Gareth Kane

Current

Director at Terra Infirma

Past

Centre Manager at CLEMANCE
Research Associate at Newcastle University

Education

University of Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge

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Gareth Kane’s Summary

Gareth is one of the most successful practitioners of eco-industrial development in the UK. He established Terra Infirma in 2006 to bring sustainability to industry, industrial clusters and the public sector. Clients include:

• AEA Technology Ltd
• UK Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• Dott 07
• Stone Homes Ltd
• The Environmental Academy Ltd
• Durham County Council
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
• Gentoo Ventures Ltd
• RWE nPower
• The UK's National Health Service (NHS)
• The European Union

Gareth is the author of The Three Secrets of Green Business which will be published by Earthscan in late 2009.

He is regularly invited to speak and write on eco-industrial development and has an international profile in the field. He has appeared on BBC TV programmes including The Politics Show, 6 O'Clock News and Countryfile to discuss sustainability issues. He has been appointed to the EU's Interreg project review expert panel and the pool of experts on the EU's Urbact programme. He produced the report LOTUS: Leapfrogging Obstacles to Urban Sustainability for the Local Government Association.

Gareth Kane’s Specialties:

Areas of expertise include sustainable production and consumption, sustainability strategies and policy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), legislation, industrial ecology, industrial symbiosis, resource efficiency, waste minimisation, recycling, energy efficiency, urban sustainability, eco-building, eco-product development and marketing.

Gareth Kane’s Experience

Director

Terra Infirma

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

Terra Infirma's mission is to bring sustainability to life by developing environmentally and economically sustainable solutions. Expertise includes eco-industrial development, resource efficiency, eco-design of products and industrial symbiosis (one company's waste becoming the raw material for another).
Centre Manager

CLEMANCE

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

April 2000 — July 2006 (6 years 4 months)
Research Associate

Newcastle University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

February 1998 — March 2000 (2 years 2 months)

Design for a Clean Environment Project