Profile - Beverley Parrish - BSc, MSc, FGS, Ch.Geol
Professional Profile
Beverley has over 30 years in industry and consultancy and is supported by an extensive network of associates offering additional specialist expertise and resources.
With expertise in environmental regulation, contaminated land, waste management, permitting and environmental due diligence, projects have been undertaken for a wide range of industrial and corporate clients, together with advising investors, developers, local authorities and the Ministry of Defence.
Beverley has expert witness and dispute resolution experience, in relation to ground and water affected by contamination, risks posed by current and historical landfilling, asbestos and nuisance. These projects have included the preparation of expert evidence and appearance in Planning Inquiry and the Civil Court. She is also experienced in the preparation and negotiation of Enforcement Undertakings.
Beverley has also provided extensive environmental due diligence services for multi-national, multi-site mergers and acquisitions for major corporations and investors. She has managed multiple teams of consultants and provides sound commercial advice on environmental liability and mitigation to Executive Boards.
Formerly the Waste Sector Director for a major international consultancy she has extensive waste management experience, including the provision of permitting, risk assessment and other regulatory advice for numerous waste related activities. Experience includes assessing risks from landfilling operations, the provision of regulatory and permitting advice to major waste collection and recycling companies, landfill operators, mobile plant operators, soil reclamation and remediation schemes and water companies amongst others. Her experience also includes the assessment of various wastes and residues under the Hazardous Waste and other waste regulations. She has also directed numerous technical due diligence projects in waste management including landfilling operations, energy from waste, biomass, recycling and anaerobic digestion projects. Beverley also has experience of assisting clients comply with the Packaging Regulations.
Beverley has undertaken the investigation and assessment of potentially contaminated land, including the assessment of potential pollutant linkages, the production of conceptual site models and the assessment of risk to human health and the environment. She has undertaken the assessment of groundwater impacts from contaminated land and landfill leachate, together with the assessment of risks associated with ground gas, particularly methane and the design of mitigation measures.
Beverley advises the Board for a global manufacturer, and has developed an environmental improvement and risk management strategy, undertaken delivery of an energy and carbon accounting tool, Scope 1,2 and 3 emissions inventory, ESG framework delivery, Net Zero Carbon strategy and the setting of Science Based Targets, projected emission reductions of over 50% by 2033, associated policy development, renewables assessments including solar potential worldwide, reporting, SECR, Climate Change risk, TCFD, technical support and site specific energy management and reduction strategies. Specific support to a large UK manufacturing facility with a carbon and energy reduction strategy, assessing CHP, energy monitoring and reduction, renewable assessments including solar.
Beverley was a member of the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership for a number of years and is currently on the Audit Committee for the Geological Society of London.