Dr Jason Leadbitter, Sustainability & Compliance Manager, INEOS ChlorVinyls

Jason has had 22 years experience working within the PVC industry, most of that time with his former employer Hydro Polymers and now in his new much larger role as Sustainability and Compliance Manager for INEOS ChlorVinyls.  He has an active European role in a number of trade associations, especially on environmental and waste management issues.  He is Chairman of the Waste Management Committee of Vinyl 2010 as well as the UK’s Voluntary Commitment Implementation Committee of the BPF.

Jason is the author of a number of books and publications especially on issues relating to sustainability.  He has an Honours Degree in Materials Science and a PhD in Polymer Chemistry (Bradford University).  He is an honorary lecturer at several universities including Strathclyde University, Scotland and BTH University, Sweden and visiting lecturer at Birmingham, INSEAD Fontainbleau, France and Nyenrode Business School, The Netherlands.  He has a strong interest in ecological issues and was awarded a Diploma in Sustainability from Cambridge University as well being a Chartered Environmentalist.  He is married with 3 children.