Sandra Norval MBA FIEMA CEnv

Sandra Norval MBA FIEMA CEnv

West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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I am a corporate strategist with an entrepreneurial and futurist mindset with a focus on…

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    United Kingdom

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    Durrington, England, United Kingdom

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    London, United Kingdom

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    South Coast, UK

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    Chichester, England, United Kingdom

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    Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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    Surrey

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    Chichester

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    Chichester, West Sussex

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    Go-Ahead House, Addiscombe Road, Croydon

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    East Croydon

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    East Croydon

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Education

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    University of the West of England

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    Qualified to Full Membership and Chartered Environmentalist on February 3rd 2017

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    Diploma in coaching executives which enabled the development of my own coaching model, 'The Four Elements'. This model, inspired by nature, focuses on the values of the coachee (Earth), the strengths they have to drive them forward (Air), helps them to find the courage (Fire) to then take positive actions to achieve their goals (Water). I use this model to work with sustainability change makers to support them in finding their power to enable the necessary transition in a volatile, uncertain…

    Diploma in coaching executives which enabled the development of my own coaching model, 'The Four Elements'. This model, inspired by nature, focuses on the values of the coachee (Earth), the strengths they have to drive them forward (Air), helps them to find the courage (Fire) to then take positive actions to achieve their goals (Water). I use this model to work with sustainability change makers to support them in finding their power to enable the necessary transition in a volatile, uncertain, complex, chaotic and ambiguos world.

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    Qualified to Practioner level July 2016

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    The One Planet MBA aims to equip business leaders of the future with the skills needed for transition, going beyond simply greening elements of operations to develop truly sustainable business models including elective modules in Biomimicry and Partnerships and Collaboration.

    Dissertation Title: Inherited Waste in England - An exploration of the policy framework surrounding corporate behaviours that result in the deposition of waste on those who cannot influence its…

    The One Planet MBA aims to equip business leaders of the future with the skills needed for transition, going beyond simply greening elements of operations to develop truly sustainable business models including elective modules in Biomimicry and Partnerships and Collaboration.

    Dissertation Title: Inherited Waste in England - An exploration of the policy framework surrounding corporate behaviours that result in the deposition of waste on those who cannot influence its source.

    Completed on 19th September 2014

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    Qualified to Associate level on September 24th 2010.

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    Activities and Societies: Taught Modules: Ecology, Conservation and Habitat Management, Mammal Ecology and Conservation, Bird Life in a Changing World, Ecological Principles of Habitat Management for Biodiversity, Mammals: Studies in Biology and Adaptation, Bird Behaviour, Geodiversity, Independent Studies Modules: Lowland Chalk Streams The Dragonflies of Hertfordshire Field Trips: Level 1: Ecology Level 2: Geology Level 3: Ecology: Bat Surveying Dissertation: A study on Hartham Common, Hertfordshire

    Studied via Distance Learning.

    The full dissertation is available for reference at www.sandranorval.co.uk

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    Passed 10 out of 14 papers before choosing to change career direction and start my degree.

  • 14001 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor

    City and Guilds Progression Award in Photography
    Credits achieved in all three modules

    Frontline Manager
    This was a one year management training course which included management of staff, self and also management of projects and progressing suggestions to higher levels of management

Courses

  • 14001 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor

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  • Accredited Contract Manager Foundation (Government Commercial College)

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  • Badger Ecology and Surveying (Herts & Middx Badger Group)

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  • Bat Ecology and Surveying (Natural England/Herts & Middx Bat Group)

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  • Big Data and the Environment (University of Reading, Institute for Environmental Analytics)

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  • Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (Corporate Energy Leaders)

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  • Crayfish Ecology, Identfication and Surveying (Environment Agency/Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough Wildlife Trust)

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  • Dormouse Ecology and Surveying (The Mammal Trust/Wildwood)

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  • Dragonfly Ecology (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority/Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Drugs Awareness (Hertfordshire County Council)

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  • Equality - Disability Module (Hertfordshire County Council)

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  • Equality - Gender Module (Hertfordshire County Council)

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  • Equality - Race Module (Hertfordshire County Council)

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  • Explore Filmmaking From Script to Screen (FutureLearn/National Film and Television School)

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  • Grass Identification and Surveying (University of Herts/Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Great Crested Newt Ecology and Surveying (Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Group Dynamics (Hertfordshire County Council)

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  • Hedgelaying (Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • IoD Company Purpose and ESG Professional Director Series

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  • IoD Leading from the Chair Professional Director Series

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  • IoD Step to the Top Professional Director Series

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  • IoD Strategic Decision Making Professional Director Series

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  • Mammal Identification (The Mammal Trust/Wildwood)

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  • Moth Identification and Surveying (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority/Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Native Tree Identification - Summer (Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Native Tree Identification - Winter (Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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  • Public Speaking (Sarah Hopwood)

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  • River Surveying (University of Herts/Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust

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  • Small Mammal Trapping (The Mammal Trust/Wildwood)

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  • Strategic Decision Making (Institute of Directors)

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  • Water Vole Ecology and Surveying (Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust)

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Projects

  • Creating a strategy for the use of Azolla to lift women rural farmers out of poverty in Tamilnadu, India

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    Inspired by an essay for my MBA I searched for an international opportunity to develop my strategic planning skills.

    Following discussions about the work that was being done to utilise the aquatic fern Azolla, I created a strategy for a business opportunity that had been set up with women farmers in the Tamilnadu region of India by the Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) organisation based there.

    The strategy set out opportunities for building the existing…

    Inspired by an essay for my MBA I searched for an international opportunity to develop my strategic planning skills.

    Following discussions about the work that was being done to utilise the aquatic fern Azolla, I created a strategy for a business opportunity that had been set up with women farmers in the Tamilnadu region of India by the Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) organisation based there.

    The strategy set out opportunities for building the existing programme to enable more women to participate and explore opportunities to grow markets and develop the business, with possibilities for tapping into international markets.

    The work is now being used by a group of students who have received funding and are building local business cases to deliver elements of the strategy and it is planned that my work will be published to enable wider use of the strategy.

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  • Inherited waste in England An exploration of the policy framework surrounding corporate behaviours that result in the deposition of waste on those who cannot influence its source

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    This project is my dissertation for the One Planet MBA and is focussing on inherited waste - that is, waste which enters an organisation but the source is not within their influence. In assessing the issue I am considering how concepts such as the Circular Economy can be applied and how Biomimicry can be utilised to inspire potential new models

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