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We have been fortunate in being able to call upon a wide range of individual and organisational talents and expertise in developing the SIGMA Guidelines.
Whilst the list grows ever longer, we would specifically like to thank the following for their valued contributions to the Project:
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The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – for having the vision to support and promote the Project. Our thanks to Michael Massey, Mike Jones and Adrian Hallett in particular. |
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The UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) – for providing practical and policy support to the Project. Our particular thanks to Bernie Walsh. |
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The organisations that worked with us to test and develop the SIGMA Guidelines and help fund our work. These included: BAA, Boots, Bovince, British Airways, Co-operative Bank, DEFRA, Durham County Council, Horizons South West, Innogy, Jaguar, Land Rover, London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Marks and Spencer, Northumbrian Water, Powergen, RMC, TNT, Txu, Vauxhall Motors, Wessex Water. |
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The members of our Project Steering Group – for their enthusiasm, knowledge, wisdom, and guidance. We have been fortunate to have representatives from: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Business in the Community, CELE Centre for Ethics Law and Economics, Centre for Sustainable Design, Centre for Tomorrow's Company, The Citizen Brand Company, Confederation of British Industry, Department for International Development, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, New Economics Foundation, The Natural Step, S/- British Standards Institution, SustainAbility Ltd, Trades Union Congress, Traidcraft, The Work Foundation, WWF-UK. |
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Our Research and Development Consortia – for their expertise and for opening the door to a wealth of knowledge, information and best practice. We are also grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with ACCA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Centre for Sustainable Design. |
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The sustainable development consultants who worked to support our piloting organisations and contributed their considerable expertise, enthusiasm and commitment: Dave Knight, and Jason Perks of Sd3 and before them Julia Kukard, Michael Smith and Christopher Sheldon. |
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We would like to thank current and former staff of the Project and of the three founding partner organisations: BSI, Forum for the Future and AccountAbility. In particular we thank David Bent, Christopher Cutter, Fiona Gibbons, Virginia Gould, Annette van der Kolk, George Martin, Ruth Martin, Philip Monaghan, Sandy Muirhead, Sara Murphy, Sara Parkin, Mike Pierce, Jonathon Porritt, Mark Watson, James Wilsdon and Simon Zadek. |
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We would also like to acknowledge the expertise and energy contributed to the Project by: David Acres, Mike Barry, Linda Bishop, Ian Buckland, Martin Charter, Tom Dalziel, Maya Forstater, Michael Galley, Dan Green, Derek Hall, Adrian Henriques, Rupert Howes, Kathryn Jones, Steve Martin, Paul Monaghan, Tim Pinder, Peter Raynard, Julie Richardson, Chris Spray and Adam Surgenor. |
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Thanks too to our interns: Chuks Ibechukwu, Alasdair Jones and Ebba Schmidt. |
The final responsibility for the content of this document lies with the SIGMA Project Management Team: Mark Barthel of BSI, Jonathan Cohen of AccountAbility, Stephanie Draper of Forum for the Future and Rosalind Oakley, SIGMA Project Director.
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