Chris Thornton

ESPP – European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform Secretariat

Chris Thornton has been working with different sectors of the phosphate industry for 25 years, on nutrient recycling, fertilisers, phosphorus in food and diet, as well as industrial applications. Chris Thornton today manages the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP www.phosphorusplatform.eu), established in 2013 to promote sustainable phosphorus management in Europe. ESPP is a non-profit organisation, funded by its members, which include around 40 different industries (water and waste companies, mineral and organic fertilisers, meat and bone meal ash, chemicals, recycling technologies), knowledge institutes and public establishments. ESPP acts through stakeholder and inter-sectoral industry dialogue, networking, information dissemination and elaboration of joint proposals to policy makers. ESPP is engaged with EU decision making in areas including water protection, fertilisers, the Circular Economy, standards, industrial emissions (BAT), agriculture, raw materials policy, phosphorus footprinting, research and innovation, food and health.