Raised between France and the US, Martin started down the path of becoming a researcher in his university years, taking him to Canada, the US, and the Netherlands. This path was interrupted though, when his passion for sustainability led him to become the UK's (and Europe’s) first full-time sustainable laboratory specialist at the University of Edinburgh. After he moved south to London where he founded Green Lab Associates, while establishing the sustainable labs program at King's College London (where he was recognised with the Green Gown - Sustainability Professional award). Today he consults for a variety of institutions, whilst regularly speaking and teaching on the topic.