, helping change-making organisations to optimise their operations. With a passion for all things planet and people, she loves exploring the ways that she can have a positive impact on the world we live in, both personally and professionally.

Danielle has over 15 years in operations and business change, with experience across private, public and third sectors. She enjoys finding ways that people, processes, technology and information can work in harmony in organisations and across whole systems, to create positive change. She is also Chair of Trustees for Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity and volunteers for Victim Support in her spare time.

Danielle loves music, food and the outdoors and has been enjoying open water swimming over the last couple of years, alongside her frequent hikes in the Yorkshire countryside.

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James leads the innovation, corporate relations, communications and marketing functions at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, where is part of the senior leadership team.

James has worked on sustainability issues in private, public and NGO sectors. He previously set up a Business Engagement and Innovation team at Friends of the Earth to develop new ideas, business partnerships, networks and alliances. In this role he worked across environmental campaigns and programmes on climate and energy, food, resource use, nature and biodiversity. In 2011 he worked for 6 months setting up sustainable agriculture projects in high altitude communities in the Peruvian Andes.

He held a variety of senior commercial roles at Vodafone UK developing strategic partnerships and new routes to market and founded a digital media start up in 2008.

James holds a BSc (Rural Estate Management) and a Master’s in Leadership for Sustainable Development. He is a Board Trustee of two sustainability-focussed NGOs, PECT and TPI – The Partnering Initiative, where he brings sustainable business, commercial, and leadership experience.

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Virginia is the founder and director of Green Gorilla Consultants Ltd (www.thegreengorilla.co.uk), a training and coaching company focusing exclusively on empowering sustainability professionals to become the most confident and assertive version of themselves.

Virginia is a qualified architect, project manager, BREEAM AP, ISO14001 Lead Auditor and Accredited Practitioner Coach, with a lifelong passion for sustainability. She is the author of SustainABLE: How to Find Success as a Sustainability Professional in a Rapidly Changing World, a practical guide for those that have a passion for sustainability but cannot make an impact.

Virginia is also a Lecturer in Sustainability and Environmental Management at Coventry University.