Charlotte Bonner
National Head of Education for Sustainable Development, ETF
Charlotte has over fifteen years’ experience working in the sustainability and education sectors leading transformational engagement and development programmes.
She is the National Head of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at the Education and Training Foundation where she is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of their ESD work as well as being the policy and advocacy lead for sustainability.
Prior to joining the ETF, she was a keystone of NUS’ sustainability work, most notably project managing the UNESCO ESD prize-winning Green Impact programme from its inception. She is one of the co-founders of Students Organizing for Sustainability International and led on their partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. She’s previously held senior teaching associate positions at the University of Bristol and was a sustainability consultant prior to her tenure at NUS.
Charlotte has an MSc in energy and environmental technologies and is a member of both the Institution of Environmental Managers and Assessors and the Society of Education and Training. She’s part of the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s Green Apprenticeship Advisory Community and sits on the COP26 Education and Skills Committee.
Guest speaker
Graham Hasting-Evans
Chief Executive, NOCN Group
Graham Hasting-Evans, worked in building and construction before developing the skills strategy for the London 2012 Olympics. He was programme director at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills before joining NOCN, in 2011. Graham has worked closely with the government on apprenticeship reforms, including the Apprenticeship Levy and has powered NOCN to become the top government-approved Apprentices Assessment Organisation (AAO). He regularly speaks at events in the UK and internationally and is often called upon for comment in further education sector media.