Mr Sam Gardner
- Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
About
Sam Gardner is Head of Climate Change & Sustainability at Scottish Power where he is responsible for leading the companies work on all aspects of climate change and the wider sustainability agenda.
During his time with ScottishPower Sam has introduced SBTi targets for the company, developed and renewed the company-wide Sustainable Development Strategy, launched its Emissions Reduction Action Plan, its Circular Economy Plan and its Nature Action Plan. He leads the company’s external engagement on sustainability and champions a program of internal training and engagement across three businesses on sustainability.
Prior to joining ScottishPower he worked for WWF Scotland for the 13 years, eventually achieving the role of Acting Director. At WWF Scotland Sam led a team focused on securing lasting solutions to the environmental and climate change crises. His work has covered the introduction of the first Climate Change Scotland in 2009 and its implementation over the last ten years. He has worked closely with stakeholder from across industry, academia and the public sector on the transition to net zero.
Sam was Chair of the Edinburgh Climate Commission for three years and currently sits on the Board of the UN Global Compact Network UK. Sam has an Ecological Science degree from The University of Edinburgh and a PhD in environmental policy development from UCL. Sam has been a Board member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, is an Honorary Fellow of Scottish Environment.