Charles Secrett
Encyclopedia
Charles Secrett is an environmental activist, head of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland between a1993- 2001. He is an author and broadcaster on environmental topics.
Secrett was a member of the Labour government's Commission for Sustainable Development
, and sits on the Advisory Boards for The Ecologist
magazine and the Environmental Law Foundation
in Britain, and for the Environment Programme of the University of North Carolina
in the United States. In 1999, The Observer
newspaper ranked him the 36th most influential person in Britain in its annual ‘Power 300 List'; in 2000, he was ranked 200th.
Member – Board of London Development Agency
, and Chair – LDA Health and Sustainability Advisory Group (2004 - current)
Chair – Board of Triodos Bank
Renewable Energy
Fund (2004 – current)
Member – Advisory Board of Environmental Law Foundation (2002 – current
Trustee – Board of The Building Exploratory, Hackney (2004 – current)
Executive Director
- Friends of the Earth
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
(1993–2003)
Member - UK Roundtable on Sustainable Development and UK Sustainable Development Commission
(1993–2003)
University of North Carolina
, John Motley Morehead
Scholarship; B.A. English and American Literature
– Hons. (1972–77)
Secrett was a member of the Labour government's Commission for Sustainable Development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
, and sits on the Advisory Boards for The Ecologist
The Ecologist
The Ecologist is a British environmental publication founded in 1970 by Edward Goldsmith. It addresses a wide range of environmental subjects and promotes an ecological systems thinking approach through its news stories, investigations and opinion articles. The Ecologist encourages its readers to...
magazine and the Environmental Law Foundation
Environmental Law Foundation
The Environmental Law Foundation is a UK registered charity dedicated to environmental law and disseminating information on the subject....
in Britain, and for the Environment Programme of the University of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in the United States. In 1999, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
newspaper ranked him the 36th most influential person in Britain in its annual ‘Power 300 List'; in 2000, he was ranked 200th.
Positions held
Member – Board of London Development Agency
London Development Agency
The London Development Agency is the Regional Development Agency for Greater London, England. It is a functional body of the Greater London Authority...
, and Chair – LDA Health and Sustainability Advisory Group (2004 - current)
Chair – Board of Triodos Bank
Triodos Bank
Triodos Bank N.V. is a bank based in the Netherlands with branches in Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and Spain. It is a pioneer in ethical banking. Triodos Bank finances companies which it thinks add cultural value and benefit both people and the environment...
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
Fund (2004 – current)
Member – Advisory Board of Environmental Law Foundation (2002 – current
Trustee – Board of The Building Exploratory, Hackney (2004 – current)
Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
- Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
(1993–2003)
Member - UK Roundtable on Sustainable Development and UK Sustainable Development Commission
Sustainable Development Commission
The Sustainable Development Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, and Northern Ireland Executive on sustainable development....
(1993–2003)
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
, John Motley Morehead
John Motley Morehead
John Motley Morehead was the 29th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1841 to 1845. He is known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina."...
Scholarship; B.A. English and American Literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
– Hons. (1972–77)