 Director
SDC
Maf Smith is Director of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland. He leads a staff team supporting the SDC’s work as the independent advisor to the Scottish Government on sustainable development, reporting directly to the First Minister. As well as the SDC’s core work advising and scrutinising the Scottish Government, the team also provides secretariat support for the Scottish Sustainable Development Forum and co-ordinates the supporting alliance for the Climate Challenge Fund.
In 2007, Maf along with 100 other leaders from across the UK, was trained by Al Gore to speak about climate change through the Cambridge University Programme for Industry. Maf is one of only 7 people in Scotland to undertake the training.
Prior to joining the SDC, Maf was the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, working to support development and provision of a sustainable energy future for Scotland. Before working at Scottish Renewables, Maf was the Manager of Furness Energy Partnership running a range of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Maf is also the co-author of the Earthscan book “Greening the Built Environment”.
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