Trainer Directory

Emma Burlow

Since 2022, Lighthouse have trained more than 1100 learners from 29 different countries and have taken 55 trainers through their approved Train the Trainer course.

Emma is an experienced trainer with more than 25 years’ experience working with businesses at all levels including Boards and senior management teams.

Emma is on a mission to train an army of individuals and trainers who can give us the best chance of minimising our future impact on the planet. She has personally trained a wide range of businesses, including senior management teams from Beko PLC; Boston Scientific; BT Sourced; Kenwood; PZ Cussons; Silent Night and Openreach. She is an ILM certified Master Trainer and has delivered training for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the Royal Academy of Engineers.

Lighthouse specialises in supporting businesses to embed Carbon Literacy – from pilot courses to capacity building through in-house Train the Trainer; to course development and full roll out. We have taken 2 clients through to CLO Gold status and several to Silver.

Lighthouse specialise in training business, but have also trained NHS; Public sector and College learners.

Sectors of Expertise:
Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Healthcare/Pharma; Planning & Development, Retail & Packaging, Media and Events, Professional Services.

Farah Lodhi

Farah is the Training Manager for Lighthouse Sustainability Ltd, and delivers training to a wide range of businesses and organisations. Prior to this, she worked with SOS-UK as Project Manager, designing and delivering a bespoke Wales-based HE sector Carbon Literacy course. She has created and delivered the first CLP accredited business Train-the-Trainer course.

Farah has a background in water resources management and climate change from SOAS London (CEDEP dept). Farah has lived and worked in China, Kenya, Indonesia, Spain, and Italy, on educational and environmental campaigns and projects centered around human rights, water and climate change issues. Her Carbon Literacy training is culture and business specific, having delivered to the APAC business audience and global corporates. Her training involves an intersectional and global approach as her clients value the global perspective and collaborative efforts needed to transform the workplace to create impact and make the necessary change required to reach science-based targets within organisations.

She currently works as senior sustainability advisor for Sustain Wales (Cynnal Cymru).

Kate Whitfield

Kate develops Carbon Literacy courses for organisations and delivers accredited courses to groups. Since 2022, Kate has been an accredited Carbon Literacy trainer and has worked with organisations all over the world including:

Museum of London Archaeology;

Nigeria Youth SDGs Network;

National University Health System of Singapore;

Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona.

Kate partnered with Big Pond Education, Ireland to help them achieve the Carbon Literate Organisation Gold standard. Pro-bono work includes fun eco workshops in local schools and communities and delivering training through the Carbon Literacy Community Pot initiative.

Matthew Greenhill

Matt works as Head of Sustainability and Senior Consultant for WRM. In his role, Matt oversees the development of the company’s sustainability service area and manages a diverse range of sustainability projects for public, private and third sector organisations. His main workstreams include carbon assessments and reduction plans, energy assessments, sustainability strategies, adaptation plans, ESG advisory, and Carbon Literacy training. Matt also works with The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as an in-house Sustainability Manager and Travel Plan Coordinator. In this role, he is responsible for managing and implementing the actions detailed in the Trust’s Green and Travel Plans; monitoring and reporting on its carbon impact; and driving behaviour change interventions for colleagues. Above all, Matt believes that a culture change within organisations is critical to supporting society’s shift towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions.