Gareth Kane
Managing Director, Terra Infirma Ltd
Gareth Kane is an internationally recognised environmental and sustainability expert, specialising in embedding sustainability principles into industry, the public sector and social enterprises. In the last twelve years, he has worked with hundreds of organisations to improve their environmental and economic performance, diverting 100,000s tonnes of waste from landfill and cutting 10,000s tonnes of carbon emissions. He has trained more than 2,000 people in sustainability issues. His clients include the BBC, BAE Systems plc, Johnson Matthey plc, the National Health Service, East Coast Mainline, Aker Solutions Ltd and Gentoo Housing.
Gareth is an experienced project manager, an in-demand speaker and a highly effective and trained facilitator of group problem solving. He has appears regularly as a media pundit on sustainability issues on, for example, the BBC Six O’Clock News, Countryfile, The Politics Show and local radio. In 2008 The Journal newspaper named Gareth as a ‘Rising Star, Future Leader’ for his work on sustainability. In June 2010 his company, Terra Infirma Ltd, was praised in the press by UK Environment Secretary, the Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP.
Gareth’s first book, The Three Secrets of Green Business, was published by Earthscan in December 2009. His second, The Green Executive was published in May 2011.
