Profile
Violet is on secondment until September 2027 as a Regulatory Expert in Plastics Reduction at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
An expert in environmental sociology and technology and how they interact with policy and regulation, Violet joined Resource Futures as a Senior Consultant in the policy team after working and studying in Bristol, Leeds, Beijing, London and – most recently – Wageningen in the Netherlands, where she completed a PhD in environmental sociology and law.
Violet’s PhD focused on systems thinking for sustainability, specifically how policy instruments can drive transformative responses from regulated actors. This included a study into how plastics producers respond to the EU’s single-use plastics directive and related EU legislation such as the waste framework directive and packaging and packaging waste directive.
Violet’s academic background also includes a BA in Chinese and History and an MSc in Environmental Technology where she first developed an interest in circular economy concepts and their application.
Expertise
Areas of Expertise:
- Circular economy and waste policy
- Plastics and packaging legislation
- Circular business models
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
- Marine governance and plastic pollution
- Systems thinking perspectives on sustainability transformation
Key Skills:
- Mixed method research
- Policy evaluation and comparative analysis
- Stakeholder engagement
- Project management and delivery
- Academic publishing and report writing
- Public speaking and conference presentations
