Chepstow, Wales, United Kingdom
I'm happy to be part of the wonderful team at Climatiq, one of the most timely and important startups of this decade. Together we can and will break down the barriers to easy, transparent and resource-efficient carbon accounting for all. Action is infinitely more important (and generally more likely to put a smile on your face) than simply accounting. The old adage that you can't manage what you can't count isn't true. Good accounting can help prioritise action. After almost 20 years in the field, starting well before it became fashionable, it is great to finally see some true innovation. Watch this space. In the mean time, switch off the television set and do something that will put a smile on my face instead. My background... I studied economics at Cambridge and worked as a Chartered Accountant for two of the big four firms, but I needed to do something useful, so took a Master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability. I was then privileged to work for a unique organisation, as Sustainability Manager at the Royal Household. This covered 10 wonderful years sharing an office with the most incredible people at the cutting edge of environmental issues in the Prince's International Sustainability Unit. Following that I continued my work with smaller businesses, helping reduce their impacts by founding Green Finch and working with a range of high-end clients. Next I was happy to be working with a group of sustainability-focused people at Anthesis, on projects that might make the world slightly less uninhabitable in future. And now? See above.
Business strategy; accounts and tax; delivering lovely fresh, locally - sourced organic veg around Lewisham.
Making the world a better place, one spreadsheet at a time. Sometimes with several open at once.
I co-founded Green Finch and worked with clients to understand and manage their energy use, carbon footprints and wider environmental and social impacts. I also taught myself how to use Word-Press to create a rather snazzy website.
I was responsible for environmental management at the Royal Household. This was a wide-ranging and rather wonderful role that incorporated all aspects of sustainability from greenhouse gas reporting to responsible fishing and rainforest preservation. Some of the highlights were the regular visits to the Home Farm, Highgrove, Balmoral and Llwynywermod to understand and help mitigate their environmental impacts, writing the Annual Review sustainability sections and then explaining them at press conferences , long discussions about climate change and what it means (by 2007 it was already abundantly clear we were in a lot of trouble), fishing, plastics, deforestation, the "True Costs" of agriculture, ornithology, bicycles, electric cars, dual-flush toilets and the pitfalls of 16th century plumbing.