Client References
Alli Gay, Director CHI Homes - A course with genuine impact that turns climate awareness into practical, achievable action. It left me much better informed, more confident in advising clients, and motivated to make meaningful changes in both my business and personal life. If you work or intend to work in the retrofit environment and haven’t done Carbon Literacy yet, I’d strongly recommend it. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about being informed and taking meaningful steps forward.
Richard Hardy - Director of Sustainability, BREEAM - Working with Vicki was a real pleasure, you always knew that when you asked for something to be done it would be delivered on time and of a very high quality, and she always went the extra mile to meet our customer expectations. Vicki's grasp of sustainability issues and the clear logic she applied to her work gave me real confidence in all the advice she gave me.
Chesham Town Council Officer - The Carbon Literacy course is a great way to access the science behind the climate emergency in a condensed and easily understandable form, to help you feel more confident in discussing climate change with other people. The course also gives clear information on what actions we can take as individuals and groups, and which actions have the most impact, so that we can target our time and energy most effectively. I came out of this course with a refreshed sense of determination to do what I can and new ideas as to how to make a difference.
Paul Thistlethwaite, Founder of Thinking Box - Vicki is an accomplished trainer and facilitator able to deliver technical material to industry professionals. She demonstrates a calm authority with an unassuming manner which generates a large level of relatedness with the audience. Vicki is able to manage the training room to ensure that the course objectives are met, creating a very effective training environment.
Nikki Lambert, Director at Lambert Homes - I completed the first Carbon Literacy For Domestic Retrofit Course led by skilled trainer Vicki Mistry. For those who feel [climate change] is too overwhelming I would suggest going on a Carbon Literacy course to be informed of the choices that we can make, small changes can have a very positive impact and in terms of Retrofit, of course it makes even more sense to do this to our housing stock. Huge thanks to Vicki Mistry, Hayley Eustice and the team for such an inspiring course.
Chesham Resident - The Carbon Literacy course I completed with Vicki was informative and motivating. It contained all the most recent climate science and made clear how to effectively assess activities that reduce or increase carbon emissions. I feel I can now make better low carbon choices and have more confidence to pass this knowledge on to others. I found the pledge-making aspect of the course to be very motivating and enjoyed thinking of creative ways to reduce carbon emissions in my community.
Member of Sustainable Tring - The Carbon Literacy course was just what I needed to address that feeling of helplessness in the face of opposition or apathy, to bring me up to date with data around climate change, and to give me more confidence to act, when I had begun to feel that, probably, all was lost. It was inspiring and empowering to be able to spend time with other like-minded and positive people, mulling over our reactions to the knowledge and ideas raised, and to look towards practical action we could take.
Marguerite Murdoch, Marguerite Murdoch Architects - I recently attended the online Carbon Literacy for Domestic Retrofit training presented by Springfield Partners and Lighthouse. Despite working in this field daily, I found the two mornings of intensive learning incredibly engaging and well-presented. The depth of information and quality of dialogue provided immense value, and I walked away having learned a huge amount. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to expanding their carbon literacy.
Member of Sustainable Amersham - I recently completed the Carbon Literacy course and cannot recommend it highly enough. If you want to understand the facts and figures, the language and the urgency of climate issue this addresses them in a really accessible way. The course was extremely well led by Vicki and we had many interesting chats in group that could have continued long after the allotted time.
Ian Orme, Director, Rickaby Thompson Associates - Vicki can always be relied upon to deliver what she promises and will produce thorough and well thought out work.
Buckinghamshire Business Owner - I just wanted to say thank you so much both personally and on behalf of the community for setting up and running the Carbon Literate 100 campaign in Chesham. I thought it was really good - very comprehensive without being too content or stats/info heavy and you are a really engaging and empathetic trainer.
Victor R Bragg, Regional Director Middle East, BRE Global - Vicki provided first class support to the development and marketing of BREEAM Gulf - BRE 's environmental assessment method for new buildings. Over a two year period her work in developing bespoke methodologies to meet specific client requirements in the United Arab Emirates formed the basis of the development of a regionally focused methodology which is being successfully rolled out throughout the Middle East.
Jon Bootland, Director, Sustainable Development Foundation -Vicki worked for the SD Foundation on our sustainable procurement programme for healthcare building clients. We specifically sought Vicki out to come and help us because of her experience in developing the BREEAM programme, which was being adopted for health buildings. In addition we felt that she had a good mix of soft personal skills and technical expertise to be able to help inexpert building clients through what is for them a difficult process.
