Liz Goodwin

Dr Liz Goodwin delivering a speech

Dr Liz Goodwin OBE (born 6 June 1961), is a British businesswoman and environmentalist, she is the Senior Fellow and Director of Food Loss and Waste for WRI (World Resources Institute) and was previously the CEO of the waste reduction charity, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) from 2007-2016.[1] In 2015, she was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and received an OBE for her services to business resource efficiency and the environment.[2]

Early life

Elizabeth Jane Goodwin, who prefers to be known as Liz, was born in June, 1961, in London.[3]

Education

Goodwin attended Chichester High School for Girls from 1972 – 1979. After leaving Chichester High School for Girls, she went on to study a BSc in Chemistry at UCL, and following that, completed a PhD in Chemical Physics from the University of Exeter.[4] In 2010, Cranfield University honoured Goodwin with an honorary Doctor of Science, in recognition of her achievements in environmental, recycling and resource efficiency issues.[5] The Society for the Environment also elected Goodwin as an Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment in December, 2013, in recognition to her services to the environment.[6]

Career

Goodwin started her earlier career as a Research Scientist for ICI, before working as an environment manager for Zeneca Agrochemicals, and then Syngenta as an Environmental Advisor.[4]

WRAP

Goodwin became CEO at WRAP in 2007 and has worked for the organisation since its early days, joining in 2001 as the first Director of Materials Programme.[3] Since taking over as CEO, she has worked to raise the profile of WRAP and the issues of resource efficiency, waste and recycling.[7] The organisation is now focused on helping deliver the economic benefits of a more circular economy.[8]

Under Goodwin’s leadership, the Courtauld Commitment, involving major retailers, brands and their supply chains, has been driven forward and reductions in packaging have been achieved despite growth in sales.[9] The problem of food waste is now widely understood and progress is being made in tackling this serious issue, with a 21% reduction in avoidable food waste being reported in late 2013.[10] WRAP continues to work with local authorities and the wider resource management sector to ensure that waste that is recycled where possible.[11]

Along with industry initiatives, two new consumer campaigns, Love Food Hate Waste, and Love Your Clothes, have been launched under Goodwin’s leadership, joining WRAP’s other consumer campaign, Recycle Now, which aims to increase household recycling.[2]

Goodwin seeks to ensure that there is a business case for WRAP’s work, which will help ensure longer term viability and sustainability, and ways to deliver economic benefits.[12]

In February 2016 Goodwin announced that she would be stepping down as CEO of WRAP at the end June 2016. [13]

WRI

Goodwin joined the World Resources Institute (WRI) in September 2016 as its first Senior Fellow and Director of Food Loss and Waste. She is also a Champion of the UN sustainable goal 12.3 to halve food waste across the globe by 2030. Her role at WRI is very much to seek to achieve this ambitious target of the UN by engaging all of the Champions throughout the World and bringing about sustainable change in how much food is wasted by producers, throughout the supply chains and by consumers.

Personal life

Goodwin is married, and currently lives in Oxfordshire.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Liz Goodwin OBE | WRAP UK". www.wrap.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. 1 2 "WRAP's Liz Goodwin honoured with OBE". edie.net. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. 1 2 "Elizabeth Jane Goodwin". UK B2B Directory | TGS Partners. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. 1 2 "LinkedIn". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Past Graduations". Cranfield University. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Dr Liz Goodwin". www.socenv.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  7. ↑ "2010 to 2015 government policy: waste and recycling - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  8. ↑ "House of Commons - Growing a circular economy: Ending the throwaway society - Environmental Audit Committee". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  9. ↑ "MRW - Store packaging growth halts as Courtauld Commitment kicks in". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Smithers, Rebecca; Correspondent, Consumer Affairs. "Food waste report shows UK families throw away 24 meals a month". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  11. ↑ "WRAP Works Towards "Consistent" Recycling In England". CIWM Journal Online. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Liz Goodwin: There is so much potential in the circular economy". www.businessgreen.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Goodwin to step down as WRAP CEO | Resource Magazine". resource.co. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  14. ↑ "Taking your work home with you | WRAP UK". www.wrap.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

External links

  1. http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/dr-liz-goodwin-0
  2. http://www.rwmexhibition.com/page.cfm/Action=Visitor/VisitorID=3103
  3. http://www.urbanmines.org.uk/?i=3394&s=1111
  4. http://www.socenv.org.uk/news/archived-news/christmas-honfse-awards/dr-liz-goodwin/


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