James Parker

Sustainability Advisory

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

At Minimum, we are working on making effective climate action for businesses so accessible there is no reason not to embrace it. Minimum can help out every stage of the net zero journey. Minimum makes it easy to integrate carbon emissions calculation into any aspect of a business. This allows organisations to easily do the following: - Calculate your carbon footprint across the whole value chain - Accurately track reductions over time - Automatically create reports (e.g. SECR, Annual report contributions, internal engagement)

Experience

  • Sustainability Advisor at Watershed
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Minimum (Full-time · 4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Commercial Strategy and Sustainability Lead
      Jan 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Founding Sustainability Lead
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • The Carbon Trust (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Consultant
      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Delivery of certification assurance work against Carbon Trust Standard Protocols, ISO 14064, PAS 2050:2011 and GHG Protocol. Advising organisations from a range of sectors on their carbon reporting, sustainability strategy, and target setting.

    • Senior Associate
      Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Delivery of certification assurance work against Carbon Trust Standard Protocols, ISO 14064, PAS 2050:2011 and GHG Protocol. Advising organisations from a range of sectors on their carbon reporting, sustainability strategy, and target setting.

    • Associate
      Sep 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Delivery of certification assurance work against Carbon Trust Standard Protocols, PAS 2050:2011 and GHG Protocol. Evaluating carbon footprints of companies and advising on the move towards a more sustainable future.

  • Policy Researcher at Renewable Energy Association
    Nov 2017 - Feb 2018 · 4 mos

    Wrote a report on the current state of electric vehicles in the UK and analysed the tax benefits and grants available to users. This included interviews with key people in the industry from both the private and public sector. Also supported the energy sector team on adhoc requests by researching client requests.

  • Graduate transport planner at Atkins
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Network transport, sustainability and financial impact modelling. Complex analysis of large data sets through GIS software and spreadsheet based models. Project management of large infrastructure projects.