Mervyn is a circular economy and circular procurement specialist with a doctorate in climate change and a background over 25 years in sustainability, circular economy and resource efficiency.
Since 2015, he has provided support on construction, plastics, food and circular procurement to the UN One Planet Network's Sustainable Public Procurement and Sustainable Buildings & Construction programmes. He works with national and international public sector organisations including the Welsh Government and Scottish Government as well as to local authorities.
Mervyn also works for the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat as a circular economy senior adviser, trainer and mentor on the Dutch Green Deals, the EU Urban Agenda Programme and the EU Interreg CircPro Project.
Mervyn was Head of Programme for Construction Waste Minimisation, Materials and Products, and the Sustainable Procurement programmes at WRAP from 2004 to 2015.
He has an MBA from the University of Hull and originally studied Geography (BA Hon) at Liverpool before following up with a PhD in paleoclimatic research. This led into climate modelling, energy efficiency in buildings, resource efficiency and ultimately the circular economy.
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