Mr Mark Howard
Telephone: 01803 762093
Honorary Research Associate
Mark Howard graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2005 with a degree in engineering, following this he was appointed as a KTP Associate at Riverford Organic Vegetables in Devon to run a two year project in collaboration with the University of Exeter.
Primarily the project investigated the carbon footprint of the business in order to guide sustainability policy with a view to the future low carbon economy.
As well as measuring the direct carbon footprint caused by use of fuel and electricity on site, a significant amount of work focused on carbon embedded in products and services both upstream and downstream from the business. This work included tailored research into the impacts of glasshouse tomato production, packaging materials used and food miles at both national and international levels.
Following completion of the project Mark has remained at Riverford as Energy & Sustainability Coordinator, focussing further on energy efficiency and continuing research into embedded carbon.
