Carbon Co-op is a community benefit society that enables householders to adopt retrofit measures to radically reduce the energy performance of their home.Established in 2011, the co-operative has a fast growing membership and has delivered projects on behalf of DECC, NESTA and local authorities including Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Authority.

Volunteer board member for new community bookshop.

Operation Farm is a community-based organisation aimed at linking up sustainable and local food growers and producers with consumers. Our vision is to create a community farm for the benefit of people in Tameside and beyond, in order to grow food, promote health and wellbeing and provide an educational resource.

Carbon Co-op project development manager, including progress to final 20 of NESTA's Big Green Challenge competition and participation in Young Foundation Social Innovation Camp 2009.- Initiation, project development and management of OpenSpace, a co-working co-op based in Hulme, Manchester.- Project development manager of `Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth? a series of climate change/well being engagement events for New Economics Foundation - Research consultant on Wake Up Saddleworth, a DEFRA-funded, action research project for GMCVO, Manchester, examining the role of the community sector in delivering local area agreement targets.- Event management for organisations including Co-ops North West and OXFAM- Facilitation at RS2010 consultation event for Voluntary Sector NW and NWDA

I am a founder member and director of this co-working co-operative for Third Sector freelancers and small organisations, based in Hulme, South Manchester.

I am a musician working under the name Invertor as well as a project manager who works to deliver innovative and challenging multi-disciplinary art and music projects.

The Urban Research Collective was established in 2009 by Jonathan Atkinson and Pete Abel. Urban Research Collective is incorporated as a Community Interest Company and provides a framework for associate researchers and activists.

I was a founder member of this Manchester-based art and design co-operative working as a researcher on artist-led projects as well as an account manger for the graphic design and marketing business.

May 2002-2007 Social change through the creation of art, design and researchDirection of DEFRA-funded project Wythenshawe Forever!, part of the Communicating Climate Change programme, aimed at creating attitudinal change around climate change in a marginalised community.- Development of design and marketing projects for co-operative and social enterprise clients

Research, marketing and design

Co-op memberResearcher, marketing and design

Co-op memberResearcher, journalist, marketing and layout

Critical corporate research to aid consumer buying decisions- Research into sustainable lifestyles and consumer choices, included consultancy work on development of Co-operative Bank ethical policy- Writer on Ethical Consumer magazine, creating accessible consumer reports, delivering complex information in a clear, understandable manner