Tom Burke (environmentalist)
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Tom Burke is an Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto
and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University
Colleges, London. He is Chairman of the Editorial Board of ENDS Magazine.
In 1997, Burke was appointed CBE
for services to the environment. In 1993, Burke was appointed to United Nations Environment Programme
's Global 500 Roll of Honour
. Burke has been a professional environmentalist for 30 years and was formerly Executive Director of Friends of the Earth
.
Burke has co-authored several books including The Green Capitalists (Gollancz, 1987), Green Pages (Routledge, 1988), and Ethics, Environment and the Company (IBE, 1990).
Rio Tinto Group
The Rio Tinto Group is a diversified, British-Australian, multinational mining and resources group with headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company was founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in Huelva, Spain from the...
and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
Colleges, London. He is Chairman of the Editorial Board of ENDS Magazine.
In 1997, Burke was appointed CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
for services to the environment. In 1993, Burke was appointed to United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
's Global 500 Roll of Honour
Global 500 Roll of Honour
The United Nations Environment Programme established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world.The last Global 500 Roll of Honour awards were made in 2003...
. Burke has been a professional environmentalist for 30 years and was formerly Executive Director of 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...
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Burke has co-authored several books including The Green Capitalists (Gollancz, 1987), Green Pages (Routledge, 1988), and Ethics, Environment and the Company (IBE, 1990).