Our Sustainability Unit

Our dedicated Sustainability management team are:

• Deputy Principal for Global Environmental Sustainability: Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer
• Global Head of Sustainability: Dr Lindsay Wilson
• Energy and Sustainability Operations Manager: Erin Miller
• Sustainability Strategy Coordinator: Anna Clark
• Community Engagement Coordinator for Sustainability:
• Net Zero Support Officer: Emily Stone
• Project Manager: Simone Hislop
• Sustainability Communication Manager: Lynda-Marie Taurasi

Additional staff with sustainability roles or responsibilities:

• Chair of the Decarbonisation Working Group: Prof. Tadhg O’Donovan
• Governance: Ruth Moir
• Chair of the Malaysia Environmental Sustainability Committee: Dr Jia Yew Pang
• Co-Chair of the Dubai Environmental Sustainability Committee (and academic lead for the Climate Advocacy Course): Dr Linsey Thomson
• Co-Chair of the Dubai Environmental Sustainability Committee (and academic lead for the Climate Advocacy Course): Dr Racquel Warner
• Malaysia academic lead for the Climate Advocacy Course: Dr Adlansyah Abd Rahman
• Edinburgh academic lead for the Climate Advocacy Course: Dr Mary Menton
• Members of our Global Environmental Sustainability Committee

Special Recognition Award

In 2024 the Sustainability team were delighted to receive a Special Recognition Award at the Heriot Watt Student Union (SU) from the SU Officers. The SU and Sustainability teams collaborated on the development of the Student Sustainability Forum and ensured invaluable input from the students on the Climate Action Framework.