Simon Ferrigno is a consultant, researcher and writer on sustainability. He is experienced in field research, advising brands and NGOs, and public communication (media, workshops, conferences and education). He has been active in this sector since 1998 and freelance since 2005, completing numerous projects, articles, reports, and a book, 'An Insider's Guide to Cotton & Sustainability' (2012) which went to an updated and expanded new edition in 2020. He has worked across Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, Zambia, South Africa, Uganda) as well as India, Latin America (Peru, Brazil, Paraguay), Turkey, Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) and the USA. He has worked widely in cotton, alongside other crops and products including rice, fruit, and livestock. Simon's approach has always been to look at the output of the whole agricultural system rather than a single crop. As a youngster, Simon worked on mixed farms in France and later as a chef before returning to study, giving him a good all round view of food and farming. Simon is co-lead on Cotton Diaries and also works on projects with colleagues in Africa, notably Silvere Tovignan, so can easily build teams for specific projects. Since 2019 he has helped run a heritage programme with Belong Nottingham (a social enterprise supporting migrants and refugees mainly of African origin) looking at the story of Africans in Nottingham who travelled with David Livingstone in the 19th Century.Simon Ferrigno is chair of European Movement Derbyshire and a member of European Movement UK's national council, a Co-op Member Pioneer and a board member of Derby charity Revive Healthy Living Centre. He was volunteer editor in chief for Central Bylines (www.centralbylines.co.uk) from 2021 to 2022, also contributing articles and interviews. Specialties: strategy design, development agency, editing, english, finance, french, fundraising, leadership, marketing, meeting facilitation, networking, personnel, policy analysis, production, project development, project management, publicity, reports, research, spanish, strategic, supervisory skills, teaching, training materials, tutoring, web site production, writing,