Simon R Gandy

Technical Director at SLR Consulting.
Expertise in #LCA, #sustainability, circular economy, waste & resources...
Views are my own.
Personal tweets @Simon_Gandy.

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Great to hear @ChrisGPackham at @RWM_Exhibition today. We’re in quite a pickle. The 2 biggest changes we can all make:
1. Don’t have kids
2. Move your money to ethical banks and funds
He acknowledged it might be too late for some of us on the 1st. But the 2nd? I can do that.

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Chris Packham just starting his conversation at the #ESS24/#RWM24 conference at the NEC. Looking forward to it!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

I'm attending @RWM_Exhibition on 13-14 September 2023! Will I see you there? https://t.co/o4NTbz6VfR

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Hi all, just a note to say that next week I'll be speaking in Brighton at #footprintplus23, the UK Property Event for a #ZeroCarbon Future (6-8 June). I'm there on Thu 8th to discuss how the #CircularEconomy is best quantified. Find out more here https://t.co/vZs98cKcZN

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

At the #SCSFormulate conference today, temporarily shocked to learn @TheBodyShopUK does rabbit testing on its products!
It doesn’t; it uses a Restricted And Banned Ingredients Table (RABIT) to check it only uses approved materials. 😆 Phew!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

@NationalGridESO Your website currently reports today's average grid intensity to be 52g/kWh, with a high of 107g and a low of 75g. Would you like to reconsider those numbers? And is there somewhere I can see the recent and live actual data, pls?
https://t.co/t8AN2INI2I

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

At 13:00GMT tomorrow (Nov 10), I'll be delivering a #free #webinar for the CIA @See_Chem_Bus on the #CircularEconomy in the Chemicals Sector.
It'd be great to have you there, and who knows what you might pick up? Cheers!
https://t.co/IetqE8tt1h

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

In the #SLR #Sheffield office today, I’ve done something for the first time in literally years - opened a #glass #milk bottle.
I reckon my daughters wouldn’t have the first idea how to even do it!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

I’m at the @See_Chem_Bus CIA #Sustainability conference today. Great to hear so many speakers extolling life cycle assessment #lca as well as my #SLRConsulting colleague Stewart Lenton leading discussions on natural capital.

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Every day’s a learning day, eh?
Just heard ⁦@RWM_Exhibition⁩ that ⁦@WRAP_UK⁩ recommends #cucumbers, #bananas and other fruit are NOT packaged or date-labelled; such pkg does NOT noticeably extend life.
I will adjust my purchasing accordingly. https://t.co/Brz9gw9Qvt

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

From #RWMLRL22 session entitled “is plastic the enemy?”…

Between 2017 and 2019, supermarkets used an extra 17,000t of plastic in bags - mostly, bags for life.

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Just a note to say I'll be attending #RWMLRL22 - both days - at the #SLRConsulting / @ESA_tweets stand R-M190/H19, as well as the #gala dinner, and chairing a slot (11:45-12:15 on Wed 14th) at the #circulareconomy & #sustainability theatre. See you there?
https://t.co/azBAyB456P

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

@DrColinChurch @ScotGovNetZero @PublicHealthSCO Thanks for the pointer, @DrColinChurch. I’ve just had a look at the Exec Summ & Recommendations and it reads like a great deal of sound advice. Congratulations!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

In my first #blog for #SLRConsulting, I reflect on the new stuff I've been learning about #naturalcapital, #socialcapital and #water #resilience, and how we can fold these into a more holistic assessment of our clients' impacts on the #environment.
https://t.co/fjFUEssDmn

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

Looking forward to seeing some of you at the @ESA_tweets annual lunch today. As requested, I’ve done an LFT this morning and am all clear - I trust you have done the same??
#ESAAL21

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

I’m in #Cologne for the two-day #GreenerManufacturing conference, so was taken out for a meal last night. Here’s one of my hosts, Daniel, with a hand-knitted gift he received depicting annual temperatures in #Frankfurt. Nice!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

What is @McDonalds doing to coincide with #COP26Glasgow? To show that they understand we all have to reduce our burdens?
This. #Grotesque. ☹️

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

@janrosenow @IEA Thanks for sharing, Jan. That’s the clearest explanation I’ve seen of what’s going on, and the global perspective is something @BBCNews doesn’t mention much - it’s not just the UK in a pickle.
Let’s pray for a sunny, windy, warm winter!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

I took this photo in August, thinking it might be apposite at some point in the future. Less than two months later, ta dah!

[Simon R Gandy @SimonRGandy]

The latest fantastic #job #opportunity in #LCA at @Ricardo_AEA is [drum roll] my position as head of team! I will be starting a new job as Technical Director at #SLR_Consulting (on which more another time), opening a brilliant opportunity for someone...
https://t.co/sGuyEVmYMI