GSSport24 Speaker

Phil Horton

Environmental and Sustainability Manager - Royal Yachting Association

Phil is a Chartered Engineer who began his career at the BBC. He later pursued an MSc in Environmental Studies and moved to the Centre for Alternative Technology in mid-Wales, where he focused on sustainable building, renewable energy, and water treatment, while also leading the development of a 2,000m² eco-education centre. After seven years with a renewable energy co-op, he joined the Royal Yachting Association as its Sustainability Manager. The RYA published its Sustainability Strategy in 2020, its Carbon Pathway to Zero in 2021, and is a founding member of the Clean Water Sports Alliance.