Ms Marta Ferri
Business Research & Impact Associate
Sustainable Futures
About me:
Marta joined the University in April 2024, her research focuses on single-use plastics, business, and circular economy solutions to tackle the plastic crisis. She is completing her PhD in Management at Lancaster University and is a member of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business. Her research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. She has experience in ethnographic fieldwork, and her work draws upon Science and Technology Studies.
Marta has professional experience as a project manager and researcher at Zero Waste Italy. She also worked as the Project Administrator and Research Assistant for the Plastic Packaging in People’s Lives project at Lancaster University.
Interests:
- Environmental Sustainability and Management Responses
- Circular Economy
- Organisational Change
- Science and Technology Studies
Qualifications:
MA Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, MA in African Studies, PhD in Management (in progress)
