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GoodGym is a not-for-profit social enterprise that connects runners, walkers, cyclists or those who want to get fit, with physical tasks which benefit their community with environmental and social missions. I lead GoodGym in the Brighton & Hove area and help to make it a healthier and better-connected place, by encouraging volunteers to get fit by doing good in charitable organisations. As a GoodGym area activator, I am responsible for increasing participation and for developing a local volunteering TaskForce and network of community projects. Working on the front-line with small charities who are lacking in funding is very rewarding and we can make a big difference together. Everybody is welcome!

Review, provide feedback and make recommendations based on the Active Sussex’s Strategy Progress Report, and any other supporting information, to the Board of Trustees to support progress against the new strategy "Getting Sussex Moving" 2023-28. Ensure alignment to delivering the Sport England ‘Uniting the Movement’ Strategy, with a priority focus on Measurement, Evaluation and Learning. Engagement with Sport for Development Coalition. Development of the trust’s environmental sustainability agenda.

Sustainable Advisory Resources contracted freelance for managing sustainability programmes, strategies, action plans, stakeholder and community engagement, monitoring and evaluation of granted funds, Climate Change and CSR performance reporting, Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment, auditing, feasibility studies, due diligence and compliance assurance within third-party certification schemes. I am keen in bringing sustainability at the core of performance achievement by empowering both small-medium social enterprises and trading corporates in collaborative partnerships to deliver grass route initiatives and contribute to the sustainable life-cycle of the future. Provision of business-to-business, business-to-customer, business-to-community sustainability advisory services.

Finance due diligence for the PWSA UK board of trustees, by overviewing the organisation’s affairs and ensuring its financial viability. Ensuring that the charity pursues its stated purposes, as defined in its governing document, by developing and agreeing on a long-term strategy and aligning with its core mission, objectives, and values.

Provided advise on membership growth and engagement strategies. Reviewed BASIS membership offering and BASIS Sustainable Sport Certification Scheme. Coordinating BASIS members, Sport clubs, Sport National Governing Bodies, individuals and organisations with interest in sustainable sport to embrace the full benefits of BASIS membership and unlocking the power of partnership.

CONCORDIA – supporting people to thrive, is a charity based in Brighton, part of a global community, CCIVS, working with partners of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations. Team leader in a National Citizen Service Programme in the South East. As NCS leader I helped teams of 15+ young adults to learn new skills and grow confidence thought sports and life-skills workshops, and then to design and deliver a social action project benefiting their local community. Through a range of different experiences — in their community, and away from home — young people can build their confidence, resilience, and well-being, gather work skills, and become engaged citizens who feel motivated to make a positive difference in society. International volunteers coordinator. I coordinated teams of volunteers from abroad to develop skills and gain cultural exchange experiences through volunteering work projects so that they can thrive.

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Managed and administered the BEC Community Fund, from the design of the grant programme to the appraisal and allocation of the grants, including the assessment of local renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that were awarded. Fundraising, campaigning, business development and investment in community-owned renewable energy. Managed the engagement and communication with the cooperative shareholders.

Educational charity and Europe’s only sustainable tourism and outdoor venue hosting non-profit sustainability events – Advocated sustainable community living while leading teams up to 100 volunteers running the operations of Green & Away during events like Resurgence Summer Camp “Explore Creative Ideas for Change”, Ecopsycology, River Simple Strategy camp.

Brussels Area, Belgium

EUROFER, European Steel Association, is the voice of the European steel industry and provides information and analysis on the sector's performance, challenges and opportunities.Managed the suststeel® project i.e. the EUROFER Sustainable Steel Mark for the EU construction sector, including delivery within budget and meeting all regulatory, certification and communication expectations of major EU steel manufacturers at 40+ steel manufacturing factories across EU • Responsible for suststeel® governance, compliance and assurance in day-¬to¬-day operations, assisting factories in the implementation of the sustainability management system, KPIs self-assessment and third-party independent audits • Directed development of marketing and communication strategy and promotion and communication of the suststeel® mark added value with all industry stakeholders, resulting in suststeel® recommended by the European Commission in the Action Plan for a sustainable and competitive steel manufacturing industry in Europe.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Business development and consultancy in Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Product Declaration, MRPI® ie Dutch EPD, Carbon Footprint, Eco-labelling (Projects proposals, £20-50,000, for SGS environmental, industry, consumers business lines in NL, Germany, UK, Swiss). Accreditation of SGS to ISO Standard 14025: 2010 – Environmental Product Declaration for SGS operations worldwide.Appointed by the SGS head office in Geneva to take on the development and implementation of the SGS Global Green Buildings Business Development Programme 2011-2014. Management of market research, capability assessments, sale strategy and services mapping for the development and implementation of the U$2 million budget SGS Global Business Development Programme in Green Buildings, 2011-2014. Internal and external recruitment. Training and coordination of EMEA regional teams across 11 business lines. Development of SGS Standard Operative Procedures, database of energy efficiency in buildings (EEB) projects, references and case studies, marketing toolbox.

London, United Kingdom

Management of the corporate sustainability and responsible procurement strategies for the UK cement industry, including carbon strategy, stakeholder engagement, sustainability benchmarking, GHG and KPIs reporting. Impact management, performance monitoring and audit. Delivery of action programmes, PR, communication, policy and advocacy. Provision of secretariat to UK and EU sustainability committees, leadership and directions to technical, marketing and senior boards for strategic decision making and collaborative partnership with Environment Agency, DEFRA, DG Environment, World Business Council Sustainable Development, Green Building Council, International Energy Agency. Development of standards, code of best practices and guidelines. Provision of advisory and consultation on: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Responsible Sourcing of construction materials in the supply chains; for BRE Environmental Profiles, BREEAM, BES 6001, BS 8900, BS PAS 2050, International EPD®, EN 15804.

Brussels Area, Belgium

CEMBUREAU is the European Cement Association based in Brussels and representing organisations of the cement industry in Europe, i.e. national cement industry associations of the European Union and cement companies including LafargeHolcim, HeidelbergCement, Cemex, Italcementi.Development and implementation of the EU sustainable construction action plan to 2010, and biodiversity action plan. Seconded UK chairman of the EU Sustainable Construction Committee and concrete forum. Case studies development and publications on sustainable construction and biodiversity. Multi stakeholder advisory on sustainability standards and schemes: EN 350 Sustainability of Construction works, Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Product Category Rules (PCR) of cement and concrete products, via the International EPD® System, ECO Platform EPD.Key partnership and liaison with EU associate members of CEMBUREAU, European Concrete Forum, European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), Concrete Sustainability Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative, UNEP Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, Eco-Platform.

Developed household recycling schemes in Sussex; DEFRA funded initiative by Waste Energy Research Group in partnership with East Sussex and West Sussex County Councils • Encouraged waste recycling via local communities’ engagement and promotion of incentives • Monitored and assessed the participation rate of Local Authorities in pilot projects.

Lead PhD research and evaluated the significance of the environmental impacts of kitchen refurbishments within the building's lifetime through scenarios analysis • Pilot online survey on the frequency of domestic refurbishments and statistical data analysis • Developed case studies to quantify the use and end-use of specific kitchen components and materials in Local Authority housing at Brighton and Hove. Liaising with building services engineers, surveyors and contractors, kitchen material manufacturers, etc • Developed a MS Excel-based calculation model to assess target environmental impacts including embodied energy and CO2 emissions, use of resources, waste generation, using a Life Cycle Assessment appraisal • Mentoring of students

Cuneo Area, Italy

Organised a professional training course for “technical responsible in waste management”. Development of didactic modules, co-ordination of lecturers and mentoring of students. Ensured the delivery of the learning objectives.

Cuneo Area, Italy

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and review of projects, including: “Green steam project” of Ferrero SpA, (Italy) (a thermochemical plant for the waste management and production of energy), airport Cuneo-Levaldigi, (Italy), quarries in the Maritime Alps, waste landfill, hydro derivations and defence structures on river banks, etc. Consolidation of Environment Agency’s positions following coordinated consultation of other departmental areas within the Agency, such as air and water quality, soil contamination and waste. Reported appraisal results to Regional and Local Authorities responsible for the authorisation of the projects.

Turin Area, Italy

Developed pilot research to identify packaging waste arising from the agriculture sector. Liaison and stakeholder engagement with public authorities, farmers, and their trade bodies. Data collection and analysis of the waste stream arising through a case study. Reported research outcomes and funding searching to develop a full business case.

Cuneo Area, Italy

Industry process analysis and environmental impact assessment. Implemented a research project; data collection and interpretation. Audited environmental management practices, procedures, and certification options for implementing an environmental management system (ISO 14001).

Phd, Environmental Life-Cycle Of Buildings

Pgd, Research Methodologies

Laurea In Scienze Ambientali, Environmental Science

UK equivalent to: BS (Environmental Science, graded 1st class) MS (Environmental and natural sciences specialisation in impacts assessment)