Who we are
We are a team of dedicated experts in carbon reporting and reduction. We deliver our expertise through our online platform, training, consultancy and guided programmes for groups of organisations or supply chains. Our approach is to empower business to take real action to reduce their carbon emissions and progress their Net Zero journey
Meet the team
Lee Jackson
Managing Director
Lee leads SmartCarbon Ltd as well as engaging directly with clients to provide strategic support and deliver bespoke presentations, consultancy and training packages, including delivery of the ISEP accredited GHG accounting training through Northumbria University.
Lee’s background is in senior business development positions in the travel and payments sectors. He is an associate member of ISEP and has invested in understanding the areas of carbon management and environmental management.
He is passionate and pragmatic in working with both businesses and community groups to create a meaningful impact in response to the climate emergency and the subsequent decarbonisation challenge.
Anna-Lisa Mills
Founder and Strategic Adviser
FISEP, CEnv, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, PCA
Anna-Lisa is a carbon accounting and sustainability professional with a career spanning over 30 years, specialising in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, carbon footprinting, carbon reporting and reduction planning.
Anna-Lisa established SmartCarbon Ltd in 2016 with a mission to inspire and empower organisations, through training, technology and support, to measure and reduce their carbon emissions and take meaningful action to address the escalating climate crisis.
Anna-Lisa has worked with organisations of all sizes across the private, public and third sectors, with a significant focus on the NHS and local authorities. Prior to SmartCarbon, Anna-Lisa was employed as the Group Sustainability Manager for a large multi-national organisation, where she developed and implemented the Sustainability Strategy, leading a global team to achieve an absolute reduction in carbon emissions and exceeding the published reduction target 5 years ahead of schedule.
Anna-Lisa is a Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of ISEP and is registered as a Principal on the ISEP Register of Carbon Accountants and Auditors. She has also completed Al Gore’s training programme to become a Climate Reality Leader.
Anna-Lisa is an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University and is the author and lead tutor for a range of ISEP-approved CPD courses covering carbon footprinting, GHG accounting, net zero target setting and carbon reduction planning, delivered through Northumbria University.
Andrew Perolls
Associate Director
Andrew is an experienced business leader and entrepreneur with an extensive background in business development, sustainability, healthcare, travel and hospitality. He has a proven track record of building and growing successful businesses, combining commercial expertise and strategic thinking with a passion for innovation and positive change.
As CEO and founder of Greengage Solutions, Andrew has helped organisations adopt more responsible and sustainable business practices, including carbon measurement, reporting and reduction planning. He established Greengage to provide independent advice and practical support, helping organisations turn sustainability ambitions into meaningful action.
At SmartCarbon, Andrew focuses on marketing, business development and identifying opportunities to help more organisations manage and reduce their environmental impact through accessible, effective carbon management solutions.
Andrew’s previous experience includes senior UK and international leadership positions, including Managing Director EMEA at BCD Meetings & Events, Chief Operating Officer Europe at CTM, Board Director at Business Travel Direct and Divisional Managing Director at Bupa.
Ian Whittaker
Chairman of SmartCarbon
Ian has over 20 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in the UK and Europe with Hewlett Packard.
In 2012 he became CEO and Board Member of a start up software technology business that listed on the London Stock Exchange and was subsequently sold in 2024.
Ian is delighted to join the SmartCarbon team and is focussed on building and growing further the fantastic business the team has established.
Anindya Chatterjee
Lead Consultant
PISEP, REnvP, CMIOSH, GIFireE, MSc, IDipNEBOSH
Anindya works with clients to guide reporting in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and to develop processes and procedures to aid on going measurement and reduction towards a set Net Zero target. Anindya has multi-sector experience in leading decarbonisation initiatives, helping clients to develop their internal capabilities to measure, report and reduce all areas of direct and indirect emissions. He is fully conversant in the full range of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Reporting Standards as well as standards for Net Zero, carbon neutrality, as well as Life Cycle product emissions and embodied carbon.
Based on the experience of implementing management systems for two decades in various industries, Anindya has the ability to offer pragmatic solutions on establishing processes, change management and behavioural changes.
Example work includes leading on a consultancy project to recalculate the 2019 carbon footprint base year for Newcastle Hospitals, which lead to a 43% uplift in total emissions (for the same reporting period) due to improved methodology and increased accuracy and completeness of the data. Leading on LCA project for Globus, a PPE supplier to NHS, Leading on Durham Cathedral Carbon Baseline and Net Zero Strategy as well as a host of other clients across a wide range of sizes and sectors.
Anindya is an MSc graduate from Northumbria University with distinction and winner of the Net Zero Innovation Challenge at the Newcastle Student Climate Change Summit. He is also an practitioner member of ISEP, Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner, Lead Verifier for ISO 14064, Lead Auditor for ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, and implementer for ISO 50001:2018.
Molly Woods
Programme Manager
PISEP, BArch
Molly is a sustainability professional and Practitioner member of ISEP, with over 20 years’ of experience. She is driven by a passion to tackle the climate emergency, and takes a people-centered approach.
As Programme Manager at SmartCarbon, she focuses on supporting clients in measuring emissions across their value chain and subsequent carbon reduction planning.
Molly transitioned from architecture, through technical advice and project management in the construction industry, to cross-sector decarbonisation focused activity. She has experience in the private, public and third sectors in design and construction, housing, health and education. Prior to joining SmartCarbon, Molly was Programme Manager for the Home Energy and Communities Team at Cumbria’s climate change charity Futureproof Cumbria (formerly CAfS). She also worked for nearly a decade as Strategic Consultancy Technical Advisor for the global consultancy Mott MacDonald.
Her technical expertise is wide-ranging, and includes climate change, carbon auditing and reduction, building energy, renewables and the circular economy.
With strong project management, communication and interpersonal skills, Molly excels at managing large teams, working collaboratively with multiple partners and engaging stakeholders.
Dale Clark
Carbon Consultant
BSc (Hons)
Dale has over 3 years of experience in organisational carbon footprint reporting in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. He has strong experience in helping organisations meet SECR requirements and in guiding measurement in support of SBTi validation.
As part of his SmartCarbon role Dale has particular focus upon value-chain engagement, working with clients to improve Scope 3 reporting accuracy through supplier provided data.
Dale brings a variety of experience to his role, from electrical engineering to freight forwarding, energy management, and geotechnical engineering. Dale’s last role as an environmental officer for a large housing association in the North East of England, saw him undertake extensive carbon accounting and carbon reduction planning utilising a variety of tools including the SmartCarbon Calculator, providing Dale with significant experience of the SmartCarbon Platform from the client’s perspective.
Dale holds a first-class honours degree in Environmental Science from Teesside University. He is currently focused on doing the right thing for the planet and people, so that when his future children ask, “What did you do during the climate crisis?” he can honestly say “everything I could”.
