Edina Vadovics - Director (Research)

Sustainable lifestyles expert and trainer

Edina has got an M.Ed in teaching, an M.Sc in Environmental Management and an M.Phil in Environmental Sciences and Policy. She is working on completing her PhD in the field of Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles at the Central European University in Budapest.

She has participated in the following projects:

• EU 1.5° Lifestyles (H2020)
• EnergyPROSPECTS (H2020) on energy citizenship
• ENERGISE (H2020)
• CIMULACT (H2020) on multistakeholder consultation
• COMPETE4SECAP (H2020)
• EnergyNeighbourhoods
• TreeDependent - responsible events, responsible travel
• social innovation (e.g. URBACT, TRANSIT)
• research programmes
• cooperation with various organizations (e.g. green office, eco-pharmacies)
• training programmes

Kristóf Vadovics - Director (General & Financial)
He has degrees in teacing History and English, as well as an MBA (Master of Business Adiminstration). Kristóf is responsible for the financial issues, writing and managing projects, but he also contributes to the non-administrative tasks (training, teaching, etc.).

He has participated in the following projects:

• EU 1.5° Lifestyles (H2020)
• EnergyPROSPECTS (H2020) on energy citizenship
• COMPETE4SECAP (H2020)
• EnergyNeighbourhoods
• ENERGISE (H2020)
• TreeDependent - responsible events, responsible travel
• cooperation with various organizations (e.g. green office, eco-pharmacies)
• training programmes

Orsolya Antal

Orsi has been helping in our research and households projects and has great experience in working with companies in connection to Green Office.

She has participated in the following projects:

• EU 1.5° Lifestyles (H2020)
• EnergyPROSPECTS (H2020) on energy citizenship
• EnergyNeighbourhoods
• ENERGISE (H2020)
• cooperation with various organizations (e.g. green office, eco-pharmacies)
• Publications and translation

Anita Szőllőssy

Anita has an MA degree in Human Ecology from the Eötvös Loránd University. She was doing her other MA major, Regional and Enviromental Development at the Corvinus University of Budapest.

She has participated in the following projects:

• TreeDependent - responsible events, responsible travel
• cooperation with various organizations (e.g. Daikini - Piliscsaba-Garancstető Association carbon footprint calculation)

Edina Mihály

Edina has a BA degree in tourism economics and an MA degree in marketing. Before joining the GreenDependent staff, she worked as a cultural marketing expert and farmers' market organizer.

She has participated in the following projects:

• EnergyNeighbourhoods
• Gödöllő climate-club
• Green Office

Ráchel Surányi

Ráchel received her doctoral degree in Sociology at ELTE. She has worked in the field of sustainable mobility planning especially with local governments, but she also participated in international and national research projects. During her volunteering she gained experience in organization and management as well.

She has participated in the following projects:

• EU 1.5° Lifestyles (H2020)
• EnergyPROSPECTS (H2020) on energy citizenship

Eszter Csiki

Eszter earned her master degree in Integrated Natural Resource Management from the Humboldt University (Berlin). She has gained work experience in the field of sustainable consumption and production participating in various regional and international projects on sustainable lifestyles.

She has participated in the following projects:

• EU 1.5° Lifestyles (H2020)
• EnergyPROSPECTS (H2020) on energy citizenship
• Green Office management

External experts

József Szlezák

József (MSc Inf.Eng & MSc Econ) is an expert on the topic of public policies to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). Between 2003 and 2011 he worked for the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in various managerial and research positions with focus on the promotion of SCP. Since 2012 József works as an independent expert also in cooperation with the GreenDependent Institute.

He has participated in the following projects:

• ENERGISE (H2020)
• EUFORIE (H2020)
• Converge (FP7)

Benigna is also finishing her PhD studies at the Central European University - has an MSc in Biology - and has an extensive experience in Sustainable Energy Consumption as she was working at the Joint Research Centre of the EU for three years.

She participated in the following projects:

• Converge (FP7)
• Transparense (IEE)

Simon Milton
Simon has an MSc in Environmental Management as well as in Geology. He was also a lecturer at the Budapest Corvinus University teaching and researcing CSR.

He participated in the following projects:

• CONVERGE (FP7)
• EnergyNeighbourhoods
• translation and proofreading