UK Round Table on Sustainable Development

Fourth Annual Report


ANNEX B Membership of Round Table Subgroups

Integrating Biodiversity into Environmental Management Systems

Round Table members

Professor Sir Richard Southwood (Chair)
Mr Rodney Chase
The Earl of Cranbrook
Dr Robin Pellew
Mr Charles Secrett
Baroness Young of Old Scone

Other members

Dr Sean Doolan (Earthwatch)
Professor David Goode (London Ecology Unit)
Mrs Jayn Harding (J Sainsbury plc)
Mr Nick Maby (World Wildlife Fund)
Mr Mike Mason (BP)
Dr David Parker (SGS Environmental)
Mr Robin Southgate (Northern Foods)
Dr John Taylor (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
Mr John Williams (Environmental Resources Management)

Departmental advisers

Mr John Adams (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Mr Graham Donald (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Mr Bob Ryder (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Mr Bernard Walsh (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Secretary

Mr Mark Rhodes (attached to the Secretariat from Glaxo Wellcome plc)

Response to Government Consultation Paper - Opportunities for Change

Round Table members

Professor Sir Richard Southwood (Chair)
Professor Graham Ashworth
Mr Neil Johnson
Mr Roderick Paul
Mr Richard Sandbrook (left the Round Table in February 1998)
Mr Charles Secrett
Sir Crispin Tickell
Baroness Young of Old Scone

Secretary

Mr Philip Dale

Aspects of Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Policy

Round Table members

Lord Haskins (Chair)
Mr Ewen Cameron
Professor Palmer Newbould (left the Round Table in February 1998)
Ms Fiona Reynolds (left the Round Table in May 1998)

Other members

Dr Andrew Clark (Countryside and Forestry Adviser, National Farmers' Union)
Mr Jim Dixon (Policy Adviser, Royal Society for the Protections of Birds)
Professor Philip Lowe (Duke of Northumberland Professor of Rural Economy and Director of the Centre for Rural Economy , University of Newcastle upon Tyne)
Ms Alison Maitland (formerly Agriculture Correspondent, Financial Times)
Mr Richard Simmonds (Chairman, Countryside Commission)

Departmental advisers

Mr Dudley Coates (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Mr David Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Mr David Hunter (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Mr Stephen Reeves (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Secretary

Dr Phil Clapp

Response to Government Consultation Paper - Sustainable Production and Use of Chemicals

Round Table members

Ms Pamela Castle (joined the Round Table in October 1998)
Ms Ruth Evans
Mr Charles Secrett
Professor Sir Richard Southwood

Other members

Mr David Chesneau (BP)
Mr Wieslaw Piatkiewicz (Galvanizers Association)
Ms Elizabeth Salter (World Wildlife Fund UK)

Secretary

Ms Linda Nurse-Thompson (attached to the Secretariat from BP-Amoco plc)

A Stakeholder Approach to Sustainable Development

Round Table members

Mr David Lea (Chair)
Mr Charles Secrett
Professor David Garel Rhys
Councillor Corrie McChord

Other members

Mr Charles Nicholson (BP)
Ms Barbara McPhail (Going for Green)

Departmental advisers

Mr Richard Boyce (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Mr Alan Ring (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Secretary

Mr Justin Frishberg

Though he was not a formal member of the subgroup, the Round Table wishes to recognise the significant and positive contribution made to its work by the late Mr Roderick Paul.

Monitoring and Reporting on Sustainable Development

Round Table members

Professor Sir Richard Southwood (Chair)
Professor Graham Ashworth
The Earl of Cranbrook
Councillor Corrie McChord
Mr Roderick Paul
Dr Robin Pellew
Sir Crispin Tickell

Secretary

Mr Justin Frishberg

Review of the First Four Years of the Round Table

Round Table members

Dr Robin Pellew (Chair)
Mr Ewen Cameron
The Earl of Cranbrook
Ms Ruth Evans
Mr Charles Secrett
Professor Sir Richard Southwood
Baroness Young of Old Scone

Other members

Dr Bill Kyte (Powergen)

Departmental advisers

Mr John Adams (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Secretary

Mr Philip Dale

Sustainable Development - Devolved and Regional Dimensions

Round Table members

The Earl of Cranbrook (Chair)
Professor Graham Ashworth
Mr Brian Hanna
The Earl of Lindsay
Councillor Corrie McChord

Other members

Dr Elizabeth Andrews (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
Baroness Denton of Wakefield (Burson-Marsteller Europe)
Mr Peter Housden (Nottinghamshire County Council)
Mr David Middleton (Environmental Business Communications Ltd)
Mr Neil Sinden (Council for the Protection of Rural England)

Secretary

Dr Georgina Burney (to October 1998)
Mr Justin Frishberg (from October 1998)

Organisations submitting written evidence for this study were listed in Annex C to the report. The Countryside Council for Wales submitted evidence but was, regrettably, omitted from the list.

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Sustainable Development

Round Table members

Mr Ewen Cameron (Chair from October 1998)
Ms Maria Adebowale
Mr Roderick Paul (Chair until his death in September 1998)

Other members

Ms Janet Asherson (CBI)
Mr David Beardsley (Federation of Small Businesses)
Mr David Bower (Business Environment Association)
Mr Geraint Day (Institute of Directors)
Ms Margaret de Wolf (Federation of Small Businesses)
Dr Belinda Howell (Business in the Community)
Mr David Middleton (Midlands Environmental Business Club)
Mr Nigel Riglar (Local Government Management Board)
Mr Mike Smith (Forum for the Future)
Mr Arnie Vetter (World Wide Fund for Nature UK)
Mr Robert Woolley (Frederick Woolley Ltd)

Departmental advisers

Mr Martyn Cheesbrough (Environment Agency)
Mr Tim Fanshawe (Environment Agency)
Mr Andrew Field (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Mr Mike Jones (Department of Trade and Industry)
Mr Geoffrey Smith (Department of Trade and Industry)
Mr Bernie Walsh (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Secretary

Mr Philip Dale
Ms Linda Nurse-Thompson (attached to the Secretariat from BP-Amoco plc)


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