Richard is Visiting Professor in Social Entrepreneurship.
He is a graduate of the universities of Durham (BA), London (Dip. Th.) and Newcastle (MBA). He has honorary Doctorates of Civil Law from both Newcastle and Durham Universities and is also a Visiting Fellow at St John’s College, Durham University. Richard has spent his working life in the founding and development of several successful charitable, community-owned, or co-operative enterprises that allow people to express constructive social and environmental values and concerns through their work, spending or saving. He has founded and developed companies that have focussed on the issues of fair trade, health, social exclusion and ageing, international development, sustainable energy, and environmentally aware consumerism. He has held advisory roles on a wide range of businesses and policy bodies including major energy companies, EU institutions and NGOs.
Books
Who Profits? (1989) ISBN 0-7459-1606-6
Shopping for a Better World (1991) ISBN 0-7494-0483-3
Changing Corporate Values (1991) ISBN 0-7494-0410-8
Good Business? (1993) ISBN 1-873575-58-0
Opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee published in the Official European Journal of the European Union (as Rapporteur)
Packaging and packaging waste 2002
Integrated Product Policy, Building on Environmental Life-Cycle Thinking 2003
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Detergents 2003
Ethical Trade and Consumer Assurance Schemes 2005
Green Paper on better ship dismantling 2007
Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis 2007
Including aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community 2007
The protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears 2008
Improving and extending the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community 2008
The protection of animals used for scientific purposes 2009
Contributing to Sustainable Development: The role of Fair Trade and non-governmental trade-related sustainability assurance schemes 2010
The management of spent fuel and radioactive waste 2011
A roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 2011
Organic production and labelling of organic products 2011
Establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2012
Basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation 2012
A mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change 2012
Energy Roadmap 2050 2012
Establishing a Community Framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations 2013
The technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: 2014
Exploring the needs and methods of public involvement and engagement in the energy policy field 2013
The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe 2013
Energy prices and costs in Europe 2014
Development of the governance system in the context of the 2030 climate and energy framework 2015
Opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee published in the Official European Journal of the European Union (as Expert)
EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling 2016
Energy Union Governance 2017
Access to justice at national level related to measures implementing EU environmental law 2017
Vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road 2017
Clean, competitive and connected mobility for all 2017
Common rules for the internal market in natural gas 2018
Implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation 2018
Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2019
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