CAREER & TRAINING by
Mimi Cedrone and Rebecca Smart
My Role in Sustainability and Energy Management The EMA defines energy management by 10 core competencies which are required for individuals to effectively manage organisational energy cost, consumption and its monitoring and reporting, as well as energy efficiency requirements. Energy Management can sometimes be viewed as more technical than other similar disciplines. However, is it really? We have asked two sustainability professionals to compare their role to our 10 energy management competencies and here is what they told us.
THE EMA MAGAZINE • ISSUE MARCH–APRIL 2021
Mimi Cedrone, Sustainability Manager at University of East London
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What does your role at the University of East London entail? As the Sustainability Manager for the University of East London, my main job is to act as sustainability
champion, leading the University’s drive to improve its environmental performance across all its activities and driving cultural and behavioural change throughout the organisation. In general, this involves developing and implementing policies and management systems and co-ordinating environmental sustainability activities across all three of our campuses. Are you involved in regulatory & legal compliance and carbon management? I am responsible for creating and keeping an up-to-date Environmental
Aspects Register and working with internal legal teams to ensure compliance on all environmental regulatory matters. In addition to being involved in the development of a Carbon Management Plan for the University, I track carbon emissions and make an annual report to the University’s Executive Board, along with other required reporting like the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Are you involved in energy management strategy and/or plan? As the Sustainability Manager, I am one of the key players in energy
