Oakdene Hollins has extended its team of sustainability and circular economy consultants with the appointment of Dr Pelin Yilmaz as managing consultant. Pelin brings her extensive academic and commercial knowledge of the application of material science and engineering in the energy and automotive sectors, to the company's wider scope of client industries, including textiles, furniture, construction and plastics.
Before joining Oakdene Hollins Pelin was a senior business analyst for a Technology Strategy team at Ricardo Strategic Consulting. She contributed directly to a wide range of sustainability projects within the transportation sector, conducting reviews of regulations related to sustainability, as well as identifying key trends in materials, processes and technologies driving sustainable development.
With a PhD in Materials Science from Queen Mark University in London, Pelin has also worked on research projects across Europe, including TNO in the Netherlands, and the Italian Institute of Technology. In these post-doctoral research positions, she specialised in "the development of functional nanomaterials for energy applications such as photovoltaics, solar hydrogen production, smart windows and sodium-ion batteries."
"A primary focus for businesses in all industry sectors these days is sustainability which is largely driven by growing legislative expectations around carbon neutrality and the circular economy," comments Dr Pelin Yilmaz. "One effective approach to advancing sustainability is using Carbon Accounting and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to assess their products and processes, identifying key areas of environmental impact, and them implementing strategies to mitigate those impacts".
As a boutique sustainability and circular economy consultancy Oakdene Hollins is perfectly placed to provide in-depth science-based research which supports sustainability understanding & a positive evolution - especially with LCAs and how they impact on a business' daily operations. Oakdene Hollins has 30 years of extensive experience working with businesses across a wide range of sectors, including construction, automotive, insurance, textiles and furniture.
