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Pooran Desai

Pooran Desai - photo by Marcus Lyon Pooran Desai was born and brought up in London, and studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities before co-founding BioRegional Development Group with Sue Riddlestone in 1994. Initially he worked on sustainable woodland management, launching BioRegional Charcoal Company Ltd. He led on reviving London’s historic lavender industry and drew together the partnership to construct the award winning BedZED eco-village in south London.

Pooran has been a sustainability consultant to government and industry, in the UK and overseas and chaired the Homes and Environment group of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment (ACCPE). In 2005, Pooran helped found property development company BioRegional Quintain Ltd (BQL), which led the winning consortium for London’s flagship zero carbon scheme at Gallions Park. He is a director of the international “One Planet Living” initiative. In 2004, Pooran was awarded an OBE for services to sustainable development.


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About Programme Speakers Registration Getting there	Speakers Pooran Desai Pooran Desai was born and brought up in London, and studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities before co-founding BioRegional Development Group with Sue Riddlestone in 1994. Initially he worked on sustainable woodland management, launching BioRegional Charcoal Company Ltd. He led on reviving London’s historic lavender industry and drew together the partnership to construct the award winning BedZED eco-village in south London. Pooran has been a sustainability consultant to government and industry, in the UK and overseas and chaired the Homes and Environment group of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment (ACCPE). In 2005, Pooran helped found property development company BioRegional Quintain Ltd (BQL), which led the winning consortium for London’s flagship zero carbon scheme at Gallions Park. He is a director of the international “One Planet Living” initiative. In 2004, Pooran was awarded an OBE for services to sustainable development.