Environmental Sustainability Network: Sustainability Social

Morgan Lirette

Book and Paper Conservator, British Library

Morgan Lirette is a book and paper conservator at the British Library, and is the founder and current co-chair of the British Library Green Network

Jenny White

Chief Executive, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Jenny recently joined the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation as Chief Executive, supporting contemporary art, science, humanities and social issues between the UK and Japan. Prior to this she worked as Head of Visual Arts Programme at the British Council from 2016 to 2020 where she set up ‘Greening the Arts’ a global forum for activating a cultural response to climate change at the intersection of climate and social justice and co-wrote the organisations’ environment strategy. She joined the British Council in 1989 and has worked as environment project manager delivering global environmental awareness training and impact assessments, and as an arts manager in Japan, Thailand and Cuba. She is a Visiting Fellow for International Arts Projects at the University of Derby, and a board member of London based organisations A.P.T Art Studios and Gallery and ATMA Dance.

Sara Kassam

Sustainability Lead, V&A Museum

As Sustainability Lead for the V&A, Sara has a multi-site remit to embed sustainability expertise and implement systemic change in museum operations and behaviours. Sara has worked in sustainability at different levels from strategic planning to practical implementation, in the higher education, local government and charity sectors. She loves connecting people and ideas to make positive change happen. 

Joyce Lee

President of IndigoJLD and Chair of the American Alliance of Museums Environment and Climate Network,

Joyce was the Chief Architect at the New York City OMB under Mayor Bloomberg overseeing the survey of major city-owned buildings and waterfronts with the goals of enhancing long-term planning and identifying green design and development opportunities. During her tenure, the program grew over 25%. She was then the first Active Design Director, with a focus on design excellence and human health, in New York City. The Active Design Guidelines, a publication she co-authored, had won recognition from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as well as the Sustainable Building Industry Council. She most recently served as the jury chair for the American Alliance of Museums Sustainability Excellence Award and is co-leading an effort to ease green certification pathways for the energy intensive US museum sector.

Dr Caitlin Southwick

Founder and Executive Director, Ki Culture and Sustainability in Conservation

Caitlin holds a Professional Doctorate in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the University of Amsterdam. Caitlin has worked in the conservation field for eight years in museums and sites around the world, including the Vatican Museums, The Getty Conservation Institute, The Uffizi Gallery and Easter Island. She is the Secretary of the Working Group on Sustainability for the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and a former Professional Member of the American Institute of Conservation (AIC) Sustainability Committee. Caitlin believes in the capacity of culture to drive change. Her work reflects the duality of culture and sustainability. She works with implementing sustainability in the cultural sector and harnessing the unique opportunity to connect people to a sustainable future through culture. She believes in every individuals’ capacity to be leaders and make a difference.