Michael Sturges

Associate consultant

Expertise

Carbon footprinting, lifecycle assessment, eco-labeling and sustainability reporting, especially in the packaging, paper, printing and published sectors. Currently a member of the ISO task force on the requirements for a carbon footprinting methodology for the printing and publishing industries.

Key clients

Government agencies including the European Commission, UK Department of Trade and Industry, Japan Economic Planning Agency and the OECD, as well as corporations in the packaging and paper supply chains (e.g. Georgia Pacific, Tetra Pak, GlaxoSmithKline, Smith & Nephew).

Career highlights

• Developing the cost-benefit analysis techniques used to establish European packaging waste recovery and recycling targets.
• Developing the award-winning Magazine Carbon Footprint Calculator, a tool for the UK magazine industry to encourage publishers to calculate and reduce the carbon footprint of their products.