“Very qualified with a great international experience in sustainable farming. Excellent communication skills and always of good advice. Speaks perfect French”
Simon Ferrigno
freelance consultant and writer on cotton and sustainability
Derby, England, United Kingdom
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About
Simon Ferrigno is a consultant, researcher and writer on sustainability. He is experienced in field research, advising brands and NGOs, and public communication (media, workshops, conferences and education). He has been active in this sector since 1998 and freelance since 2005, completing numerous projects, articles, reports, and a book, 'An Insider's Guide to Cotton & Sustainability' (2012) which went to an updated and expanded new edition in 2020.
He has worked across Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, Zambia, South Africa, Uganda) as well as India, Latin America (Peru, Brazil, Paraguay), Turkey, Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) and the USA. He has worked widely in cotton, alongside other crops and products including rice, fruit, and livestock. Simon's approach has always been to look at the output of the whole agricultural system rather than a single crop. As a youngster, Simon worked on mixed farms in France and later as a chef before returning to study, giving him a good all round view of food and farming.
Simon is co-lead on Cotton Diaries and also works on projects with colleagues in Africa, notably Silvere Tovignan, so can easily build teams for specific projects. Since 2019 he has helped run a heritage programme with Belong Nottingham (a social enterprise supporting migrants and refugees mainly of African origin) looking at the story of Africans in Nottingham who travelled with David Livingstone in the 19th Century.
Simon Ferrigno is chair of European Movement Derbyshire and a member of European Movement UK's national council, a Co-op Member Pioneer and a board member of Derby charity Revive Healthy Living Centre. He was volunteer editor in chief for Central Bylines (www.centralbylines.co.uk) from 2021 to 2022, also contributing articles and interviews.
Specialties: strategy design, development agency, editing, english, finance, french, fundraising, leadership, marketing, meeting facilitation, networking, personnel, policy analysis, production, project development, project management, publicity, reports, research, spanish, strategic, supervisory skills, teaching, training materials, tutoring, web site production, writing,
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We all need a bit more joy in our lives. This latest offering from Roxanne Houshmand-Howell looks wonderful 🌻
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This should be an excellent discussion!
This should be an excellent discussion!
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🔔 Join us on Thursday, 29th August 2024, for an Exciting X Panel Discussion! 🕕 Time: 4:00 PM EAT / 2:00 PM WAT / 2:00 PM BST SciEase Lore Ltd…
🔔 Join us on Thursday, 29th August 2024, for an Exciting X Panel Discussion! 🕕 Time: 4:00 PM EAT / 2:00 PM WAT / 2:00 PM BST SciEase Lore Ltd…
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Experience
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Freelance researcher/writer on cotton and sustainability
Freelance writer on cotton and sustainability
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Consultant
Organic Farming Systems
Education
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South Bank University
2002 MSc Education; Diploma; Diploma Sustainability; Environmental Policy; Environment and Development
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Distinction)
(Dissertation, 'Markets & Lies' focussed on how knowledge gaps and distortions in information circulating in supply chains and to consumers of products from cotton supply chains could affect the ethical decision making of consumers) -
Lycee Charles De Gaulle, Apt
Baccalaureat A2 Humanities
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Activities and Societies: Club Unesco, Radio Bigarro, school magazine
Literature, Languages, History, Geography, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Sport
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Lycee Charles DeGaulle
Baccalaureat A2 Philosophy, literature, languages, history, geography, mathematics, natural sciences, sport
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Activities and Societies: club Unesco, school magazine, radio bigarro
Baccalaureat A2: Philosophie, lettres, langues (Literature, philosophy, history, geography, mathematics, English, French, Spanish, sport, natural sciences)
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Lycee Charles de Gaulle
Baccalaureate A2 Humanities and Languages
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Activities and Societies: Club Unicef; Radio Bigarro
Philosophy, Literature, Languages, History, Geography, Sport
Volunteer Experience
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General activities supporting people in need in North Kensington, 1992-93
Volunteer Bureau
Publications
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An Insider's Guide to Cotton & Sustainability
Pontefract
The Insiders Guide to Cotton and Sustainability is a 136 page A5 that booklet covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents.
The guidebook primarily focuses on the details of the systems and standards of sustainable cotton and the importance of research and development into the growth of the organic cotton sector. The book also includes:
• The social and environmentally problematic over-use of pesticides
• Cotton…The Insiders Guide to Cotton and Sustainability is a 136 page A5 that booklet covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents.
The guidebook primarily focuses on the details of the systems and standards of sustainable cotton and the importance of research and development into the growth of the organic cotton sector. The book also includes:
• The social and environmentally problematic over-use of pesticides
• Cotton production data 2010-11
• Biotechnology and genetically-engineered cotton
• The importance of research and development
• Mapping the way forward – recommendations
• The evolution of IPM and agro-ecology.
Courses
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MSc Education for Sustainability
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Projects
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Literature review of Human Rights and Environmental due diligence in cotton and textiles (2021).
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A Study to Identify Country and Regional Advocacy and Policy Influencing Priorities for Fairtrade Core Products in the Western Africa Network.
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A Study to Identify Country and Regional Advocacy and Policy Influencing Priorities for Fairtrade Core Products in the Western Africa Network.
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Improving the environmental sustainability performance of manufacturers in developing countries as a stepping stone towards the circular economy
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Towards environmental sustainability: Improving the environmental sustainability performance of manufacturers in developing countries as a stepping stone towards the circular economy, study and report
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Towards environmental sustainability: Improving the environmental sustainability performance of manufacturers in developing countries as a stepping stone towards the circular economy, study and report
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Evaluation of a project on food security and value chain development in Burkina Faso, Swiss Development Cooperation
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Evaluation of the SDC funded programme on Biological Control of the Papaya Mealybug in West Africa (7 countries)
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Languages
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French
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Spanish
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