Who
we are
EP@W
Ltd is a small company dedicated to providing online support to people
at work wishing to improve environmental performance. There are two
directors.
Dr
Charles Clutterbuck PhD, MSc, BSc, PGCE, FRSA
(PGCE = Teachers Certificate) (FRSA is Fellow of Royal Society of
Arts)
Dr Charles
Clutterbuck is one of the world's leading authorities on the environment.
With 30 years experience, he dedicates his life to working, researching,
promoting and advising the Government, environmental and labour groups
eg: He co-wrote the original
"Workers Education and the Environment" learning materials
for the Intenational Labour Organisation. He retired as a Seniour
Lecturer from Blackburn College and worked as a Senior Training Advisor
at Goundwork Blackburn.
He is a member of the UK government's 'Advisory
Committee on Pesticides' and the Advisory Group for the Co-op
on pesticide reduction. He represents the TUC on the Health &
Safety Executive "Health
in Agriculture" Working Group. He is a Temporary Adviser
to World Health Organisation on online materials for Health,
Environment & Safety in the workplace, and Food
and Nutrition course programme,
He represents the UK government's Trade Union Sustainable Development
Advisory Committee (TUSDAC)
on the Sector Skills Development Agency's (SSDA) Steering Group for
Sustainable Development. As part of the build up to the World Summit,
Charlie was nominated to the RSA "Sustainable Development Award"
and came in 5th in a worldwide vote (nomination
and full
coverage of award winners).
He has
three degrees in agricultural science, a BSc (Agricultural Zoology)
from Newcastle University, an MSc (Applied Plant Science) and a PhD
(on the effects of herbicides on soil fauna) from Wye (now Imperial)
College, London University. He also has a Teaching Certificate and
a "D32" (now 'Assessor Unit'). He has co-written two books
about food and pesticides, was Chair of Lancashire College of Agriculture,
and is now an Associate of the Centre
for Environmental Protection, London Metropolitan University and
an Honorary Research Fellow of the Food Policy team at City University
(previously
at Thames Valley University).
Nancy
Thompson MA (Env Ed), Cert Ed, AMIEMA
Nancy
Thompson spent 15 years involved in environmental conservation work
with Wildlife Trusts, Local Authorities and as a Country Park Range
before entering the teaching profession. She taught environmental
sciences & env. management, developed courses and materials for
Lancaster University, Workers Education Association, and several F
& HE Colleges in the North West. She was Environmental Projects
Officer for Blackburn College, and developed their first draft EMS,
and moderator of a Europe wide environmental training development
project. She is a qualified vocational training assessor and verifier
(D32 Assessor & D34 Verifier units)
Nancy
has extensive experience in training people to implement environmental
management systems from both educational and practical perspectives
as a consultant with Groundwork Trust. She is an Associate Member
of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment and was
a member of the Management Charter Initiative working group that developed
the national vocational Environmental Management Standards. Nancy
authored the UfI Learn Direct programme
'Environmental Management Toolkit' to enable businesses to introduce
an EMS. and has reviewed environmental publications for Gee Publishing
and the Engineering Employers Federation.
For her Masters degree in Environmental Education, Nottingham Trent
University [1999-2001], Nancy used the development & pilots of
the epaw Environmental Practitioner Programme as action research to
discover 'What educational processes enable employees to contribute
to improved environmental and sustainable development practices in
the workplace?'
Recent
EP@W reports:
"Towards
a sustainable waste strategy" for TUC
Report
of NW England pilot of Environmental Effectiveness
Workplace skills for Energy and Environment Report for Action Energy
(draft available on request)
Environmental Skills & Trade Unions Report for Action Energy
(draft available on request)
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