Julia Hailes MBE

" I wear many hats, but they're all green."

Curriculum Vitae

At Environcom e-waste recycling company (Jan12)

Corina Reay, Melinda Watson and me at Stamford Mercury Newspaper - they collected over 2 tonnes of e-waste for E for Good.

The Haller Board in 2011 - me, Guido Haller, Charles Middleton, Dany Haller, Louise Piper (Director) and Jonathan Ford

Making a speech at Newcastle University (2011)

Trying out an electric bike - 2011

Photo taken by the Western Gazette 2010

Behind the scenes at McDonalds in Weymouth - 2010

Speech at the Met Office in Exeter for British Gas's Generation Green initiative - 2009

In a studio doing back to back regional radio interviews - 2009

Speech at May Day Summit - 2009

In Cornwall - I wrote a blog about Rick Stein's Fish & Chip Restaurant

Photo commissioned by M&S to promote leaflet and video I did for them on carrier bags - in 2008

Visiting Biogen biogas plant - 2008

Trying out McDonalds in Chicago - after a 'challenging' speech to their executives - 2007

Promoting my book - 'The New Green Consumer Guide' - 2007

Promoting article I wrote for the Gay Times, in 2007, which included Kristian Digby, who sadly died in 2010

Photo taken by Telegraph to promote their serialisation of 'The New Green Consumer Guide'

Another photo taken by the Telegraph to promote 'The New Green Consumer Guide'. I'm with my three sons - Monty, Connor and Rollo - 2007

E for Good

In 2011, I set up E For Good, with Melinda Watson .We’re campaigning to reduce the amount of electrical waste (e-waste) as well as setting up systems to increase repair, reuse and efficient recycling. This is the focus of my work in 2012.

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Co-founded The E-waste Campaign, which was the precursor to E For Good.

Procter & Gamble Advisory Groups on Detergents, Cleaning and Babycare, as well as writing leaflets for the company on ‘green dishwashing’, ‘disposable nappies vs reusables’ and ‘carbon labelling’.

Marks & Spencer Expert Advisory Panel on Packaging, as well as writing leaflets on ‘carrier bags’ and packaging.

Chilling Facts Campaign – Inspired & judged campaign by Environmental Investigation Agency to push supermarkets towards more climate-friendly refrigeration.

Joined the board of Waste Watch and to move to Keep Britain’s Tidy’s board, following the merger of the two organisations. Resigned at the end of 2011.

Speeches including ones for the following: AISE – the European Association for detergents & cleaning products; Alupro – Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation; CAOBISCO – the European Chocolate and Confectionary Association; EDANA – the European Association of Hygiene Products; Orange mobile phones; Reckitt & Benckiser; Triodos Bank;

Haller Charity – Co-founded this organisation in 2004 and have remained on the board since. Promotes sustainable agriculture and communities in Africa.

Food Ethics Council member, promoting a cleaner, fairer food system.

British Gas Generation Green – Expert Environmental Advisor to selected green school children in visiting eco-projects around the UK.

McDonalds speeches to management teams in both Naples and Chicago.

Morrisons – advised them on sustainability issues across the organisation.

Written The New Green Consumer Guide, published by Simon & Schuster in 2007.

Organised conference on anaerobic digestion and biogas.

Jupiter Global Green Investment Trust board until 2006.

Worked with Bulmers researching the potential of replacing fish oil in animal feed with fruit fly maggots.

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