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Climate, Environment and Sustainability
We believe that digital tech offers significant opportunities to support the net zero transition, climate adaptation and a heathy and clean environment. We also recognise our own climate and environmental impact, as well as the human rights risks in the tech supply chain, and work closely with members, government, regulators and stakeholders to try and address these and realise the positive benefits of digital tech to be realised as we transition to more sustainable systems and business models.
Data Centres
Data centres provide the core infrastructure that underpins all digital activity across government, business and community. techUK’s award-winning programme provides a collective voice for UK operators. We work with government to improve the business environment for our members. To date we’ve saved UK operators over £150M, alerted them to business risks, mitigated regulatory impacts and raised awareness, most recently negotiating key worker status for the sector.
Smart Infrastructure and Systems
Our Smart Infrastructure and Systems Programme is the champion for smart infrastructure deployment and governance in the UK, and the economic and societal benefits that smart technologies can deliver. We focus on the innovative application of emerging technologies to traditional forms of infrastructure (such as mobility, energy, water, and the connected home), bringing expert communities together to consider how to reduce costs, increase efficiency and resilience, and deliver better performance.
Susanne Baker
Susanne Baker
Susanne is responsible for techUK's Environment & Compliance Programme.
The programme, which spans issues such as eco-design, chemicals policy and producer responsibility legislation to conflict materials, circular economy and climate change policy, helps techUK members to get to grips with the latest compliance issues, policy developments and environmental trends, and in turn works with government to ensure that regulation in this area is targeted and effective.
Before joining techUK, Susanne worked in the policy and representation team at EEF, the manufacturers' organisation. For several years she was a senior writer for The ENDS Report, an environmental policy and business journal, and worked in several Whitehall press offices. She holds a BSc in Environmental Science from Kings College London and is a fellow of the RSA.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2028
- Twitter:
- @SannaBaker
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/susanne-baker-34596915
Lucas Banach
Lucas Banach
Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.
Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2006
- Twitter:
- @techUK
- Website:
- www.techuk.org,www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-banach-50139650
Craig Melson
Craig Melson
Craig is Head of Head of Digital Devices, Market Access, Environment and Sustainability which covers issues as diverse as modern slavery, conflict minerals, new tech, compliance and Brexit.
Prior to joining techUK he worked in public affairs, communications, television and consumer electronics and he has an avid interest in new and emerging technologies.
Craig has a degree in Ancient History from King’s College London and spends his time watching Watford FC.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2172
- Twitter:
- @techUK
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/craig-melson-25479936