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Iain Boyd

  • Position: Senior Consultant - Carbon & Net Zero Workstream Lead
  • Location: South East Scotland
  • Expertise:
    • Climate, Environment and Wildlife
    • Food and Drink
    • Natural Economy

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I joined SAC Consulting in 2015 after completing a MSc in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh and BSc (Hons) Geography from the University of Glasgow, having also previously worked in energy and water sectors.

Originally from Oban, I’m now based in Edinburgh as a Senior Consultant and Workstream Lead in our Food and Footprint team.

I specialise in providing comprehensive sustainability solutions for diverse clients and addressing major environmental challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss. I am dedicated to science backed and nature based solutions, offering sustainability and environmental expertise throughout the entire lifecycle of projects.

This could involve collaborating with clients to tackle scope 3 emissions, delivering real tangible impacts beyond their value chains or promoting the careful management of our natural capital to support a healthy functioning environment. The work me and my team do enables clients to minimise their environmental impact, comply with regulations, deliver society wide benefits and realise their sustainability ambitions.

Areas of expertise and interests

  • Climate, Environment and Wildlife
  • Food and Drink
  • Natural Economy

I'm currently working on

  • Scope 3 emissions reduction and building long term resilience in agricultural value chains.
  • Regenerative agriculture programme reducing emissions from barley and wheat for scotch whisky.
  • New techniques for methane and ammonia emissions reduction from livestock.
  • The importance of natural capital assets and their value to the rural economy.
  • Improving carbon literacy and climate change knowledge for rural industries.
  • Environmental assessments for major developments and infrastructure.

My professional highlights

  • I am a Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA).

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