Sarah Griffith
Sarah originally joined Brook Lyndhurst in September 2002, following the completion of a masters degree in Business Strategy, Policy and the Environment from Birkbeck College, University of London. She returned to the company in January 2009 after taking time out to care for her young children. Since joining Brook Lyndhurst she has worked on a range of projects across the spectrum of sustainability, including:
Energy
Sarah managed Brook Lyndhurst's project on Planning for Renewable Energy for the then ODPM and has also worked on the London Energy Strategy and the London Energy Action Partnership.
Society
Sarah has worked on projects including Sustainable Cities and the Ageing Society, for ODPM, and Social Capital in Rural England for Defra, where she conducted both desk-based and primary research.
Food
Sarah has worked on a scenario planning exercise for Defra which looks at possible futures for waste and resource efficiency within the food chain.
Sarah's key project strengths include her ability to synthesise and analyse information and to produce clear and rigorous reports. Her particular interest lies in qualitative research.
Before taking her Masters degree, Sarah qualified as a solicitor. She has a Bachelors degree in history from the University of Cambridge.
Sarah is also a governor of a local primary school.
Projects with Sarah Griffith
Project Team Member
IN THIS SECTION
-
Staff
-
Sustainability reporting
Brook Lyndhurst Blog
-
Dear Sir/Madam
I reacted badly this week when, in response to a tender document I’d prepared, I received an email saying “Thank you for your submission, but I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application…” It wasn’t the No that upset me - it’s an occupational hazard of competitive tendering, after all, and [...]
-
Time to buy the Sustainable Development Commission?
News that the government has decided to withdraw its funding for the Sustainable Development Commission is prompting comment in a number of locations. I particularly enjoyed George Monbiot’s observation that the £1.9mn being saved is no more than ‘a rounding error’ on the Trident missile invoice. Having once been a Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development [...]
-
Marketing to the marketers will be key for green claims guidance
Our research for Defra on the prevalence and content of green claims was published recently. The study – along with our work on consumer understanding of green terms – is feeding into a revision of Defra’s green claims guidance for marketers, the consultation for which closed in June. While researching a possible follow up story, one [...]