Lorraine Bernard

Experience

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  Felidae Wildcat Sanctuary

  May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Volunteer

  - Worked as a team with the owners and other volunteers to do the physical labour involved with looking after the animals: prepared meals, repaired and built animal enclosures, maintained the volunteer house and gave educational guided tours. - Gained experience in communicating with and educating the general public about conservation issues.

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  Plymouth University Marine Institute

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Summer Intern

  - Participated in an at sea marine mammal and marine acoustic survey, gained experience in marine mammal surveying and identification and in using a hydrophone and Pam Guard software- Improved interpersonal and team working skills while living under the constraints of a small sail boat- Assisted PhD students through researching and proof-reading conservation related reports

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  RPS Europe

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

  Student Intern

  - Researched, wrote and referenced reports to provide background information for the Irish National Renewable Electricity Policy and Development Framework and learned about policy drafting procedure- Wrote summaries and fact-checked finalists for the EU Green Capital Awards- Assisted with the writing and proof-reading of Strategic Environmental Assessments

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  Manufacture 2030

  Apr 2021 - now

  - Project manage Scope 3 decarbonisation projects for multi-national clients.- Conduct desk-based research and interviews with industry experts to improve a best practices database used to help organisations worldwide reduce their environmental impact. - Track and analyse dataset inputs to continuously improve good practice templates' quality.- Provide additional training support to supplier customers, and design and deliver training with expert partners.- Researched and compiled annual emission factors for 70+ countries for carbon emission calculators in our software platform. Show less - Effectively communicated the company vision and value proposition to reduce carbon emissionsin global supply chains by improving the performance of suppliers at scale.- Researched, networked, prospected and qualified new supply chain owner customers globally.- Built trust-based relationships with key individuals (Sustainability, Procurement, CSR, EHS, Supply Chain) within chosen market verticals.- Supported the production of sales presentations, plans and proposals.- Accurately recorded all client contact within CRM systems Hubspot and Salesforce.- Worked closely with the marketing team to drive brand awareness and generate new enquiries. Show less

  • Sustainability Advisor – Climate Program

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Partnerships Executive

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2022