Dr Hannah Matthews

How I’ll teach you

I specialise in practice based learning. My main subject areas are:- Environmental Management Tools (e.g. Environmental Management Systems, Sustainable Procurement, Sustainability Appraisal), Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Impact Assessment.

Academic and professional qualifications

CEnv, FHEA, MIEnvSc, LRCA Certified ISO14001:2015 Lead Auditor

Previous employment

Environmental Manager/ Sustainability Policy Officer - Stockport Council

Other academic service (administration and management)

Sandwich placement coordinator

Research expertise

ESD, EMS, Employability, Environmental Science

Academic collaborations

Salford University - EMS in organisations

Publications

• Journal articles

Grants

2015/6 SOTL 'Enhancing student experience through embedding Education for Sustainable Development in the curriculum'

Consultancy and advisory roles

Founder of ECAS (Environmental and Carbon Advisory Service) consultancy. Previous clients include the NHS and the University of Manchester

Other distinctions

Hannah is an experienced Sustainability and Environmental Manager with several years experience working in a large Local Authority. Hannah has also spent several years working in town planning. Hannah has led on many projects including Carbon Management Plans, an Environmental Champions Scheme and two Local Strategic Partnership Climate Change Strategies. Hannah also wrote and introduced an Environmental Management System (EMS) at Stockport Council. The EMS achieved certification to the International Standard ISO14001:2004 in December 2010. Stockport Council is the only Council in Greater Manchester to achieve certification to date and approximately only 5% of all UK authorities currently have a certified EMS.