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Clare Jenkinson, Strategic Advisor, Futures
Role: Using scenarios for strategy development, developing future visions, applying future-proofing techniques and conducting trend analysis. Clare is also involved with Forum's metrics work - using measurement to help organisations understand, value and manage what matters.
Background: Clare joined Forum as a Research and Information officer supporting the advisors, providing research support for partner work and projects. Prior to joining the Forum Clare spent time at the Royal Society researching government action on nanotechnology. Clare is also a qualified teacher, having taught Science and Citizenship in a challenging London school on the Teach First programme. She has worked for various environmental and educational charities in Nepal, Kenya, Bulgaria and Ghana.
Education: BA in Physics from Oxford University.
Email: c.jenkinson@forumforthefuture.org
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Jemima Jewell, Senior Strategic Advisor, Futures
Role: Jemima specialises in using futures techniques, such as scenario development and future visions, to develop strategy. Her areas of focus include sustainable retail and international development. Jemima led Forum’s recent project with DFID, The future climate for development, which developed scenarios and implications for the impact of climate change in low-income countries. She has project managed a wide range of Forum’s other futures work including using scenarios to develop a sustainability strategy for Finlays, and a project creating a vision of a sustainable healthcare system in the UK as part of the government’s Marmot review.
Background: Jemima joined Forum in 2007. Prior to this she worked at an advertising and communications agency as a strategic planner. She has also undertaken several periods of voluntary work, including teaching and environmental research, in Kenya, Ecuador and most recently Sri Lanka.
Education: Jemima graduated from Oxford University in 2005 with a first-class degree in Human Sciences
Email: j.jewell@forumforthefuture.org
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Ben Kellard, Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: Ben specialises in advising partners on the organisational change and leadership development aspects of sustainable development. His interest lies in enabling groups and leaders to identify and implement innovative and sustainable business solutions.
Background: Before joining the Forum, Ben worked as a consultant for an International business school where he assisted a number of European blue-chip organisations in the areas of strategy, leadership and change.
More recently Ben worked as a consultant for a large UK bank, where he collaborated with senior managers and directors to identify and deliver organisational development projects during a time of unprecedented change. He also ran their innovative in-house Masters degree, based on live strategic issues.
Education: Ben is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; he has an MSc in Philosophy from The University of Edinburgh and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Email: b.kellard@forumforthefuture.org
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Hugh Knowles, Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: Assisting Forum’s partners in the private and public sectors to build capacity for sustainable development, focusing in particular on the role of futures thinking and innovation.
Background: Hugh joined Forum from the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development where he worked on the social and environmental impacts of technology. This led him to dream up the WEEEman - a 3 tonne electronic waste sculpture that highlights our individual contributions to electronic waste. The sculpture can now be seen at the Eden Project following a spell on the South Bank in London.
Education: Hugh has a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences from Edinburgh University
Email: h.knowles@forumforthefuture.org
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Zoe Le Grand, Senior Sustainability Advisor
Role: Managing relationships with Forum's partners and funders; providing strategic sustainability advice to partners; leading and managing special projects; and engaging with and advising on public policy developments and discussions that affect sustainability, particularly in the public sector.
Background: Prior to joining Forum for the Future, Zoe worked at Constructing Excellence for five years. Most recently, as project manager, she was responsible for delivering a programme of work for the Constructing Excellence membership, focused on sustainability research projects and events. In addition, she delivered sustainability projects for public sector and government clients such as Defra and OGC on topics such as carbon awareness. She also produced a sustainability strategy and related training for a small Housing Association.
Education: Zoe holds a BA in Contemporary History from The University of Sussex.
Email: z.legrand@forumforthefuture.org
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7324 3628
Vicky Murray, Senior Sustainability Advisor
Role: Managing and advising a variety of Forum business partners and project-managing a number of special projects, with a focus on the tourism, fashion and retail sectors. While at the Forum, Vicky has co-authored Paradise Found, Tourism 2023, Fashioning Sustainability and Fashion Futures 2025.
Background: Vicky joined the Forum from AccountAbility in 2005, where she worked as part of the services team delivering sustainability assurance related services. She also worked on several projects looking at the business case for and strategic management of corporate responsibility, and ‘Responsible Lobbying’.
Education: Vicky has a BSc in Business Administration with French from Cardiff University. Vicky is trained in the use of The Natural Step Framework.
Email: v.murray@forumforthefuture.org
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Nathalie Nathe, Jr Admin and Events Assistant
Role: To provide project support and assist with the administration of Forum events and partnerships throughout the year.
Background: Prior to joining Forum for the Future in September 2009, Nathalie undertook climate change research in Finland for the University of London and worked for various sustainability charities in administrative, campaigning and editorial capacities. She also spent some time abroad working on conservation projects in South America.
Education: Nathalie has a BSc Geography degree from University College London (UCL) and will undertake a part-time MSc in September 2010.
Email: n.nathe@forumforthefuture.org
Tel: +44 (0)207 324 3680
Susanna Orchard, Finance Manager
Role: Managing the Business Programme finances on a day to day basis and providing support to the programme Directors
Background: Since achieving a BA (hons) in Cultural Studies at the University of East London, Susanna has worked in Human Resources for various organisations in London: PR, photographic services and, most recently, the public services union, Unison. She loves seeing new places and travelling; the most recent journey taking her through the US, Central America and Colombia.
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Email: s.orchard@forumforthefuture.org
Gerald Osmond, Financial Accountant
Role: Managing the finance department with particular emphasis on sales invoicing, credit control and payroll-related matters.
Background: Having qualified as a chartered accountant with Baker Sutton & Co. (which became part of Ernst & Young), Gerald spent 28 years as an accountant in property development working for First National Finance Corporation plc, then Regalian Properties Plc and finally Fairview New Homes Ltd. before joining Forum for the Future in 2008.
Education: BSc(SocSc) (first class honours) in Economics and Accountancy at Southampton University.
Email: g.osmond@forumforthefuture.org
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Lorna Pelly, Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: Lorna works in the Built Environment team, providing strategic advice to a range of public and private organisations in the sector. Lorna also manages the Engineers of the 21st Century programme, which brings together engineering based organisations to work together to deliver a significant step change towards sustainability in a product, process or engineering practice.
Background: Prior to joining the Forum, Lorna worked primarily in the water industry providing environmental and planning advice to infrastructure development projects and assisting with strategic sustainability planning. Lorna worked for an engineering consultancy in Edinburgh and before that, a private water company and a science consultancy in Auckland.
Education: Lorna has a BSc in Marine Geography from Cardiff University, an MSc in Marine Resource Development and Protection from Heriot-Watt University and is a Full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Email: l.pelly@forumforthefuture.org
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Paul Rainger, Head of Sustainable Bristol City-Region
Role: Paul leads Forum's Bristol team, delivering exemplar sustainability projects with a wide range of stakeholders in the Bristol and Bath West of England region. Working with these partners, Forum's ambition is to help make the Bristol City-Region the most sustainable in the UK, and one of the top green city-regions in the world.
Background: Before joining Forum in 2009, Paul led international work on humane and sustainable animal agriculture at the World Society for the Protection of Animals, delivering projects, training programmes and awareness campaigns in Asia and Latin America, particularly in China and Brazil. Paul is a former Director of Campaigns for the Liberal Democrats, and has also been a research astronomer.
Education: Paul has a PhD in low-mass interacting binary stars from St. Andrews University, after graduating in Astrophysics at Leicester University.
Email: p.rainger@forumforthefuture.org
Tel: +44 (0)7824 692 148
Ben Ross, Senior Sustainability Advisor
Role: Ben advises on the sustainability issues associated with our built environment. As part of Forum's work in the Bristol city-region, Ben is leading 'Refit West', our pioneering project to deliver large-scale energy efficient refurbishment to the UK's existing housing stock. In addition, Ben supports a number of business and public sector organisations, helping to deliver step changes in current practices and moving partner organisations towards a more sustainable footing. Other interest and skills lie within the financial services sector, direct organisational impacts and climate change.
Background: Prior to joining Forum in 2007, Ben spent four years as the Environmental Advisor for the Bank of Ireland where he identified the business risks and opportunities presented by the sustainable development agenda. Based within the property team he worked on a diverse range of initiatives from environmental management systems to commuter travel planning, supply chain management to product development.
Education: Ben has an MSc in Architecture: Advanced Environment and Energy Studies from University East London (taught on site at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth) and a BSc in Psychology, Sociology and Politics.
Email: b.ross@forumforthefuture.org
Tel: +44(0) 7824 691164
Helen Saunders, Human Resources Officer
Role: Helen is responsible for recruiting Forum's staff and interns, personal development and training, staff benefits and policies, and payroll. She is a member of Forum's Values Working Group and is the internal contact for Trustees. Helen has a BSc in Ecology from Otago University, New Zealand, a PGDip in Geography from King's London and an MSc in Education for Sustainability from London Southbank.
Background: Helen started her role at Forum in 2004 as a PA and Events Manager. Prior to this she worked in the Programmes Office at the Royal Geographical Society for four years, organising conferences, lectures and fund-raising events. Beyond Forum she plays her violin, and is Membership Secretary to the Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra.
Email: h.saunders@forumforthefuture.org
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Chris Sherwin, Head of Innovation
Role: Sustainable marketing and innovation, the development of sustainable
products and services, creative thinking and innovative approaches to sustainability.
Background: Prior to joining Forum, Chris worked on ecodesign and sustainable innovation in the electronics sector - with Philips Electronics and Electrolux. He has taught, lectured and researched innovative ecodesign throughout Europe.
Education: Chris has a PhD in ‘Innovative Ecodesign: an exploratory and descriptive study of Industrial Design practice’ at Cranfield University.
Email: c.sherwin@forumforthefuture.org
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Dr James Taplin, Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: James works in many sectors across the Forum Business Program providing analysis and advice as to the environmental impact of organisations (particularly in terms of emitted carbon), the costs of unsustainability, and the opportunities for improvement. Recent carbon assessment projects range from analysing the supply chain of a Fairtrade beverages organisation to determining the impacts of a large international tourism development. James also has extensive research expertise and provides rigorous input to a wide diversity of Forum projects spanning a range of sustainability issues.
Background: In addition to a solid theoretical and research background, James has also applied his knowledge extensively in the domestic and international commercial sphere. For instance, working for the World Bank and the Government of Tanzania, James was a key founding member of the environmental team set up to assess the environmental impacts of the Lower Kihansi Hydropower Project. At the other end of the scale, James worked in the environmental economics team at Enviros, and was responsible for creating models (for DEFRA and The Scottish Executive) that financially valued the full environmental and economic implications to the UK of alternative waste and recycling policies.
James’ driving environmental concern is enabling the true (environmental, social and economic) costs of goods and services to be accurately financially valued so that organisations have the opportunity of equitably incorporating them into their economic decision-making processes.
Education: James has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Economics and Management, a Masters in Environmental Technology, and a PhD that examined the impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity. He is also an Associate of the Centre for Ecology, Law & Policy at the University of York and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Email: j.taplin@forumforthefuture.org
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Anna Warrington, Sustainability Advisor
Background: Anna joined Forum for the Future in 2007 from a small Argentine charity that aims to build sustainability learning into the Argentine school curriculum and promote tangible action on sustainable development within communities. Previously, Anna has worked within both the private and public sectors on system design, implementation project work and procurement strategy building for central government.
Education: MA in Sustainable Business from the University of Leeds, and a BSc (hons) Business Administration from the University of Bath.
Email: a.warrington@forumforthefuture.org
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Iain Watt, Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: Iain heads Forum's work on climate change, and manages partnerships in the energy and aviation sectors. Iain developed and maintains the Forum Climate Challenge, which outlines five essential characteristics of a credible corporate climate strategy, and frames our engagement with our partners on climate change. As well as advising partners on the risks and opportunities associated with climate change, he has authored Getting to Zero: Defining Corporate Carbon Neutrality, which explores a number of the claims of carbon or climate neutrality that have been made so far and makes a series of recommendations about what should lie behind any such declaration, and Making Sense of the Low Carbon Economy, which provides an accessible overview of the drivers behind the low carbon economy and explores the potential implications for business in the UK.
Background: Prior to joining Forum, Iain spent 7 years working at Ceres, a leading U.S. coalition of investment funds, environmental organisations and other public interest groups. Specialising in sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement, he was involved in writing the early versions of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
Education: Iain has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts and a BA in Geography from Oxford University.
Email: i.watt@forumforthefuture.org
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Ilka Weissbrod, Senior Sustainability Advisor - Innovation
Role: Ilka specialises in helping businesses to embed sustainability in their product/service development and what this means for strategy.
Background: A real mixture of hands-on, policy and business response to sustainability challenges! A three-year vocational training as waste manager in Germany saw Ilka wielding spanners in recycling plants, running consumer-facing sites and, at its most glamorous, [wo]manning the back of a garbage truck. In a rather more beautiful setting, she also worked on the fields of an organic farm in Kent. The writing of the MSc thesis whilst interning with the United Nations Environment Programme (Division of Technology, Industry and Economics) gave Ilka a genuine insight in the policy arena. Finally, producing key performance indicators for a UK civil engineering company provided the opportunity to experience first-hand how strategy is embedded in business and what barriers can hinder progress. Since joining Forum for the Future in 2006, Ilka developed content and project managed a number of large change strategy projects; many firmly anchored in the belief that innovation is key to address sustainability challenges. She is also a trained and experienced facilitator.
Education: MSc Environmental Technology from Imperial College London (specialised in climate change); BSc (Hons) Business & Environment from Imperial College Wye
Email: i.weissbrod@forumforthefuture.org
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Jane Wilkinson, Course Director for Forum Masters Programme and Principal Sustainability Advisor
Role: Jane is responsible for Forum’s masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development programme. In addition, she advises partners on organisational change and leadership development aspects of sustainable development. Her interests include designing action learning and action research for sustainability. She has authored and contributed to a number of reports on leadership for sustainability in the education sector for the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services as well as Higher and Further education bodies.
Background: Jane’s expertise is in learning and development. Prior to joining the Forum in 2006, she worked as a training consultant to companies on CSR initiatives and was a member of the CSR board for Impact International. For 10 years she worked in international development managing training for VSO, including spells in Thailand and the Solomon Islands where she supported sustainable livelihoods programmes. Prior to this, she ran an innovative Insight into Management programme bringing together undergraduates and graduate recruiters and was on the board of Bristol University Careers Service. After graduating, she worked in oil exploration for 5 years.
Education: Jane has an MA in Geography, is a trained facilitator and member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (ex-Council member) and on the committee of the Tropical Agricultural Association Award Fund.
Email: j.wilkinson@forumforthefuture.org
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