100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders

100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders 2013

Published in ABC Carbon Express issue 202 (25 November 2013)

This, the third 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders list, which has been devised and produced by Ken Hickson, Chairman/CEO of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia and ABC Carbon, is published in this the 202nd issue of abc carbon express (25 November 2013).

Nominations were invited through and received from readers around the world. There is purposely no ranking of individuals on the list, which are shown in alphabetical order based on surnames or family names.

Ken Hickson takes full responsibility for the final selection and admits that many of those finalists are personally known to him and/or he has seen them in action, observed their good works and read their fine words.

“We have also done our best to keep the leader’s details updated,” Ken says, “but this has been  a time consuming process , so if anyone is aware where there are cases off out-dated or incorrect information, please provide us with the latest details and we will correct our master list.“

There could well be many deserving ‘leaders’ not on the list, but either they were not nominated or brought to the attention of the ‘selection committee’, or their deeds have not been made known outside their community, city country or company. There have been some changes to the list in 12 months. While some have slipped off the 100 slots, new ones have come into their own. Those who feel aggrieved they are not on the list – or know someone who should be – please make sure nominations are made in time for the 2014 list.

One significant change this year – some “leaders”,  perhaps better known as sustainability communicators, journalists, editors and the like, have been purposely taken off this list for the purpose of creating a new and additional  listing of what we are calling the “Global Sustainability  Communicators” – or GSC. The initial listing of forty names – people and the media and/or organisations they represent – can be found under Last Word at the end of this newsletter.

For now, this is SASA’s best effort in identifying and honouring 100 people around the world – at home and abroad – who have provided leadership in the field of sustainability:

 


 

 

  1. 1.       Affleck, Andrew: Managing Partner of Armstrong Asset Management, an independent clean energy asset manager, committed to investing into clean energy assets that leave a long term positive impact on society and the natural environment. In November 2013, the fund was able to surpass its initial target of US$150 million, reaching final close of $164 million, signing up 10 investors from Europe, North America and Asia. The 10-year fund will provide development capital to small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Southeast Asia. In all he has 23 years of asset management and investment banking experience in the Asian region. www.armstrongam.com

 

  1. 2.       Aguiriano, Juan: President, Asia-Pacific, DuPont Sustainable Solutions Worldwide, he makes sure the company’s triple bottom line approach produces results for clients worldwide, in industries such as energy, mining and metals and chemicals. The customized solutions help maximize safety, operational excellence and efficiencies, environmental management, develop people capabilities and culture and establish best-in-class process technologies. www.dupont.com

 

  1. 3.       An, Esther: Head of CSR for City Development Limited (CDL) Singapore, which is a leader in sustainability in Singapore through its properties and businesses. She has been actively promoting sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the organisation and outside for 15 years. She has set standards and provided a professional example to colleagues within CDL and Singapore Compact and in the wider community.  www.cdl.com.sg

 

  1. 4.       Baggs, David: Co-founder Ecospecifier, Technical Director & Principal Consultant, and Chartered Architect. A vocal advocate, educator and guide in a world ready to be greener, he challenges the way for new frontiers of sustainable design to be realised. He is a multi-award winning chartered architect, sustainability, energy-efficiency and eco-materials consultant with over 30 years’ experience in sustainable development. He is Technical Director of Global GreenTag Pty Ltd, an associated eco-product life-cycle assessment certification company. www.ecospecifier.com

 

 

  1. 5.       Bayliss, Caroline: Currently on a sabbatical after serving The Climate Group for just over 2 years as its Australia Director, Caroline was also Director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Association and previously Director of Global Sustainability at RMIT University in Melbourne. She worked in collaboration with the Victorian EPA to produce the first Carbon Offset Guide. Caroline was also previously Deputy Director of the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme. www.theclimategroup.org

 

 

  1. 6.       Birkeland, Janis.  Former Professor of Architecture, Queensland University of Technology, now Professor of Sustainable Architecture at University of Auckland, New Zealand, Janis is an urban designer and author of “Design for Sustainability” and “Positive Development”. Janis has worked consecutively as artist, advocacy planner, architect, urban designer, city planner and attorney in San Francisco before entering academia in Australia and New Zealand. She has authored over 100 publications on built environment and sustainability and wrote the highly successful and widely adopted Design for Sustainability (Earthscan, 2002). www.creative.auckland.ac.nz

 

  1. 7.       Blake, Dr Martin: Sustainability and CSR guru, he is the driving force behind a global sustainability movement Be Sustainable. Headquartered in Singapore, it incorporates services covering Advisory and Consulting, Communications, Integrative Design, Intermediary Services, Food, Labs and Research. At Royal Mail in the UK, he implemented far-reaching plans which lead to greater energy efficiency and sustainability, utilising carbon abatement measures to save millions of pounds and win European awards. Regularly on the sustainability speaking circuit throughout Asia Pacific, he is director and advisor to many businesses in the sustainability sectors. www.besustainable.sg

 

  1. 8.       Blanchett, Cate: Oscar winning actress, star of dozens of international movies and stage roles, co-director of Sydney Theatre Company (until end 2012), which she has led on an environmental and social sustainability program. This included the Greening of The Wharf project which transformed the beautiful, heritage-listed Wharf building into an inspirational example of environmental leadership. She was also involved in the launch of the strategic partnership between Lend Lease and Sydney Theatre Company (STC) to focus on developing programs that facilitate awareness and engagement in the creation of sustainable futures. www.sydneytheatre.com.au

 

  1. 9.       Boatman, Tony: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Indela, Tony has twenty years of business leadership experience. Currently entrepreneur in Residence with Young & Rubicam, he founded The Indela with the principle goal of creating a set of tools to assist corporations in quantifying their triple bottom line and committed to solving the sustainability challenge. Passionate about building sustainable businesses, he wants to create, invest in and incubate ideas that harness technology to exploit emerging opportunities. In Jan 2008 Tony was appointed District Manager, Singapore, for Al Gore’s NGO the Climate Project, part of the Alliance for Climate protection. www.theindela.com

 

  1. 10.   Bourne, Greg: Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), he is Ex WWF CEO Australia & Director Carnegie Corporation. Greg was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to the environment and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Australia for services to international business. In January 1999 he became Regional President – BP Australasia. Greg was appointed CEO WWF-Australia in October 2004 the position he held until June 2010. www.arena.gov.au

 

  1. 11.   Branson, Sir Richard: “Our goal must be to develop responsible renewable fuels and grow production from small batches to millions or even billions of barrels,” said Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Carbon War Room and Founder of Virgin Group, on the start of a global campaign for renewable jet fuels. Just one of his many initiatives to make the transport industry and properties more energy efficient and sustainable. www.carbonwarroom.com

 

  1. 12.   Bukmanis, Adrian: He set up PowerSave Solutions in May 2011 and now manages the Singapore business of the Hong-Kong based Energenz. “The challenge of putting something right appeals to me and that is how I came to establish a company specialising in energy efficiency”. Through his work with Energenz and his previous experience in Australia, China and the United Kingdom, Adrian fully understands the role that energy efficiency plays in terms of sustainability. www.energenz.com

 

 

 

  1. 13.   Bun, Mara: CEO Green Cross Australia since October 2007, Mara was born and raised in Brazil and studied and worked in the US before moving to Australia in 1991. She also serves as Non-executive Director of the Australian Ethical Investment and Advisor to the Brazil Foundation. She brings 20 years of community and business experience to Green Cross Australia – from Morgan Stanley, The Wilderness Society, Greenpeace Australia, Australian Consumer’s Association (CHOICE), Bush Heritage Australia, Macquarie Bank, CSIRO and CANNEX. www.greencrossaustralia.org

 

  1. 14.   Carpenter, Sidonie: Landscape Architect and Horticulturalist running Green Canopy for the past 14 years in Sydney & Brisbane. Awarded an ISSI / Pratt Foundation Fellowship in 2006, allowing her to travel to study the design, implementation & benefits of green roofs and living walls. President of Green Roofs Australia, a not for profit association started to support & provide effective strategies for the design & implementation of green roofs and walls in Australia.  www.greencanopy.com.au

 

  1. 15.   Cassels, Richard:  Founder Climate Leadership Australia, archaeologist & former GM of Queensland Museum. Through Climate Leadership, Richard has embarked on community education and lobbying for action for Australia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and lecturing on the (long) history of human sustainability and “unsustainability”. A Governor of WWF Australia and previously an Honorary Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum in Environmental History and Sustainable Futures, he is a popular public speaker, passionate about the need for all citizens to know the environmental history of humankind. www.climateleadership.com.au

 

  1. 16.   Cheng, Mark: Starting the social-environment movement in Asia when he was 13, Mark was dismayed at the lack of green education in Singapore, so co-founded Avelife in 2008 with a small group of youths. In 2011, Mark started Green Prints, an environment social enterprise, which is renowned as the first exclusive green printer in Asia-Pacific, which also supplies and produces sugarcane paper, made from agricultural sugarcane waste and relying entirely on wind energy. Mark also founded Green Brunei, a non-profit that provides free environmental resources and initiates community-led environment campaigns and projects. www.greenprints.sg

 

  1. 17.   Chu, Steven: Former US Secretary of Energy, a distinguished scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997). As United States Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu helped implement President Obama’s ambitious agenda to invest in clean energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, address the global climate crisis, and create millions of new jobs. Dr. Chu is the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997). He has devoted his recent scientific career to the search for new solutions to our energy and climate challenges. After serving four years as secretary of energy, Steven Chu returned to Stanford as professor of physics, molecular and cellular physiology. www.stanford.ed

 

  1. 18.   Coombs, Rob:  President and CEO, Interface, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.  After graduating a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne in 1979, Rob worked in Australian businesses before moving to the UK in 1988 and joined Interface, a manufacturer of commercial carpets and furniture fabrics. After moving through a number of senior management roles within in Europe and Asia Pacific, Rob was appointed President and CEO of a newly formed Asia Pacific division on 2002. Rob continues to follow the example of Interface founder and Chairman the late Ray Anderson, is a leading proponent of sustainable business development www.interfaceglobal.com

 

  1. 19.   Costelloe, Jenny: After leading the CSR consulting practice in several organisations, in 2013 she set up Skylark Advisory. It is a CSR strategy and communications consultancy based in Singapore, which will work closely with organisations helping them to improve their CSR performance and how they communicate it. Skylark has established several collaborations with other organisations and individuals, which will be leveraged to offer the client the best service possible. She was previously with CSR Asia and Tulcan and is a member of ACCA Global Forum for Sustainability (representing Singapore). www.skylarkadvisory.com

 

  1. 20.   Dee, Jon: Australian of the Year 2010 in New South Wales, Managing Director of “Do Something”, Keynote Speaker & Author and Founder of Planet Ark, Jon Dee, is author of “Sustainable Growth”, produced by Sensis, as part of its commitment to supporting a sustainable future for Australia’s small and medium sized businesses. In 2012, the Federal Government awarded Jon’s “Do Something!” team a $871,000 grant to promote energy efficiency to SMEs. In 2013, this involved him presenting videos and writing eBooks that show SMEs how to save energy. www.dosomething.net.au

 

  1. 21.   Delay, Tom: Appointed the first Chief Executive of the UK Carbon Trust in 2001, he has helped grow the company to become a world leader in advising businesses, governments and the public sector on carbon emissions reduction and the development of low carbon technologies, markets and businesses. Tom has placed the Carbon Trust at the heart of low carbon business, helping capture the commercial opportunities of a sustainable, low carbon world.  In recent years, he has taken the company’s unique capability to international markets including China, Korea, the US and Brazil. www.carbontrust.com

 

  1. 22.   Doherty, Peter: Nobel Prize winner in Physiology and Medicine (1996), his latest work is “Sentinel Chickens”. He is also author of “The Light History of Hot Air” and “The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize”. He also serves in a voluntary, unremunerated capacity as Chair of the Board that provides strategic oversight to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Systems Science. Doherty, who holds the Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a prestigious branch of the National Academy of Sciences. www.stjude.org

 

  1. 23.   Duggan, Mike:  Founder, Four Walls and a Roof (FWR), former General Manager at Ecospecifier Global, then responsible for sustainability training at EC3 Global/Earthcheck. Mike is now working with QGC – A BG Group Business as Construction Community Liaison Officer and continues as an industry fellow at the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development.  Michael is committed to accelerating sustainable development, and facilitating its uptake into the mainstream through strategic business management and sustainability learning. www.qgc.com.au

 

  1. 24.   East, May: Special Fellow, United Nations Institute for Training & Research – UNITAR, Geneva Area, Switzerland and CEO of CIFAL Scotland, May is a sustainability educator and designer from Brazil initially heading two international organisations: Gaia Education and CIFAL.  Based at the UN Habitat Best Practice Designation Findhorn Ecovillage since 1992, May has been leading a whole generation of sustainability educators delivering trainings in 31 countries in the most different stages of development and in both urban and rural contexts. She has a UNITAR diploma on Climate Change Diplomacy and is the UN House Scotland Director of Sustainability and Climate Change. www.cifalscotland.org

 

 

  1. 25.   Elkington, John: Co-founder of SustainAbility and Founder and Executive Chairman of Volans Ventures. Visiting Professor, University College London (UCL) Energy Institute and Visiting Professor at the Imperial College London, John is author of many books, the most significant being 1997’s “Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business”. He is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. In 2004, BusinessWeek described him as “a dean of the corporate responsibility movement for three decades.” www.volans.com

 

  1. 26.   Flannery, Dr Tim: Since the new Australian Government abolished the Climate Commission in September 2013, which Tim was appointed to head, he has become Chief Councillor of the new Climate Council as “Australians deserve independent information about climate change, from the experts”. It is being funded by donations from the public. Author of “The Weather Makers”, leading climate change advocate, former Australian of the Year, head of the Copenhagen Climate Council, he was appointed by the Australian Government early 2011 to a newly-created position as Climate Commissioner, chairing a panel of six experts, including scientists and economists.  www.climatecouncil.org.au

 

  1. 27.   Florini, Ann:  Professor of Public Policy, Singapore Management University (SMU) and academic director of the new Master of Tri-Sector Collaboration, Ann is also Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Programme at the Brookings Institution. She has spearheaded numerous international projects, including the Global Governance Initiative and the International Task Force on Transparency, Initiative for Policy Dialogue. Her impressive paper delivered in August 2013 was on “The Future of Capitalism: Will Asia Lead the Way in Sustainability?” shows the important role of partnerships as the foundation for sustainable and effective strategic planning.  www.smu.edu.sg

 

  1. 28.   Frost, Tony: A fifth generation South African, he is passionate about the natural heritage of our planet and particularly South Africa. After 20 years as a Human Resources Director, he founded Sirocco Strategic Management in 1996. He has published “After the Rain”, a book on the subject of organisations and management. He was CEO of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa from 2002 to 2007. In one of his latest papers he stresses that “Personal sustainability is an imperative for leaders”.  www.siroccostrategy.com

 

  1. 29.   Gabriel, Florian: Senior Advisor Export and Innovation for swisscleantech , Florian shares his time between Zürich Area, Switzerland and Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Providing strategic consulting to swisscleantech, Switzerland, the Green Trade Project Office, Taiwan and the Global Cleantech Cluster Association, he is a keynote speaker at International Cleantech Conferences. Instrumental in setting up the Global Cleantech Cluster Association Asia-Pacific Gateway. www.swisscleantech.ch

 

  1. 30.   Gafoor, Burhan: Ambassador Gafoor is the Chief Negotiator of Singapore for Climate Change and concurrently Senior Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has extensive experience in multilateral negotiations. In 2011, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Committee that designed the Green Climate Fund, which was operationalized at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. He has represented Singapore at all UNFCCC events including the latest in Warsaw, Poland November 2013. www.unfccc.int

 

  1. 31.   Genoff, Rodin: Global Head Strategy & Business Development for BE Integrative Design, part of the Be Sustainable Group, Rodin is an award-winning cluster expert who has built multi-million dollar global sustainability projects. In 1998 and 1999 Rodin undertook the first environment management product services survey of the Australian economy, surveying 800 companies. As a Director of Ecobiz he also played a major part in convening the first international environment and business EXPO and conference in Australia.  Rodin is the author of several books and is currently writing a book with a former editor of the Australian Financial Review on gender and diversity in the new economy. www.beid.sg

 

  1. 32.   George, Aaron: Co-Founder and Managing Director of Amida Recruitment, a London-based agency specialising in the sustainability sector and Director, BREP (Resource & Environmental Planning). Aaron has 12 years’ experience in the recruitment industry. Specialising in freelance recruitment in his early career, Aaron then developed his expertise in a management capacity running offices recruiting for the consulting engineering, construction and property sectors. Aaron has worked on global recruitment campaigns with a number of multinational clients and leads Amida’s global operations from London. www.amida-recruit.com

 

  1. 33.   Gilding, Paul: An independent writer, advisor and advocate for action on climate change and sustainability, Paul Gilding has been involved in the Core Faculty of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership for 11 years. Former CEO of a range of innovative NGO’s and companies including Greenpeace International, Ecos Corporation and Easy Being Green. He argues in his book “The Great Disruption”, that this crisis driven change is an enormous opportunity to build a new approach to economic and social development for humanity. www.paulgilding.com

 

  1. 34.   Grant, Andrew: Chief Executive Officer, CO2 Group Ltd, the ASX listed environmental services company specializing in carbon abatement (carbon forestry), carbon advisory and carbon trading, with offices across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to CO2, he was the National Head of Ernst and Young’s environmental advisory division also fulfilling this same role at Arthur Anderson in previous years. Earlier, Andrew held the position as Executive Manager in Sustainable Packaging at Visy Industrial Packaging. He also serves as Non Executive Director of Parks Victoria and Earthwatch Institute. www.co2australia.com.au

 

  1. 35.   Grier, Nigel: Chief Executive of Be Integrative Design, a specialist design, engineering and project management practice operating globally from Singapore, the Former Managing Director & Principal, Zingspace, Townsville, Australia is an experienced Landscape Ecologist with a focus on Restoration Ecology & Biomimicry: looking to nature for the solutions to today’s problems. Nigel has led many multidisciplinary design teams in the Masterplanning for Landscape, Water & Natural Resource projects. www.beid.sg

 

  1. 36.   Gunneberg, Ben:  Secretary General of PEFC, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, Ben is a  graduate from Aberdeen University, a chartered forester, with a Master in Business Administration from the Open University. He has spent most of his working life in Forestry. After completing his studies he joined the University of Wales, Bangor as a researcher in Forest Economics and thereafter worked in various positions in the Timber Growers Association in the UK and became involved in forest certification when he took on the position of Technical Director. www.pefc.org

 

 

  1. 37.   Guldberg, Ove Hoegh: Director of the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland, he has held academic positions at UCLA, Stanford University, The University of Sydney and is currently a member of the Royal Society (London) Marine Advisory Network; and the Board of Editing Reviewers at Science Magazine. He heads a large research laboratory (over 30 researchers &students) that focuses on how global warming and ocean acidification are affecting and will affect coral reefs. He is an Australian Academy of Science Fellow for 2013, nominated for discovering the molecular mechanism behind coral bleaching during his PhD and early career. www.gci.uq.edu.au

 

  1. 38.   Harding, Jeff: As former Chairman Ceramic Fuel Cells, Jeff is director of the AIM listed Renewable Energy Holdings Plc, and non-executive director of ASX listed Carnegie Wave Energy Limited. He was formerly Vice President of the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Development. From 1995 to 2005 he was Managing Director of Pacific Hydro Limited. He has Degrees in Civil Engineering, Economics, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. www.cfcl.com.au

 

  1. 39.   Hee, Limin Dr: Deputy Director of Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), a knowledge nexus and think-tank for liveable and sustainable cities, where she has oversight of research strategies, initiatives and collaborations. She has helped to bring to fruition the Urban Systems Studies series, which delve deep into the transformation of Singapore. Prior to CLC, she taught at the School of Design and Environment at the National University of Singapore, leading the Urban Studies Research and Teaching Group, and was a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities, with a concurrent appointment at the “Sustainable Cities” cluster at the Asia Research Institute. www.clc.gov.sg

 

  1. 40.   Henley, Jane: As Chief Executive Officer of the World Green Building Council, Jane leads the world’s largest organization influencing the green building marketplace and  a role is to drive collaboration between 98 national green building councils, provide leadership and support, and advocate for green building as a mechanism to deliver environmental, economic and social benefits. Jane has addressed audiences at the past 3 COP climate change negotiations, the APEC – ASEAN workshop on green building in Singapore and the World Cities Summit of Mayors. Jane sets a positive and entrepreneurial agenda for business to drive change, to proactively create the future. www.worldgbc.org

 

  1. 41.   Hill, Kevin: Chairman and Founder, Double Helix Tracking Technologies, the Worlds first timber DNA tracking system. Kevin is leader of a team of experienced people from diverse professional to become a global leader in applied forestry genetics for conservation and the sustainable timber trade, to bridge the gap between cutting edge genetics, forest management and timber supply chain issues. He is also the CEO, Nautique, which produces powered waterscape places, and Venturer, an innovator in timber design and construction. www.doublehelixtracking.com

 

  1. 42.   Hood, David: Adjunct Professor, Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Founding Chairman of the Australian Green Infrastructure Council (now the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia , ISCA) and National President of Engineers Australia (EA) 2012, David Hood was recently given the Eric Brier Memorial Award for his significant contribution to the profession of engineering, particularly in the field of sustainability and inducted as an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia.  He is Co-President at the Australian National Sustainability Initiative (ANSI). www.qut.edu.au
  2. 43.   Huxley, Anne Maree: Founder and CEO, Models of Success and Sustainability (MOSS), Melbourne, Australia, Anne-Maree continues, through MOSS and other organisations, to provide education, tools and training, networking and advice to drive sustainability and competitive business success. She continues as a director of the Carbon Trade Exchange, the world’s first end to end electronic platform for trading voluntary and regulated carbon credits, and has been a judge for the UN World Environment day Awards and the International Green Awards. www.moss.org.au

 

  1. 44.   Kakabadse, Yolanda: WWF’s International President is the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment. From 1990 until 1992, she coordinated the participation of civil society organizations for the United Nations Conference for Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Geneva. From 1996 to 2004 she was President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and Member of the Board of the World Resources Institute (WRI) during the same period. She co-Chaired the Environmental Sustainability Task Force of the UN Millennium Project, 2002 – 2005.  www.panda.org

 

  1. 45.   Kelly, Jim: Group Vice President and Head of Energy Efficiency, ABB. Jim leads ABB’s global efforts in this business area bringing the full potential of “One ABB” to this important market opportunity. Energy efficiency is recognized as a central driver of growth for ABB’s customers including industries, utilities, transportation and buildings. ABB’s opportunities in energy efficiency are vast (over $15B in sales per annum) and this theme is a top 3 growth driver for the company. Increasingly, ABB is required to offer customers innovative solutions combining elements from across the entire spectrum of the Group’s products, systems and services. www.abb.com

 

  1. 46.   Kelly, Mary-Lou: When GreenTag was just selected as a finalist in two categories of the Banksia Awards in Australia this year, Mary Lou was announced as a finalist in the CEO category. Under her direction Ecospecifier has grown to become one of the world’s most recognised and respected sources of eco-product information and sustainability knowledge and the recipient of numerous major awards. She was the driving organisational and management force behind the creation, formation, financial and other non-technical aspects of Ecospecifier that turned it into a million-dollar turnover business inside six years.  www.ecospecifier.com

 

  1. 47.   King, Sir David: The former UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. Sir David was the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office of Science from October 2000 to 31 December 2007. In that time, he raised the profile of the need for governments worldwide to act on climate change and was instrumental in creating the new £1bn Energy Technologies Institute.  Sir David became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991, Foreign Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, was knighted in 2003 for his work in science. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk

 

  1. 48.   Koh, Professor Tommy: Singapore Ambassador at Large, won the Champion of the Earth Award from the United Nations Environment Programme, he was President of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea from 1980 to 1982. He was Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for and the Main Committee of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (RIO) from 1990 to 1992. Special Adviser of the Institute of Policy Studies and Chairman of the National Heritage Board. He continues to provide leadership through his writing, teaching and moderating major conferences and forums.  www.spp.nus.edu.sg/ips

 

  1. 49.   Kwek, Leng Joo: Managing Director of City Developments Limited (CDL) is also a firm advocate of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for close to 2 decades now, making it an integral driving force behind the company’s business philosophy. He was elected as the President of Singapore Compact for CSR. Under his leadership, CDL is recognised as a leader in CSR and green buildings. CDL is proud to be the only Singapore company listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series and Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world for 3 consecutive years. www.cdl.com.sg

 

  1. 50.    Lauber, Alex:  Director Australasian business for Carbonsoft, which launched an open source platform, with the support of Standard Bank, to fund and oversee the United Nations process of registering projects which generate carbon credits. Alex, an experienced lawyer with extensive commercial and transactional skills. He draws upon his legal and regulatory background to take a hands on approach, combining strategic analysis with a detailed understanding of commercial issues, to deliver practical results. Alex is admitted to practice law in Victoria, Australia and England. www.carbonsoft.net

 

  1. 51.   Lauber-Patterson, Jennifer: She has just taken on the role of Interim CEO, Yarra Energy Foundation, to engage the community to reduce emissions, develop carbon reduction programs and partnerships to assist the City of Yarra to become carbon neutral. She continues to head Carbon Market Investment Association (CMIA) for Australia, NZ, Singapore and Indonesia, international trade association representing firms that finance, invest in, and provide enabling support to activities that reduce emissions. She is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of Frontier Carbon, and on the Advisory Board of the Australia Carbon Market Institute. www.frontier-carbon.net

 

  1. 52.   Lebbon, Tim: Company director, speaker on sustainability for business and promoter of forest carbon credits and clean tech investment. He is the founder of Carbon Value, which is a significant part of the Australian and Singapore investment in the environment sector for Tim, who is also the Chairman of Adelaide-based Leadenhall VRG Pty Ltd. He has over twenty five years’ experience in consulting and corporate advisory work and is an acknowledged expert on company valuations.  Tim is also a director Paragon Private Equity.  www.leadenhall.com.au

 

  1. 53.   Leaver, Rod: Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Rod joined Lend Lease in January 2008. Prior to his current role he was Chief Executive Officer Australia, and previously Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific and Global Head of Lend Lease’s investment management business. Rod is a Director of the Green Building Council of Australia and Chair of the Australian National Business Leader’s Forum on Sustainable Development. He was previously a member of the Australian Government’s Business Roundtable on Climate Change. www.lendlease.com

 

  1. 54.   Lee, Chuan Seng: As the Emeritus Chairman of Beca Asia, a leading engineering consultancy based in Singapore, Lee Chuan Seng is Co-chairman of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). He is an Honorary Advisor of the Singapore Green Building Council and was its founding President (2009-2011) as well as a Board Member of the World Green Building Council from 2010 to 2013. He is a Board Member of the Singapore National Environment Agency which regulates environmental matters. He is a member of the Singapore Ministry of National Development R&D Steering Committee for applied research. www.beca.com

 

  1. 55.   Lee, Eng Lock: With Trane Singapore for the past 30-plus years, he has  been designing and building arguably the most energy efficient buildings in the world. He is also the pioneer in very accurate long-term measurement and monitoring for mechanical plants. In 1994, Lee was awarded the Association of Energy Engineers USA Energy Project of the year for the Western Digital factory in Kuala Lumpur and in 2012, he received one of four Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) for “his world-leading HVAC design and engineering”. www.trane.com

 

  1. 56.   Lee, Kevin: He has been the Sustainability Manager at Power Seraya in Singapore, a YTL Company, for six years, where he has been intimately involved in the initiation, development and implementation of the company’s CSR strategy, as well as the adoption of sustainable practices through initiatives, awareness building programs, change management and behaviour change approaches. He was responsible for bringing Power Seraya on board as the sustainability partner in the international award winning i Light Marina Bay lighting festival in March 2012. www.powerseraya.com,.sg

 

  1. 57.   Lovins, Amory: Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the famed Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the 65-year-old American consultant, experimental physicist and 1993 MacArthur Fellow, has been active at the nexus of energy, resources, environment, development, and security in more than 50 countries for 36 years, including 14 years based in England. Author of the widely acclaimed work “Reinventing Fire”, he has a plan to make America fossil-fuel free. He is widely considered among the world’s leading authorities on energy—especially its efficient use and sustainable supply—and a fertile innovator in integrative design. www.rmi.org

 

  1. 58.   Lowe, Ian Professor:  Immediate Past President of the Australian Conservation Foundation (2004-2012), IPCC contributor, and author of dozens of books, including the landmark climate change expose “Living in the Hothouse”, Ian is currently Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Griffith University in Brisbane. Professor Lowe’s contributions to environmental science have won him a Centenary Medal, the Eureka Prize for promotion of science and  the Prime Minister’s Environment Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. Professor Lowe was named Humanist of the Year in 1988 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001. www.acfonline.org.au

 

  1. 59.   Lyle, Adam: Sustainability change management and green certification specialist, Adam is executive director of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA). He conducts training and consulting for many organisations. With a 20 year career in industry, beginning in banking, moving into strategic planning, general management and CEO positions. Sustainability is now at the centre of Adam’s business focus, helping companies efficiently manage resources and with the introduction of ISO 50001, 14001 and 20121 programmes. In 2010 Adam started GreenBizCheck in Singapore, an environmental certification company. He is a Board member of the AustCham in Singapore. www.greenbizcheck.com

 

  1. 60.   Mahbubani, Kishore: A student of philosophy and history, Kishore Mahbubani has had the good fortune of enjoying a career in government and in writing on public issues. With the Foreign Service for Singapore from 1971 to 2004, he served in Cambodia, Malaysia, Washington DC and New York, including Ambassador to the UN and President of the UN Security Council. He recently made an impassioned call for Singapore to become the first country in the world with an all-electric vehicle fleet. “No other country can do it as easily as Singapore”. Currently, he is the Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP). www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg
  2. 61.   McGaw, Ngaire: Her passion for sustainability began in 2001 through her experience in the health sector and environmental studies in Brisbane, Australia and she has more than seven years of experience in reducing emissions. She is experienced in leading sustainability projects at the community, household and organisational levels, including award-winning projects including those funded by the Australian Greenhouse Office. She has been actively involved in the award-winning Sustainable Jamboree, Beyond Zero Emissions and the Climate and Health Alliance. Ngaire holds the qualification of Green Star Association. www.sustainablejamboree.org

 

  1. 62.   McIntosh, Professor Malcolm:  Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise. An international leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable enterprise. Malcolm pioneered the teaching of corporate responsibility and sustainability in universities in the UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.  Editor of the 2013 book, The Necessary Transition, which  addresses the many transitions taking place around the world: from high- to low-carbon economies, from gross inequality to egalitarianism, from massive human rights abuses to socially just societies, and from high corruption to societies with high social cohesion and integrity. www.griffith.edu.au

 

  1. 63.   McKibben, Bill:  An environmental journalist who has written widely about climate change, Bill is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with “The End of Nature in 1989”, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time Magazine called him ‘the planet’s best green journalist’ and the Boston Globe said in 2010 that he was ‘probably the country’s most important environmentalist.’ In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.billmckibben.com

 

  1. 64.   McLennan, Tim: Chief Executive Officer of the International Energy Centre (IEC), the Brisbane based not for profit company established to develop energy literacy, leadership, knowledge and expertise to support the transition to a sustainable low carbon future. He has over 25 years of experience in the resources sector, covering research, innovation management, commercialisation, international business and strategic partnership management.  He was held senior roles in CSIRO and the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies. He is a director of the Australian Latin American Business Council and the Council of Australia Latin America Relations. www.internationalenergycentre.com

 

  1. 65.   Moore, Stewart: With a Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours) from The University of Queensland, a Masters Degree in Regional Science specialising in Tourism Planning and Sustainability and a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia, Stewart is the CEO/Director of Earthcheck and EC3 Global. Stewart has over twenty-five years of experience in tourism operations and consulting to the private and public sector both within Australian and the Asia Pacific region, with a strong focus on sustainability management. www.earthcheck.org

 

  1. 66.   Metcalf, Louise: Author of Leadership for Sustainability Survey and member of APS College of Organisational Psychologists, Louise has over 16 years’ worth of experience in psychological practice, the last 10 years in organisational/ business psychology and coaching. From Macquarie University, she has a PhD in Leadership and Sustainability (Organisational Performance), plus a Masters in Business Administration, Masters in Applied Organisational Psychology, Honours in Psychology. She is Director of Sydney based leadership and sustainability consultancy, Pax Leader Labs. www.paxleaderlabs.org
  2. 67.   O’Brien, John:  Managing Director of Australian Clean Tech, which he founded, John facilitates the Australian CleanTech Network that provides opportunities for collaboration and publishes both the Australian Cleantech Index and the annual Australian Cleantech Review. John spent 9 years working in one of Australia’s leading energy companies, and 6 years in roles working on development, strategy and M&A projects. He is on the board of cleantech companies involved in wind farm development, biosensors and plastics recycling in China. He has engineering degrees from the University of Oxford and Trinity College, Dublin and an MBA from the University of Adelaide. www.auscleantech.com.au

 

  1. 68.   Obbard, Jeff: Head and Director of the Sustainable Development and Water Alliance (SDWA) in Singapore, Jeff has over 20 years work experience in applied environmental science and engineering in the academic, private and government sectors. He has also worked in the United Kingdom, United States and Hong Kong. His core competency is in managing of environmental technology and applied science to further sustainable development; biotechnology, and renewable energy. He has a special focus on aquatic microalgae for biofuel feedstocks. He is associate professor at the National University of Singapore‘s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. www.sdwa.nus.edu.sg

 

  1. 69.   O’Gorman, Dermot: Appointed as the CEO of WWF-Australia in August 2010, Dermot first joined WWF’s UK office in 1998. Managing a team of 75 staff in 6 offices with an annual budget of over AUSD$20 million, he oversees 6 large programmes on sustainability in transforming markets, energy and climate change, biodiversity protection and domestic international policy in Australia and the Region. He has since worked with WWF in the South Pacific, at the WWF International office in Switzerland and, most recently, as the Country Representative of WWF in China. Dermot works with leading conservationists, governments and industry leaders to promote the role of WWF. www.wwf.com.au

 

  1. 70.   Polman, Paul:  Appointed an Executive Director of Unilever in October 2008, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer on 1st January 2009 and he is widely regarded as the business world’s sustainability leader. He earned a BBA/BA from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, in 1977 and an MBA/MA in economics and finance from the University of Cincinnati in 1979. He is a Trustee of both the Leverhulme Trust and Asia House, a former board member of Alcon and, since February 2010, a non-executive director of the Dow Chemical Company. www.unilever.com

 

  1. 71.   Porritt, Jonathon: Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, Jonathon is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development. His latest book “The World We Made” looks into the future and sees what we have created in 2050. He is Co-Director of The Prince of Wales’s Business and Sustainability Programme. He was instrumental in launching the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), which brings together some of the biggest names in the maritime sector to plan how it can contribute to – and thrive in – a sustainable future. Jonathon received a CBE in January 2000 for services to environmental protection. www.jonathonporritt.com

 

  1. 72.   Posner, Rupert: Chief Executive Officer, GECA since October 2012, Rupert has helped deliver a transformation of Australia’s only independent, not-for-profit, multi-sector ecolabel. Rupert ensures that GECA runs credibly and efficiently and he maintains and develops relationships with prominent stakeholders, governments and the media. GECA’s mission is to drive a substantial increase in the sustainability of consumption. He was previously heavily involved with the Climate Group in Australia and the US, starting in 2005 and continuing until August 2012. www.geca.org.au
  2. 73.   Purves, Rob: President, WWF Australia and Chairman of Sustainable Business Australia, Robert is an investor and an environmentalist. He is co-founder and a member of The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Robert is also a Director of The Peter Cullen Water Trust, a Patron of the Lizard Island Research Station and a Governor of Australian Youth Climate Coalition. In 2012 Robert was appointed as President of WWF Australia for a second term. In 2008 Robert was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to conservation and the environment and awarded an Honorary Fellow from the University of Sydney. www.wwf.com.au

 

  1. 74.   Quirk, Robert: Advocate and lecturer in sustainable agriculture, foundation chair of the Better Sugar Cane Initiative (BSI), the global round table formed by WWF and IFC. The Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) is a collaboration of sugar retailers, investors, traders, producers and NGOs who are committed to sustainable sugar production. He is involved with Climate Kelpie as a ‘one-stop shop’ for climate risk management information and tools, designed for Australian farmers and farm advisors. He serves on the Board of Directors of the international sugar group Bonsucro, which is creating and making the Standard for sustainable sugarcane production available everywhere. www.bonsucro.com

 

  1. 75.   Ram Bhaskar, Ananda:  Director (Energy Efficiency and Conservation) in the National Environment Agency (NEA), which promotes energy efficiency in the residential, public and manufacturing sectors. Ram Bhaskar has been involved in energy efficiency work for more than 10 years. Prior to that, he was involved in the development of waste disposal facilities for Singapore. He has effectively led a team to upgrade the E2 Singapore website to spread the energy efficiency message as well as organise three successful National Energy Efficiency Conferences in 2011, 2012 and 2013. www.nea.gov.sg

 

  1. 76.   Ridley, Andy: Executive Director and Co-Founder of Earth Hour, the global environmental movement initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007.  Working for WWF in Australia, he was inspired by the idea of a campaign to engage everyday people and businesses in the climate change debate through a simple action, so Andy initiated a think tank between Leo Burnett and Fairfax Media, forming a partnership to deliver a ‘lights out’ campaign, which would later become known as Earth Hour. Andy, now based in Singapore, continues to lead Earth Hour’s global operations. www.earthhour.org

 

  1. 77.   Risby, Dr Phil: Global Head Technology for BE Integrative Design and Head of Research and Labs, he co-founded Be Sustainable. Serial entrepreneur driven by the potential to bring about positive change through People, Planet and Profit where honour, respect, integrity and fairness are the core principles. In 2008, his innovations and patents featured in a BBC documentary that attracted the interest of Gunter Pauli and the Blue Economy. He handed over his rapidly growing company in 2011 and went on to form BE Labs in Norwich and then BE Sustainable in Singapore. BE Sustainable, (BE is for Blue Economy), is rapidly growing, now active in 17 countries. www.besustainable.sg

 

  1. 78.   Rowe, Alison: Global Executive Director, Sustainability, International Business, Fujitsu. An International thought leader with vast experience in business, government and NFPs. Non Executive Director of the Advisory Board, Future Business Council and Non Executive Director  and member of the External Sustainability Advisory Board, Latrobe University Educational Institution, where she  assists the University in adopting a best practice approach in managing its social, environmental and economic sustainability performance across operations, curriculum and research and changing behaviours amongst staff and students so as to become a leading sustainable organisation. www.fujitsu.com
  2. 79.   Schuster, Dr Sandra: Climate and Disaster Risk Analyst specializing in Disaster Risk Reduction/Assessment and Climate Change Resilience, Sandra has a background in Climatology, Meteorology and Physical Geography with over ten years professional work, both in Australia and internationally. Sandra is a Lead Author with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the Impacts-Adaptation-Vulnerability Volume (due to be completed in 2014), member of the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Stakeholder Advisory Group, past chair / National Council of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS), and NSW Lead Governor of WWF. www.wwf.com.au

 

  1. 80.   Shang, Ruby: Currently Director, Asia Initiative for the William J. Clinton Foundation, she was previously titled Regional Director, Asia for the Foundation and the Clinton Climate Initiative and prior to that Regional Director, SE Asia and China at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Ruby is active in promoting programmes for energy efficiency, clean energy and sustainability throughout Asia. She was education at Brown University and the American School in Japan. www.clintonfoundation.org

 

  1. 81.   Sharpe, Freddy: The CEO of Climate Friendly, Australia’s leading carbon management company, Freddy Sharpe has grown this into an international business delivering carbon solutions to leading corporations, governments and individuals around the world. As a key figure in the global voluntary carbon market, Freddy has helped to build the business case for real, meaningful voluntary action and to strengthen the links between carbon finance and broader environmental and social impacts, by offering complete solutions from development of carbon projects through to distribution and retail.  www.climatefriendly.com

 

  1. 82.   Solsky, David: CEO and co-founder of Carbon Systems, now called Envizi, is a passionate technology entrepreneur. He has spent the past four years working locally and internationally to build the company into a leader in the energy and carbon management sector. Sydney, Australia. Prior to 2007 David spent a decade in the IT industry as an entrepreneur, building several successful Australia and New Zealand businesses in the information and data management sector. David plays a driving role in the ongoing design and evolution of the technology platform and the development of the company’s global partner channel. www.envizi.com

 

  1. 83.   Stern, Nicholas:  Former World Bank Chief Economist, he was recruited to work for the British government to conduct reviews on the economics of climate change which led to the publication of the landmark Stern Review in 2006. He is currently chair of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science; chair of the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment; IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD); Chair of the Asia Research Centre; Director of the India Observatory. www.lse.ac.uk

 

  1. 84.   Strong, David: An internationally recognised expert in energy efficient sustainable building design and refurbishment, from 1998 to 2007 he was Managing Director of BRE Environment and between 2007 and 2010 Chief Executive of Inbuilt Consulting Ltd. Since 2002 David has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham and in December 2012 he was also appointed a Visiting Professor at the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. David is also Chairman of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings and formerly the chair of the UK governments Green Deal Installer Accreditation and Qualification Ministerial Forum www.davidstrong.co.uk

 

  1. 85.   Sun, Dorjee: CEO of Carbon Conservation and Executive Director of Carbon Agro, Dorjee is passionate about sustainable forests, community development, conservation and climate change. He started Carbon Conservation to finance the preservation of tropical rainforests and provide carbon credit revenues to local communities via Avoided Deforestation. Graduating from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) with degrees in Law and Commerce and a Diploma in Asian Studies, Dorjee studied at Peking University in China on a 2 year scholarship. www.carbonconservation.com

 

  1. 86.   Suzuki, David: Canadian environmentalist and long-time activist to reverse global climate change, co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, to work “to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.” The Foundation’s priorities are: oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and Suzuki’s Nature Challenge. He has authored over 40 books, and is widely recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology. Dr. Suzuki has received numerous awards for his work, including a UNESCO prize for science, a United Nations Environment Program medal, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. www.davidsuzuki.org

 

  1. 87.   Tan, Hoe Beng, Dato’ Sri: Originally from Singapore but now based in Kuantan in Malaysia, he is the man behind the introduction of the hybrid bio-fuel plant, “X Fruit”. Dato’ Sri Tan, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ZCM Minerals and Resources, has established International Green Innovation (IGI) to manage the development of the “X Fruit”. His companies have been working on developing this hybrid for close to ten years now and have ascertained that the plant can produce 50 tonne of fruit – or 33,000 litres of oil – per acre per year, which is a much higher yield than palm oil, he announced at the Singapore International Energy Week 2013.  www.internationalgreeninnovation.com

 

  1. 88.   Tai, Lee Siang: Former President Singapore Green Building Council, Mr Tai is a multi-award winning architect and urban planner at both local and international levels. A Past President of Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), Mr Tai formed the SIA Green Committee leading to the first collaboration for the International Green Building Conference with Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA). He was appointed to the World Green Building Council’s Board of Directors in October 2013 and he is currently the Group Managing Director of the respected architectural firm, Ong & Ong Pte Ltd. www.group.ong-ong.com

 

  1. 89.   Tan, Professor Leo: He is the Director of Special Projects at the Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, concurrent with his role as the President of the Singapore National Academy of Science. A marine biologist, as the Chairman of the Singapore Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research Fundraising Committee, he has led the establishment of the new natural history museum at NUS, including the acquisition of three authentic and near complete dinosaur fossils. He was the recipient of the Singapore President’s Award for the Environment in 2007. www.dbs.nus.edu.sg

 

  1. 90.   Taylor, Graeme: Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Systems Project Coordinator at BEST Futures and a frequent communicator of sustainability and related work. The goal of BEST Futures is to support the emergence of a sustainable global system through providing people and communities with new tools, perspectives, and knowledge. It began in 2003 as a research project designed to develop, apply and disseminate Biosocial Evolutionary Systems Theory model (the BEST Model) of societal change and evolution, which builds on the work of Alastair M. Taylor (1915-2005). www.bestfutures.org
  2. 91.   Teng, Kevin: Chief Engineer at Marina Bay Sands, Kevin was made Director of Sustainability in January 2012. Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree from Duke University, a Master’s of Science , Urban Planning from London School of Economics and Masters of Science Degree, Urban Planning London School of Economics, Kevin is well equipped for the job at the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. He has introduced a raft of sustainability measures and the resort is currently going through the process of adopting the ISO 20121 certification for its convention facilities. www.marinabaysands.com

 

  1. 92.   Thomas, Simon: With a strong background in Education Operations Management, Simon most recently served as Director of Facilities of Projects for UWCSEA, a school of 4000 students. A significant part of this role involves overseeing the entire project lifecycle for the construction of Tampines campus, one of the largest new school projects in the world in a 36 month time period.  Simon has recently worked with schools developing new facilities in Thailand, Indonesia and India. A breadth of experience at the sharp end of managing, maintaining and upgrading school facilities and services gives a unique angle to projects which require a firm practical and hands on input. www.uwcsea.edu.sg

 

  1. 93.   Thwaites, Professor John: Chair of the National Sustainability Council since October 2012, which provides independent advice to the Australian Government on sustainability issues and produces public reports. He is also Chairman Monash Sustainability Institute and Chairman Climate Works Australia and chairs the Australian Building Codes Board. He was Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 – 2007, as well as Minister for Health, Minister for Planning, Minister for Environment, Minister for Water, Minister for Victorian Communities and Victoria’s first Minister for Climate Change. He has degrees in Law (Honours) and Science from Monash University. www.climateworksaustralia.org

 

  1. 94.   Van Aerschot, Constant: Executive Director of Business Council for Sustainable Development (Singapore), Constant was previously Vice-President at Lafarge’s Sustainable Development & Public Affairs department. He graduated as a civil engineer from the ETH in Zürich (Switzerland), and gained extensive building design experience while working for the global design firm ARUP in the UK, Germany and Australia. Constant also holds an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management (UK) and has had corporate strategy responsibilities at Alcatel-Lucent. He was co-chair of the “Energy Efficiency in Buildings” project from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. www.wbcsd.org

 

  1. 95.   Visser, Wayne: Director of the think tank Kaleidoscope Futures and Founder of CSR International, Wayne is also Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and Visiting Professor of Corporate Responsibility at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in South Africa. Before getting his PhD in Corporate Social Responsibility (Nottingham University, UK), Wayne was Director of Sustainability Services for KPMG and Strategy Analyst for Cap Gemini in South Africa. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Green Professionals (IGP). www.waynevisser.com

 

  1. 96.   Wiebe, Dr. John:  President and CEO the GLOBE Foundation, which was established Vancouver, Canada in 1993 and organizers of the GLOBE series of international conferences , including GLOBE 2014, the biennial Conference and Trade Fair on business and Sustainability. An expert on environmental business and the application of sustainability principles to business ventures, he was recognized in 2011 as one of Canada’s Clean16, naming him one of 16 individuals who have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada. John has managed projects, advised governments and corporations worl-wide for the past 30 years.  www.globe.ca

 

  1. 97.   Wills, Ray: He has had a wide-ranging career at different times as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager and executive, with substantial expertise in ecology, sustainability, climate change science and the effects of expected future climates on Australia.  Ray is Board Member, and former CEO, of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Adjunct Professor at The University of Western Australia contributing to the academic program and providing advice to UWA on sustainability, and a Director and joint owner of the advisory firm Duda&Wills. www.dudawills.com.au

 

  1. 98.   Woodring, Douglas: The co-founder of the Ocean Recovery Alliance, which is focused on bringing innovative solutions, technology, collaborations and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean.  Two global preventative projects on the issues of plastic waste were announced at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2010: the Plastic Disclosure Project, and the Global Alert platform. Doug co-founded Project Kaisei which led a science expedition to the North Pacific Gyre with Scripps Oceanography in 2009, and was recognized as a UN Climate Hero and a Google Earth Hero for its efforts. www.oceanrecov.org

 

  1. 99.   Wright, Matthew: Executive Director of Zero Emissions since May 2013, after previously founding and leading climate solutions think tank Beyond Zero Emissions, an organisation focused decarbonising the Australian economy. He helped the organisation through its strategic research collaboration with the University of Melbourne’s Energy Research Institute and the production of the landmark Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan, released in 2011. He led the campaign to get support to enable Australia to shred all reliance on oil, coal and gas and become entirely dependent on renewable energy sources, mostly solar thermal, by the end of the decade. www.zeroemissions.org.au

 

  1. 100.                 Yeoh, Ruth:  Executive Director at YTL Singapore Pte Ltd, she takes responsibility for the company’s environmental and sustainability policies and reports on the YTL Group’s environmental activities through its award-winning Sustainability Reports.  Ruth also pioneered the highly successful “Climate Change Week”, YTL’s flagship educational campaign. Ruth graduated with a degree (Hons) from the University of Nottingham UK and an MSc (Distinction) from Cass Business School in the City of London. She authored and co-edited a book entitled “Cut Carbon, Grow Profits: Business Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Sustainability” (published in 2007). www.ytl.com.my

The third100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders list, which has been devised and produced by Ken Hickson, Chairman/CEO of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia and ABC Carbon, is published in the 202nd issue of abc carbon express (25 November 2013).  Nominations were invited through abc carbon express and received from readers around the world. There is purposely no ranking of individuals on the list, which is shown in alphabetical order, based on surnames or family names.

Source: www.abccarbon.com  and www.sustain-ability-showcase.com

100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders 2012

Published in ABC Carbon Express issue 176  

9 October 2012

Look out for Leaders

Often the call goes out – from us and many others – for our political leaders to do what they’ve been elected to. Save the economy and save the environment. Invest in the future. Protect the planet. We lament the fact that fine words don’t often translate into real action and we have seen this when national and global climate change talks flounder. We also expect our businesses to provide some leadership beyond making money. Invest in the community and show responsibility to more than a select band of shareholders. So we are doing our part to recognise those we feel are providing the right sort of leadership in a world that is crying out for it. Sustainability is more than a word. For us it is intentionally two words – sustain ability. It is a commitment to manage our resources – energy, water, land, people – and manage the economies we depend on, without harming the environment. So we have identified a mere 100 people – some very well known and some hardly known outside their own circle. But they are all – in our opinion – making a difference in at least one organisation, in their community and country. Ultimately we all benefit. So look out for leaders! – Ken Hickson

Profile: 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders

Once again – once a year – we feature not one but 100 profiles in this issue. But we can only provide space for two on this page. Jennifer Lauber Patterson and Alex Lauber. A global sustainable couple in more ways than one. The selected Global Sustain Ability Leaders from six continents include Nobel prize winners, scientists, architects, writers, designers, artists, along with CSOs and CEOs of international companies. Besides the very well-known, there are once again some quiet achievers, making a name for themselves and their NGOs, institutes, universities or businesses. Here’s the full list.

Introducing 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders:

This, the second 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders list, which has been devised and produced by Ken Hickson, Chairman/CEO of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia and ABC Carbon, is published in this the 176th issue of abc carbon express (9 October 2012).

Nominations were invited through abc carbon express and received from readers around the world. There is purposely no ranking or numbering of individuals on the list, which are shown in alphabetical order based on surnames or family names.

Ken Hickson takes full responsibility for the final selection and admits that many of those finalists are personally known to him and/or he has seen them in action, observed their good works and read their fine words.

While many fellow sustainability leaders, including some journalists and well-connected individuals, provided recommendations and advice, the final decision on inclusion or exclusion was his alone.  In that regard, he admits that he succumbed this time (but not in 2011) to persuasion, even pressure, to include himself in the list, based on nominations from other well-meaning individuals.

There could well be many deserving ‘leaders’ not on the list, Ken says, but either they were not nominated or brought to the attention of the ‘selection committee’, or their deeds have not been made known outside their community, country or company. There have been some changes to the list in 12 months. While some have slipped off the 100 slots, new ones have come into their own. Those who feel aggrieved they are not on the list – or know someone who should be – please make sure nominations are made in time for the 2013 list.

For now, this is SASA’s best effort in identifying and honouring 100 people around the world – at home and abroad – who have provided leadership in the relatively new field of sustainability:

 

Affleck, Andrew: Managing Partner of Armstrong Asset Management, an independent clean energy asset manager, set up in 2012 and committed to investing into clean energy infrastructure assets that leave a long term positive impact on society and the natural environment. The Clean Energy Fund is a private equity fund that invests in small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Southeast Asia. Andrew was formally the CEO of Low Carbon Investors Ltd, a dedicated global clean energy fund management group with over US$300 million under management. In all he has 22 years of asset management and investment banking experience in the Asian region, and has specialized in clean energy investments for the last 7 years. www.armstrongam.com

 

Aguiriano, Juan:  Worldwide Managing Director of Sustainable Operations for DuPont Sustainable Solutions, is responsible for expanding a consulting practice that leverages real-world experience and proven approaches to help organizations improve and sustain return on operations and assets while reducing the environmental footprint. His presentation at the National Energy Efficiency Conference 2012 in Singapore on “Energy Efficiency – A Sustainability Journey” looked the specific means through which companies can leverage an energy management system to reduce their energy footprint and included DuPont’s s experience. www.dupont.com

 

An, Esther: Head of CSR for City Development Limited (CDL) Singapore, which is a leader in sustainability in Singapore through its properties and businesses. She has been actively promoting sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the organisation and outside for 14 years and also serves on the Board of Singapore Compact. She has set standards and provided a professional example to colleagues within CDL and Singapore Compact and in the wider community.  www.cdl.com.sg

 

Astley, David: As Executive Chairman of the Media Alliance, he launched in 2011 a regional campaign to raise public awareness of climate change issues under the tagline ‘Redraw the Line’. Piloted initially in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the campaign is being undertaken in collaboration with, and with the support of, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Asian Development Bank. David was the Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) prior to joining The Media Alliance. He has overseen media development projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and highlights the role of media in improving quality of life in developing countries through social awareness and behaviour change campaigns. www.mediaalliance.asia

 

Baggs, David: Founder Ecospecifier, Technical Director & Principal Consultant, and Chartered Architect. A vocal advocate, educator and guide in a world ready to be greener, he challenges the way for new frontiers of sustainable design to be realised. He is a multi-award winning chartered architect, sustainability, energy-efficiency and eco-materials consultant with over 30 years’ experience in sustainable development. He is GreenTag Program and Technical Director of Global GreenTag Pty Ltd, an eco-product life-cycle assessment certification company. David has been sustainability and eco-materials consultant to over AUD$60 billion of projects in recent years including 10 Sydney 2000 Olympic projects, Brisbane City Council’s new headquarters Fitout and Sydney’s new Green Square Town Centre. www.ecospecifier.com

 

Bayliss, Caroline: Prior to joining The Climate Group as its Australia Director, Caroline was Director of Global Sustainability at RMIT University in Melbourne, a unit providing public and private sector clients with strategic research, evaluation and advice around sustainability issues. She has expertise in relation to sustainability assessments, indicators, reporting and sustainable procurement. During her time at RMIT, Caroline worked to develop third party scrutiny of the voluntary offsets market in Australia, collaborating with the Victorian EPA to produce the first independent online resource comparing offsets – The Carbon Offset Guide. Caroline was also previously Deputy Director of the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme. She will maintain an ongoing role on the Advisory Council of the Global Compact Cities Programme. www.theclimategroup.org

 

Birkeland, Janis.  Former Professor of Architecture, Queensland University of Technology, now University of Auckland, New Zealand, urban designer, and author of “Design for Sustainability” and “Positive Development”. Janis Birkeland worked consecutively as artist, advocacy planner, architect, urban designer, city planner and attorney in San Francisco before entering academia in Australia and New Zealand. She has authored over 100 publications on built environment and sustainability and wrote the highly successful and widely adopted Design for Sustainability (Earthscan, 2002). www.creative.auckland.ac.nz

 

Blake, Dr Martin: Sustainability and CSR guru, started Carbon Zero Solutions, joined The Green Asia Group, and initiated Sustainably Blue. At Royal Mail in the UK he implemented far-reaching plans which lead to greater energy efficiency and sustainability, utilising carbon abatement measures to save millions of pounds and win European awards. Regularly on the sustainability speaking circuit throughout Asia Pacific, he is director and advisor to many businesses in the sustainability sectors.www.thegreenasiagroup.com

 

Blanchett, Cate: Oscar winning actress, star of dozens of international movies and stage roles, co-director of Sydney Theatre Company, which she has led on an ambitious, long-term and multifaceted environmental and social sustainability program that brings benefits to “our Company, our environment and the communities in which we work”. The Greening The Wharf project transformed the beautiful, heritage-listed Wharf building into an inspirational example of environmental leadership. Completed in 2011, the award-winning project is widely considered to be an exemplar in its scale and comprehensive approach. In 2007, she was named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In The World and in the same year became the ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation’s online climate change campaign.  www.sydneytheatre.com.au

 

Boatman, Tony: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Indela, Tony has twenty years of business leadership experience. He founded The Indela with the principle goal of creating a set of tools that will assist corporations in quantifying their triple bottom line (balance between profit, people and planet) and committed to solving the sustainability challenge. Previously, Tony was with Microsoft and Nokia Mobile Phones. In Jan 2008 Tony was appointed District Manager, Singapore, for Al Gore’s NGO the Climate Project, part of the Alliance for Climate protection. Tony speaks regularly at corporate events marrying his knowledge of business management with sustainability economics to deliver an insightful & thought provoking keynote address. www.theindela.com

 

 

Bourne, Greg: Ex WWF CEO Australia & Director Carnegie Corporation. He was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street in 1988 as Special Adviser on Energy and Transport. In January 1999 he became Regional President – BP Australasia, the position from which he retired from BP in September 2003. Greg was appointed CEO WWF-Australia in October 2004 the position he held until June 2010. www.carnegiewave.com

 

Bukmanis, Adrian: He set up PowerSave Solutions in May 2011 to provide energy efficiency solutions for businesses and now manages the Singapore business of the Hong-Kong based Energenz. Through his work with Energenz and his previous experience in Australia, China and the United Kingdom, Adrian fully understands the role that energy efficiency plays in terms of sustainability. He is a member of the Sustainable Energy Association Singapore (SEAS) and he has built partnerships with leading local companies in this space (including SASA and GreenbizCheck) in order to provide solutions that can have a positive impact at all levels of an organization. www.energenz.com

 

Bun, Mara: CEO Green Cross Australia, Mara was born and raised in Brazil and studied and worked in the US before moving to Australia in 1991. She brings 20 years of community and business experience to Green Cross Australia – from Morgan Stanley, The Wilderness Society, Greenpeace Australia, Australian Consumer’s Association (CHOICE), Bush Heritage Australia, Macquarie Bank, CSIRO and CANNEX. www.greencrossaustralia.org

 

Cassels, Richard:  Founder Climate Leadership, Brisbane, Australia, archaeologist & former GM of Queensland Museum. A Governor of WWF Australia and was recently an Honorary Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum in Environmental History and Sustainable Futures. He is a popular public speaker on environmental issues and is particularly passionate about the need for all citizens of the new global village to know the environmental history of humankind. He strongly supports the Australian Government’s move to price carbon and the need for massive research into clean energies. In 2006 he established the seminar series at the Queensland Museum entitled “Pioneering a Sustainable Queensland” in partnership with John Cole of the Queensland Government’s Environmental Protection Agency and in 2007 he convened at the Museum the popular seminar “Climate Change Down Under”. www.climateleadership.com.au

 

Cheam, Jessica: She writes on housing, development issues, environment, energy and climate change for the Straits Times Singapore and is the founder and editor of the website eco-business.com, which provides news and views for Asia Pacific’s sustainable business community. She’s the author of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources’ new book titled “Forging a Greener Tomorrow: Singapore’s environmental journey from slum to eco-city”, the 206-page tome describes Singapore’s transformation from a bustling, but polluted port with slum-like conditions into a high-tech modern city that is globally recognized for being clean and green. She has won a global journalism award at the Earth Journalism Awards, which was held in Copenhagen in December 2009. www.eco-business.com

 

Cheng, Mark: Starting the social-environment movement in Asia when he was 13, Mark was dismayed at the lack of green education in Singapore, so co-founded Avelife in 2008 with a small group of youths. Today, the movement is one of the largest social-environment charities based in Asia, with groups and projects in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Korea and Philippines. In 2011, Mark started Green Prints, an environment social enterprise, which is renowned as the first exclusive green printer in Asia-Pacific, which also supplies and produces sugarcane paper, made from agricultural sugarcane waste and relying entirely on wind energy. Mark also founded Green Brunei, a non-profit that provides free environmental resources and initiates community-led environment campaigns and projects. www.avelife.org

 

Chu, Steven: US Secretary of Energy in the Obama administration, a distinguished scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997). As United States Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu is charged with helping implement President Obama’s ambitious agenda to invest in clean energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, address the global climate crisis, and create millions of new jobs. Dr. Chu is the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997) and received numerous other awards. He has devoted his recent scientific career to the search for new solutions to our energy and climate challenges – a mission he continues with even greater urgency as Secretary of Energy. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Chu was the Director of the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, where he led the lab in pursuit of alternative and renewable energy technologies. He also taught at the University of California as a Professor of Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology. Previously, he held positions at Stanford University and AT&T Bell Laboratories. www.energy.gov

 

Clark, Anna:  President of EarthPeople, based in Dallas, Texas, US and the author of “Green, American Style”. Previously a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM before becoming vice president of a public relations firm.  She founded EarthPeople in 2005 and has helped clients from non-profits and school districts to municipalities and Fortune 500 corporations to achieve cost savings and brand loyalty through profitable sustainability strategies. www.earthpeopleco.com

 

Cook, John: Skeptical Science is maintained by John Cook, the Climate Communication Fellow for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. He studied physics at the University of Queensland, Australia. After graduating, he majored in solar physics in his post-grad honours year. He is not a climate scientist. Consequently, the science presented on Skeptical Science is not his own but taken directly from the peer reviewed scientific literature. To those seeking to refute the science presented, one needs to address the peer reviewed papers where the science comes from (links to the full papers are provided whenever possible).There is no funding to maintain Skeptical Science other than Paypal donations – it’s run at personal expense. John Cook has no affiliations with any organisations or political groups. Skeptical Science is strictly a labour of love. www.skepticalscience.com

 

Coombs, Rob:  President and CEO, InterfaceFLOR, Asia Pacific.  After graduating a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne in 1979, Rob Coombs began work in product marketing management within the grocery sector and in footwear and apparel manufacturing, Rob moved to the UK in 1988 and joined Interface, a manufacturer of commercial carpets and furniture fabrics. After moving through a number of senior management roles within Interface in Europe and Asia Pacific, Rob was appointed President and CEO of a newly formed Asia Pacific division on 2002. Rob is a member of the Board of the Green Building Council of Australia contributing a manufacturer perspective on the need to create a built environment in harmony with nature. Interface Inc., led by its founder and Chairman Ray Anderson, is a leading proponent of sustainable business development via its Mission Zero- a commitment to eliminate any negative impact the company may have on the environment by the year 2020. www.interfaceglobal.com

 

Dee, Jon: Australian of the Year 2010 in New South Wales, Managing Director of “Do Something”, Keynote Speaker & Author and Founder of Planet Ark, Jon Dee, is author of “Sustainable Growth”, produced by Sensis, as part of its commitment to supporting a sustainable future for Australia’s small and medium sized businesses. www.dosomething.net.au

 

Doherty, Peter: Nobel Prize winner in Physiology and Medicine (1996), his latest work (reviewed in abc carbon express) is “Sentinel Chickens”. He is also author of “The Light History of Hot Air” and “The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize”. is a professor at the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Board of The Conversation. He also serves in a voluntary, unremunerated capacity as Chair of the Board that provides strategic oversight to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Systems Science. Doherty, who holds the Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a prestigious branch of the National Academy of Sciences. www.stjude.org

 

Duggan, Mike:  Founder, Four Walls and a Roof (FWR), former General Manager at Ecospecifier Global, now  at EC3 Global, Clean Technology Capability Team and Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development. He is a Sessional Lecturer at Univerity of the Sunshine Coast, Industry Fellow at Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development and Director at Australian Green Development Forum.  Michael is committed to accelerating sustainable development, and facilitating its uptake into the mainstream through strategic business management and sustainability learning. www.ec3global.com

 

East, May: CEO CIFAL Scotland, UNITAR Associated Training Centre, sustainability educator and designer from Brazil to UK heading two international organisations: Gaia Education and CIFAL.  Based at the UN Habitat Best Practice Designation Findhorn Ecovillage since 1992, May has been leading a whole generation of sustainability educators delivering trainings in 31 countries in the most different stages of development and in both urban and rural contexts. She has a UNITAR diploma on Climate Change Diplomacy and is the UN House Scotland Director of Sustainability and Climate Change. May delivers Transition Training since 2008 creating pathways for low-carbon global to regional performance and is currently advising a series of projects seeking to scale up low-carbon investment in Brazil. www.cifalfindhorn.org

 

Elkington, John: Co-founder of SustainAbility and Founder and Executive Chairman of Volans Ventures. Author of many books, the most significant being 1997’s “Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business”. He is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. In 2004, BusinessWeek described him as “a dean of the corporate responsibility movement for three decades.” www.volans.com

 

Flannery, Dr Tim: Author of the landmark book “The Weather Makers”, leading climate change advocate, former Australian of the Year, head of the Copenhagen Climate Council and appointed by the Australian Government early 2011 to a newly-created position as Climate Commissioner, chairing a panel of six experts, including scientists and economists. www.climatecommission.gov.au

 

Fogarty, David: Joining Reuters in 1994, David now reports on climate policy, climate science and the carbon market (CDM, emissions trading) in Asia, based in Singapore. “It’s a great story in a fast-growing and fast-changing region”, he says. “I’ve been writing about climate change since university in Canberra, where I did a life sciences degree, with a communications major on the side. I started writing science articles for newspapers and, soon after completing my studies, joined as a cadet on The Canberra Times. After a few years there, it was off to London and then Hong Kong.” He also organises regular Clean Tech Forums at Thomson Reuters in Singapore bringing together experts and those wanted to learn to manage sustainability and clean tech opportunities in Asia. www.reuters.com

 

Forbes, Angus: In 2009, he established Natural Capital in Sydney, Australia after working in London as an investment banker. He established “The commons floor” in June 2011, a project aiming to get the financial services industry involved in the protection of the ecological and societal commons, i.e. a healthy planet and eradication of slums. The vision is for the financial services industry, as the largest white collar transnational industry in the world, to build the best intelligence network that is working to further the cause of the commons. He is married to the ballet dancer Darcey Bussell. www.celebrityspeakers.com.au

 

Frost, Tony: A fifth generation South African, he is passionate about the natural heritage of our planet and particularly South Africa. After 20 years as a Human Resources Director, he founded Sirocco Strategic Management in 1996. He has published “After the Rain”, a book on the subject of organisations and management. He was CEO of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa from 2002 to 2007. www.siroccostrategy.com

 

Gafoor, Burhan: Ambassador Gafoor is the Chief Negotiator of Singapore for Climate Change and concurrently Senior Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has extensive experience in multilateral negotiations. Most recently, he was the facilitator for the finance negotiations in the UNFCCC process, in the lead-up to COP 16 in Cancun. In 2011, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Committee that designed the Green Climate Fund, which was operationalized at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. www.unfccc.int

 

Gilding, Paul: An independent writer, advisor and advocate for action on climate change and sustainability. Former CEO of a range of innovative NGO’s and companies including Greenpeace International, Ecos Corporation and Easy Being Green. He argues in his book “The Great Disruption”, that this crisis driven change is an enormous opportunity to build a new approach to economic and social development for humanity. www.paulgilding.com

 

Gipton, Sara: She became CEO of Greenfleet in early 2007 after moving to the environmental sector and after holding senior financial roles at the Victorian Workcover Authority and Ernst & Young’s Audit and Consulting Divisions. Sara is a Chartered Accountant, with an Honours degree in Science and a Masters of Social Science focused on environmental management and planning. www.greenfleet.com.au

 

George, Aaron: Co-Founder, Amida Recruitment, a London-based agency specialising in the sustainability sector and Director, BREP (Resource & Environmental Planning). He has 10 years’ experience in the recruitment industry, specialising in town planning, the consulting engineering, construction and property sectors. Aaron leads Amida’s business in the energy and engineering sectors. www.amida-recruit.com

 

Grant, Andrew:  As CO2 Group CEO, he was honoured with the national 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Cleantech category. Prior to CO2, he was the National Head of Ernst and Young’s environmental advisory division also fulfilling this same role at Arthur Anderson in previous years. Earlier, Andrew held the position as Executive Manager in Sustainable Packaging at Visy Industrial Packaging. www.co2australia.com.au

 

Grier, Nigel: Now attached to The Green Asia Group, the Former Managing Director & Principal, Zingspace, Townsville, Australia is an experienced Landscape Ecologist with a focus on Restoration Ecology & Biomimicry: looking to nature for the solutions to today’s problems. Nigel has led many multidisciplinary design teams in the Masterplanning for Landscape, Water & Natural Resource projects. Coming up with low pressure/low carbon solutions is Nigel’s passion. Nigel still spends 25% of his time back in Townsville, Australia, working on innovative projects. Nigel has specialist skills in the areas of Natural Resource Management, Soil Erosion & Sediment Control, Storm water Quality Management, Water Sensitive Urban Design, Biomimicry, Design Charettes, Collective Social Learning & Holistic Design. www.thegreenasiagroup.com

 

Guldberg, Ove Hoegh: Director of the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland, he has held academic positions at UCLA, Stanford University, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland and is currently a member of the Australian Climate Group; the Royal Society (London) Marine Advisory Network; and the Board of Editing Reviewers at Science Magazine. He also heads a large research laboratory (over 20 researchers & students) that focuses on how global warming and ocean acidification are affecting coral reefs now and into the future. www.gci.uq.edu.au

 

Harding, Jeff: As Chairman Ceramic Fuel Cells, he has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector. From 1995 to 2005 he was Managing Director of Pacific Hydro Limited, Australia’s largest renewable energy developer with wind and hydro energy projects in Australia, Asia and Chile.  He has Degrees in Civil Engineering, Economics, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He resides in both Europe and Australia and is also a non-executive director of the ASX listed Carnegie Wave Energy Limited. www.cfcl.com.au

 

Hickson, Ken: A corporate sustainability specialist and climate change communicator with 50 years’ experience in the communications industry, Ken is the Founder Chairman and CEO of Singapore’s only specialist consultancy, Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA). He has had extensive experience promoting energy efficiency, waste management, sustainability and green building practices in the Asia Pacific. He was sustainability consultant for the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for Asia’s first and only sustainable light art festival – i Light Marina Bay – and has plans to help make more events sustainable, utilising the “Olympic Gold” Standard, ISO 20121. He also produces content for the E2 Singapore website for the National Environment Agency (NEA) and promoted the National Energy Efficiency Conferences in 2011 and 2012. He is a Governor of WWF Australia and author of the climate change issues and opportunities reference book “The ABC of Carbon”. www.sustain-ability-showcase.com

 

Ho Kwon Ping: Executive Chairman Banyan Tree Group, member 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum (2005) and Chairman, Singapore Management University.  Mr Ho is also Chairman of Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Company Limited, Thai Wah Food Products Public Company Limited, Singapore Management University and MediaCorp Pte. Ltd. He is a member of the Asia-Pacific Council of The Nature Conservancy, Global Advisory Council of London Business School, International Council and East Asia Council of INSEAD, International Council of Asia Society and Management Board of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore. He is a former journalist with the Far Eastern Economic Review. www.banyantree.com

 

Hobley, Anthony:  Global head of climate change and carbon finance for Norton Rose, Anthony has played a key role in helping to design the UKs pilot emissions trading scheme and in developing key aspects of the EU ETS. He recently played a role in the advocacy around the Australian Clean Energy package and is currently working for a developing country Government on scoping out options for their climate and clean energy legislation. He spent time at the boutique investment bank Climate Change Capital as General Counsel to the Carbon Funds and Director of Legal Policy. Whilst there, he helped CCC to establish its key investment procedures and documentation. Anthony has spent 14 years with major law firms specialising in UK and EU environmental law and more recently playing a key role in helping one of them to develop and build their leading climate change and clean energy practice group. www.nortonrose.com

 

Hood, David: Having stepped down as the Founding Chairman of the Australian Green Infrastructure Council (AGIC), he is now driving a very solid sustainability culture change for the engineering profession in Australia as the National President of Engineers Australia (EA).    Under his leadership the organisation is strengthening its focus on engaging more with members and demonstrating how sustainability outcomes from all engineering work is good for business.   EA facilities policy is being amended to demonstrate energy efficiency, and sustainability outcomes from the $25m property portfolio.  All conferences, seminars and events will from now on also achieve high sustainability outcomes. He continues to lead the sustainability program for infrastructure at the Cooperative Research Centre for Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM) based at QUT.   He also continues to deliver a regular stream of Al Gore sessions across Australia and around the world linked with my EA and university engagements (having now presented to over 8,000 people). www.agic.net.au

 

Huxley, Anne Marie: Founder and CEO, Models of Success and Sustainability (MOSS), Melbourne, Australia. After many years working to improve the reputation and profitability of  a range of companies from SMEs through to blue chip companies such as  Samsung, Sheraton, Du Pont, Coca-Cola and Lion Nathan, Anne-Maree  turned her focus to conscious capitalism and corporate responsibility  where business take into account the social, environmental and economic  impacts of doing business. Anne-Maree decided to bring all industry participants and corporations together for Australia’s Inaugural Corporate Responsibility Summit. MOSS was the result, the industry body for Corporate Responsibility and  Sustainability Professionals and organisations interested in corporate  sustainability. MOSS provides education, tools and training, networking and advice to drive sustainability and competitive business success www.moss.org.au

 

Jones, Andy: Director Group Sustainability, Amcor, previously with the Victorian Government, Toyota and URS Australia. Former President of Net Impact at Melbourne Business School, where he completed his MBA. In his current role he is responsible for developing and implementing Amcor’s Group (corporate) sustainability strategy and travels throughout the world to inspect the company facilities. Throughout his experience with Amcor, DIIRD, URS and Toyota, he has led cross-functional teams responsible for developing and implementing new initiatives and requiring engagement with multiple stakeholders. His particular interest is in inclusive business models and identifying the opportunities to align business objectives and capabilities with sustainability objectives.  www.amcor.com

 

Keller, Denise: Model, performer, producer or crusader – she is far more than meets the eye. The former MTV host is now a partner in a film production company No Quarter TV and fronts a documentary series on Discovery channel. She is on the advisory committee for the Climate Project and a regular speaker on environmental and sustainability issues. www.no-quarter.tv

 

Kelly, Jim: Group Vice President and Head of Energy Efficiency, ABB. Jim leads ABB’s global efforts in this business area bringing the full potential of “One ABB” to this important market opportunity. Energy efficiency is recognized as a central driver of growth for ABB’s customers including industries, utilities, transportation and buildings. ABB’s opportunities in energy efficiency are vast (over $15B in sales per annum) and this theme is a top 3 growth driver for the company. Increasingly, ABB is required to offer customers innovative solutions combining elements from across the entire spectrum of the Group’s products, systems and services. www.abb.com

 

Keogh, Amanda: Manager of Environment and Sustainability, Fuji Xerox Australia. Following a successful internationally-based career in ICT marketing communications, Keogh earned a Masters degree in Sustainable Development and has conducted extensive research into corporate sustainability. www.fujixerox.com.au

 

Kepler, David: Chief Sustainability Officer, Dow Chemicals, US. He is responsible for guiding the sustainable business development of the company and is charged with leading the company’s commitment to Set the Standard for Sustainability, including achieving the company’s aggressive 2015 Sustainability Goals. He is a member of Dow’s Management Committee and chairs its Sustainability Committee. In addition, Kepler chairs the Sustainability External Advisory Council (SEAC), an organization formed to provide an outside-in perspective on sustainability to Dow. www.dow.com

 

Khew, Edwin: He is Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), Chairman of the Singapore Standards Council and Co-Chairman of the Energy for All Partnership (E4All) – a programme of the Asian Development. He is a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) and also serves on the supervisory board of the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (NUS) and is a member of the Climate Change Network.  He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Singapore, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Singapore, a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (UK), a Chartered Chemical Engineer in the Institute of Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom) and a Chartered Professional Engineer in the Institute of Engineers of Australia. www.seas.org.sg

 

King, Sir David: The former UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. Sir David was the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office of Science from October 2000 to 31 December 2007. In that time, he raised the profile of the need for governments worldwide to act on climate change and was instrumental in creating the new £1bn Energy Technologies Institute.  Sir David was born in South Africa in 1939 and in 1974, after an early career at the University of Witwatersrand, Imperial College and the University of East Anglia, he became the Brunner Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Liverpool. Sir David became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991, Foreign Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, was knighted in 2003 for his work in science. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk

 

Koh, Professor Tommy: Singapore Ambassador at Large, won the Champion of the Earth Award from the United Nations Environment Programme, he was President of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea from 1980 to 1982. He was Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for and the Main Committee of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (RIO) from 1990 to 1992. Special Adviser of the Institute of Policy Studies and Chairman of the National Heritage Board. www.spp.nus.edu.sg/ips

 

Kwek, Leng Joo: Managing Director of City Developments Limited (CDL) is also a firm advocate of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for close to 2 decades now, making it an integral driving force behind the company’s business philosophy. He was elected as the President of Singapore Compact for CSR, which is the national CSR society and local network for the United Nations (UN) Global Compact in Singapore. Under his leadership, CDL is recognised as a leader in CSR and green buildings.  Mr. Kwek believes that responsible business practices do not only deliver better financial bottom line but also strong social and environmental performance that will help lay the foundation for long-term sustainability. Mr. Kwek has also led CDL to be the first developer to be accorded the Green Mark Platinum Champion Award and Built Environment Leaders Platinum Award by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). CDL’s firm commitment to sustainability has also been recognised internationally. CDL is proud to be the only Singapore company listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series and Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world for 3 consecutive years. www.cdl.com.sg

 

Kyriakou, Mary-Anne: A renowned lighting designer and music composer, Mary-Anne Kyriakou is the founder and festival director of both i Light Marina Bay 2010 and 2012 – which won the prestigious Downtown Pinnacle Award by the International Downtown Association (IDA) – and Smart Light Sydney 2009, a light festival centered on sustainability and the appreciation of urban spaces after dark. Her light art & design practice is Studio Kybra. As the former director of Meinhardt Lighting Consultancy, Mary-Anne was responsible for designing both interior and exterior lighting for a multitude of buildings throughout the Asia-Pacific region, from Hong Kong to Australia. She is also well known for her award-winning light art installations, several of which have been featured in exhibitions all over the world. Mary-Anne has served as the keynote speaker for several major conventions and conferences, such as the Luminale Light Festival Germany 2010, the Poland Light Festival in 2009 and Designing Designers, Milan in 2007. She has also received several awards for her work in both lighting design and the arts. In 2008, she was the recipient of the prestigious Peggy Glanville Hicks Composer Fellowship. www.smartlightwalks.com

 

Lauber, Alex:  Director Australasian business for Carbonsoft, which launched an open source platform, with the support of Standard Bank, to fund and oversee the United Nations process of registering and monitoring projects which generate carbon credits. Alex, an experienced lawyer with extensive commercial and transactional skills, has expanded Carbonsoft into Asia, opening a regional office in Singapore, while working on developing CDM projects in India, Philippines and Indonesia. He draws upon his legal and regulatory background to take a hands on approach, combining strategic analysis with a detailed understanding of commercial issues, to deliver practical results. Alex is admitted to practice law in Victoria, Australia and England. www.carbonsoft.net

 

Lauber-Patterson, Jennifer: Head, Climate Market Investment Association (CMIA), covering Australia, NZ, Singapore and Indonesia. CMIA is an international trade association representing firms that finance, invest in, and provide enabling support to activities that reduce emissions. She is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of Frontier Carbon, a non-executive Director of Yarra Energy Foundation and on the Advisory Board of the Australia Carbon Market Institute. Jennifer is a specialist in environmental and energy markets with over 20 years’ experience in the banking and energy sectors. In 2011 Jennifer represented NAB on the Victorian Government Export Cluster and also the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) Carbon Working Group. During her time in the energy industry, Jennifer held a number of senior roles before transitioning to banking in 2004, taking up the position of Director, Electricity, Emissions and Renewables at ANZ. She was responsible for NAB commissioning a report by “Republic of Everyone” on how to “Build Conversations Around a Low Carbon Economy”. www.frontier-carbon.net

 

Lebbon, Tim: Company director, speaker on sustainability for business and promoter of forest carbon credits and clean tech investment. He is the founder of Carbon Value, which is a significant part of the Australian and Singapore investment in the environment sector for Tim, who is also the Chairman of Adelaide-based Leadenhall VRG Pty Ltd. He has over twenty five years’ experience in consulting and corporate advisory work and is an acknowledged expert on company valuations.  Tim is also a director Noble Investments, Paragon Private Equity and chairman of Lowrie Constructions (WA) Pty Ltd.  www.leadenhall.com.au

 

Leaver, Rod: Chief Executive Officer, Asia. He joined Lend Lease in January 2008. Prior to his current role Rod was Chief Executive Officer Australia, and prior to this Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific and Global Head of Lend Lease’s investment management business, where he also had responsibility for the UK infrastructure development business and the US based public partnership’s business.  Rod is a Director of the Green Building Council of Australia and Chair of the Australian National Business Leader’s Forum on Sustainable Development. He was previously a member of the Australian Government’s Business Roundtable on Climate Change and a National Director of the Property Council of Australia; and their NSW President for three years. He has also held positions on the New South Wales Government’s Heritage Council and their Historic Houses Trust Foundation; and also the Property Industry Foundation. Rod is a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. www.lendlease.com

 

Lee, Chuan Seng: As the non-executive Chairman of Beca Asia, a leading engineering consultancy based in Singapore, the Deputy Chairman of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and served many years as a Board Member of the Singapore Professional Engineers Board. He is the Immediate Past President (2011-2013) of the Singapore Green Building Council and a Board member of the World Green Building Council. He co-chaired the Singapore BCA International Panels of Experts for Sustainability in the Built Environment (2008 and 2009) and for Building Information Modelling (2011). He is a member of the Singapore Ministry of National Development R&D Steering Committee for applied research into environmentally sustainable technologies in construction. He is also a member of the Committee for Environmental Sustainability of the Singapore Housing and Development Board, on the Board of the National Environment Agency (EA) and Singapore’s Energy Market Company. www.beca.com

 

Lee, Eng Lock: With Trane Singapore, he is renowned globally for his singular contributions to energy efficiency, as he has for the past 30 years been designing and building arguably the most energy efficient buildings and mechanical systems in the world. He is also the pioneer in very accurate long-term measurement and monitoring for mechanical plants. He has designed, built and retrofitted numerous high-performance chiller plants in Singapore and worldwide in an impressive range of building types, all achieving exceptional levels of measured performance and providing significant returns on investment. In 1994, Lee was awarded the Association of Energy Engineers USA Energy Project of the year for the Western Digital factory in Kuala Lumpur. In 2012, Eng Lock Lee received one of four Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in recognition of, “his world-leading HVAC design and engineering”. www.trane.com

 

Lee, Kevin: He has been the Sustainability Manager at Power Seraya in Singapore, a YTL Company, for five years, where he has been intimately involved in the initiation, development and implementation of the company’s CSR strategy, as well as influence and achieve adoption of sustainable practices through initiatives, awareness building programs, change management and behaviour change approaches. He is also the “go to” expert for sustainability related issues, as well as communicating and educating others on sustainability topics. He has also taken a lead in the execution of sustainability initiatives with the collaboration of external initiatives with the objective of educating the community on sustainability while elevating the sustainability profile of the company. He was responsible for bringing Power Seraya on board as the sustainability partner in the international award winning i Light Marina Bay lighting festival in March 2012. He was previously the Regional Brand Manager (Asia Pacific) with Conergy AG. www.powerseraya.com,.sg

 

Lovins, Amory: Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the famed Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the 64-year-old American consultant, experimental physicist and 1993 MacArthur Fellow, has been active at the nexus of energy, resources, environment, development, and security in more than 50 countries for 35 years, including 14 years based in England. He is widely considered among the world’s leading authorities on energy—especially its efficient use and sustainable supply—and a fertile innovator in integrative design. After two years at Harvard, Lovins transferred to Oxford, and two years later became a don at 21, receiving in consequence an Oxford MA by Special Resolution (1971) and, later, 11 honorary doctorates of various U.S. and U.K. universities. He has been Regents’ Lecturer at the U. of California both in Energy and Resources and in Economics; Grauer Lecturer at UBC; Luce Visiting Professor at Dartmouth; Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado; Oikos Visiting Professor of Business, University of St. Gallen; an engineering visiting professor at Peking University; and 2007 MAP/Ming Professor at Stanford’s School of Engineering. www.rmi.org

 

Lowe, Ian Professor:  President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, emeritus professor of science, technology & society at Griffith University, Brisbane, IPCC contributor, and author of dozens of books, including the landmark climate change expose “Living in the Hothouse”, Professor Ian Lowe AO has degrees in engineering and physics. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Griffith University in Brisbane and an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and Flinders University. Professor Lowe’s contributions to environmental science have won him a Centenary Medal, the Eureka Prize for promotion of science, the Prime Minister’s Environment Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, the Queensland Premier’s Millennium Award for Excellence in Science, and the University of NSW Alumni Award for achievement in science. Professor Lowe was named Humanist of the Year in 1988 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001. Professor Lowe was elected ACF President in 2004. www.acfonline.org.au

 

Lyle, Adam: Sustainability change management and green certification specialist, Adam represents GreenBizCheck in Singapore and acts as executive director of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA). Adam’s decade in consulting is underpinned by a career in industry of 20 years beginning in banking, and range of finance roles before moving into strategic planning, general management and CEO positions. Adam has lived and worked in Asia since 2002, initially in Taiwan, then in 2006 he opened the Singapore office of Quest Worldwide, a UK global change management consultancy. Clients include MNCs such as Unilever, DHL, Holcim, Philips, HSBC, and ABN Amro, with assignments across Asia, Nigeria, India, Hungary and Australia. Sustainability is now at the centre of Adam’s business focus, helping companies realise that scare resources such as energy, water and reduction of waste need to be efficiently managed. In 2010 Adam started GreenBizCheck in Singapore, an environmental certification company. He is currently helping companies with the introduction of ISO 50,001 and 14,001. He is a Board member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. www.greenbizcheck.com

 

Makower, Joel: Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group, he is a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer and strategist on corporate sustainability practices and clean technology, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. He is author of several books on business and sustainability, including Strategies for the Green Economy. He also is a co-founder of Clean Edge, a research firm focusing on clean technologies, and serves as a senior strategist to GreenOrder, a sustainability strategy firm. From 1991 to 2005, Joel was editor of The Green Business Letter, an award-winning monthly newsletter on corporate environmental strategy. Joel is a graduate in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley and is an advisor to several start-ups and board member of several nonprofit organizations, including The Biomimicry Institute, Climate Counts, and United Roots. The Associated Press has called Joel “the guru of green business practices.” www.greenbiz.com

 

McGaw, Ngaire: Her passion for sustainability began in 2001 through her experience in the health sector and environmental studies, in Brisbane, Australia and she has more than six years of experience in reducing emissions. She is experienced in leading sustainability projects at the community, household and organisational levels, including award-winning projects including those funded by the Australian Greenhouse Office. In 2011 Ngaire worked with the Queensland Health Carbon Management Unit and for more than five years she has lead community based environmental projects through not-for-profit organisations. These include the award-winning Sustainable Jamboree, Beyond Zero Emissions and the Climate and Health Alliance. Ngaire holds the qualification of Green Star Association. She is studying a Masters of Sustainability Science and is half way through a Graduate Certificate in Carbon Management.2009 winner of a Lord Mayor’s Green Heart Award. www.sustainablejamboree.org

 

McIntosh, Professor Malcolm:  Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise. An international leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable enterprise. Malcolm pioneered the teaching of corporate responsibility and sustainability in universities in the UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.  Over the years, Malcolm McIntosh has worn many hats: from film director and writer for the BBC on social, environmental and corporate responsibility issues through to Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Compact in New York. As an international thought leader in sustainability, corporate responsibility and sustainable enterprise for over thirty years, Malcolm has amalgamated his ideas and those of his local and international peers to create a three day event: the Necessary Transition 2012. www.griffith.edu.au

 

McKibben, Bill:  An environmental journalist who has written widely about climate change, McKibben, is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with “The End of Nature in 1989”, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time Magazine called him ‘the planet’s best green journalist’ and the Boston Globe said in 2010 that he was ‘probably the country’s most important environmentalist.’ A Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, he holds honorary degrees from a dozen colleges, including the Universities of Massachusetts and Maine, the State University of New York, and Whittier and Colgate Colleges. In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.billmckibben.com

 

Metcalf, Louise: Author of Leadership for Sustainability Survey and member of APS College of Organisational Psychologists, Louise has over almost 15 years’ worth of experience in psychological practice, the last 9 years in organisational/ business psychology and coaching. With a Masters in Business Administration, Masters in Applied Organisational Psychology, Honours in Psychology, Louise is currently completing a PhD in Sustainability and Leadership. Her Specialties include Business Coaching, Statistical and Business Analysis, Organisational Change, Corporate Social Responsibility. She is Director of Sydney based leadership and sustainability consultancy, Pax Leader Labs. www.paxleaderlabs.org

 

O’Gorman, Dermot: Appointed as the CEO of WWF-Australia in August 2010, Dermot first joined WWF’s UK office in 1998. He has since worked with WWF in the South Pacific, at the WWF International office in Switzerland and, most recently, as the Country Representative of WWF in China. Dermot has worked with leading conservationists, governments and industry leaders to promote the role of WWF. www.wwf.com.au

 

Parkinson, Giles: Founded by Giles – a journalist of 30 years’ experience – RenewEconomy is an independent website, updated daily and with a free daily newsletter. Giles is a former Business Editor and Deputy Editor of the Australian Financial Review, a former columnist for The Bulletin magazine and The Australian, and the founder and former editor of Climate Spectator. He says that there seems little doubt that the Australian economy – indeed the world’s – is about to go through one of the most dramatic transformations since the industrial revolution. “Like the first, the next industrial revolution will be led by changes in technology, this time driven by the need to act on climate change, energy security and resource scarcity. Much of the way the world does business – particularly in the multi-trillion dollar energy and transport sectors, but also in many other sectors – will change profoundly in the decades to come”. www.reneweconomy.com.au

 

Polman, Paul:  Appointed an Executive Director of Unilever in October 2008, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer on 1st January 2009 and he is widely regarded as the business world’s sustainability leader. He earned a BBA/BA from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, in 1977 and an MBA/MA in economics and finance from the University of Cincinnati in 1979. Paul began his career at Procter & Gamble in 1979 and was group president Europe and officer of the Procter & Gamble Company until 2006. Prior to joining Unilever, Paul was chief financial officer of Nestlé S.A. from January 2006 as well as executive vice president for the Americas from February 2008. Paul serves as President of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust and Chairman of Perkins International Advisory Board. He is a member of the United Nations Global Impact Board, Vice Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the European Round Table, a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce and a Director of Conservation International. He is on the Board of the Consumer Goods Forum where he co-chairs the Board Strategy and the Sustainability Committees. He is a Trustee of both the Leverhulme Trust and Asia House, a former board member of Alcon and, since February 2010, a non-executive director of the Dow Chemical Company. www.unilever.com

 

Porritt, Jonathon: Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, Jonathon is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development. He is Co-Director of The Prince of Wales’s Business and Sustainability Programme. He was instrumental in launching the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), which brings together some of the biggest names in the maritime sector to plan how it can contribute to – and thrive in – a sustainable future. He was formerly Director of Friends of the Earth (1984-90); Co-Chair of the Green Party (1980-83) of which he is still a member; Chairman of UNED-UK (1993-96); Chairman of Sustainability South West, the South West Round Table for Sustainable Development (1999-2001); a Trustee of WWF UK (1991-2005). He stood down as Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission in July 2009 after nine years providing high-level advice to Government Ministers. Jonathon was installed as the Chancellor of Keele University in February 2012. Jonathon received a CBE in January 2000 for services to environmental protection. www.jonathonporritt.com

 

Purves, Rob: President, WWF Australia and Sustainable Business Australia, Robert is an investor and an environmentalist. He is co-founder and a member of The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Along with being the Chairman of Sustainable Business Australia, Robert is also a Director of The Peter Cullen Water Trust, a Patron of the Lizard Island Research Station and a Governor of Australian Youth Climate Coalition. In 2012 Robert was appointed as President of WWF Australia for a second term. In 2008 Robert was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to conservation and the environment and awarded an Honorary Fellow from the University of Sydney. In 2004 Robert established the Purves Environmental Fund which funds numerous environmental initiatives. In addition, Robert has had a long career in business including being the Chairman for 10 years of DCA Group Limited.www.sba.asn.au

 

Quirk, Robert: Advocate and lecturer in sustainable agriculture, foundation chair of the Better Sugar Cane Initiative (BSI), the global round table formed by WWF and IFC. The Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) is a collaboration of sugar retailers, investors, traders, producers and NGOs who are committed to sustainable sugar production. He is NSW Director of the Australian Cane Farmers Association and a long-term farmer and advocate for climate change awareness and action. He blogs and regularly writes on sustainable agriculture. He is involved with Climate Kelpie as a ‘one-stop shop’ for climate risk management information and tools, designed for Australian farmers and farm advisors. www.climatekelpie.com.au

 

Raj, Rahul: Described as a serial innovator, he is the Director of Sustainability + Merchandising Innovation at Walmart.com, where he incubates new business models that deliver economic and social impact while strengthening the “Save Money. Live Better” value proposition. For these efforts, he was honored with Walmart’s Innovation Champion Award and a fellowship with the Aspen Institute. Rahul began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management before joining Ferrero to re-launch Nutella and Tic Tac. Throughout this career, Rahul has cultivated a passion for community service. As the founder of Meal Exchange, an organization that empowers students to address local hunger, he was identified by TIME Magazine as one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs and having developed a “revolutionary” program. www.walmart.com

 

Ram Bhaskar, Ananda:  Director (Energy Efficiency and Conservation) in the National Environment Agency (NEA), which promotes energy efficiency in the residential, public and manufacturing sectors. Ram Bhaskar has been involved in energy efficiency work for more than 10 years. Prior to that, he was involved in the development of waste disposal facilities for Singapore. He has effectively led a team to upgrade the E2 Singapore website to spread the energy efficiency message as well as organise two successful National Energy Efficiency Conferences in 2011 and 2012. www.nea.gov.sg

 

Ridley, Andy: Executive Director and Co-Founder of Earth Hour, the global environmental movement initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007 as a campaign for action on climate change. Born in Norwich, England, Andy moved to Sydney in 2002, becoming an Australian citizen in 2009. In London, he headed up the special projects team for the Prince’s Trust, working on a number of UK charity campaigns including the very successful ‘Party in the Park’. Landing the role as Communications Director with WWF Australia, he worked on major conservation campaigns to protect the Great Barrier Reef, Southern Ocean and Coral Sea, pristine marine wilderness areas threatened by the effects of global warming. In 2004, inspired by the idea of a campaign to engage everyday people and businesses in the climate change debate through a simple action, Andy initiated a think tank between Leo Burnett and Fairfax Media, forming a partnership to deliver a ‘lights out’ campaign, which would later become known as Earth Hour. Andy has recently relocated to Singapore with his wife – zoologist and author Dr Tammy Matson and their two-year-old son Solo. He continues to lead Earth Hour’s global operations from its new headquarters in Singapore. www.earthhour.org

 

Rowe, Alison: Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Fujitsu. An International thought leader with vast experience in business, government and NFPs. Change agent supported by strong business acumen and results. She is quoted as saying: “Sustainability is in our DNA. Our sustainability journey dates back to 1938 with the creation of a parkland environment for our first factory and extends to our long term policy taking us to 2100.” Non Executive Director  and member of the External Sustainability Advisory Board, Latrobe University Educational Institution with 1001-5000 employees, where she  assists the University in adopting a best practice approach in managing its social, environmental and economic sustainability performance across operations, curriculum and research and changing behaviours amongst staff and students so as to become a leading sustainable organisation. www.fujitsu.com

 

Rowley, Nick: Director of Kinesis consultancy, former advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair on sustainability and climate change. For two years prior to the December 2009 UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen, Nick was Strategic Director of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He is a research associate at the Centre for Climate Economics & Policy at Crawford School, Australia National University, Canberra. www.anu.edu.au

 

Schlein, Bruce: He joined Citi in 2006 as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability after having worked as a sustainability specialist for Bechtel on oil and gas and civil projects in China and Romania. Previously, he worked for international development agencies including Save the Children, Catholic Relief Services in Bosnia Herzegovina, and the U.S. Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea. Bruce is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.  www.citi.com

 

Schuster, Dr Sandra: After five years with Munich Re as research analyst, Sandra joined the World Bank late 2011 and the Climate Change Research Center of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). She is also a Governor, WWF Australia. Dr Schuster is a Climate Change Specialist, Climatologist, Meteorologist, Physical Geographer and Environmental Scientist with sixteen years’ experience of professional work in the public and private sectors both in Australia and internationally.  She is a member of the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Stakeholder Advisory Group and past chair and current member on the National Council of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS).She has worked on projects and contracts for a number of institutions at all levels, including local and global companies, national governments, the European Union, the United Nations IPCC as well as international NGOs. www.wwf.com.au

 

Shang, Ruby: Currently Director, Asia for the William J. Clinton Foundation, she was previously titled Regional Director, Asia for the Foundation and the Clinton Climate Initiative and prior to that Regional Director, SE Asia and China at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Ruby is active in promoting programmes for energy efficiency, clean energy and sustainability throughout Asia. She was education at Brown University and the American School in Japan. In an interview with Gaia Discovery last year, she describes her work: “We implement programmes that work on things like street lights, waste disposal, water, airports, electric cars and air quality”. All these things come under her remit – and she works with schools, universities, corporations and planners to make sure they are working in the right direction. Her job is to act as a sort of high-level fixer for the environmental movement in Asia; to identify gaps and listen to what people want, and what they think is practical.

To that end, she has put her own money where her official mouth is, has replaced all her light globes with LEDs, walks as much as she can, and doesn’t own a car. www.clintonfoundation.org

 

 

 

Sharpe, Freddy: The CEO of Climate Friendly, Australia’s leading carbon management company, Freddy Sharpe has grown this into an international business delivering carbon solutions to leading corporations, governments and individuals around the world.  Under his leadership Climate Friendly has helped to reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes.  As a key figure in the global voluntary carbon market, Freddy has helped to build the business case for real, meaningful voluntary action.  This year, Freddy negotiated a global partnership between Climate Friendly and South Pole Carbon, combining to create one of the world’s leading integrated carbon businesses, offering complete solutions from development of carbon projects through to distribution and retail.  www.climatefriendly.com

 

Solsky, David: CEO and co-founder of Carbon Systems is a passionate technology entrepreneur. He has spent the past four years working locally and internationally to build the company into a leader in the energy and carbon management sector. Sydney, Australia.Prior to 2007 David spent a decade in the IT industry as an entrepreneur, building several successful Australia and New Zealand businesses in the information and data management sector. This included Databank Technologies, a startup which evolved to become the Australian market leader in disaster recovery and information management services, and was subsequently sold to a listed multinational company. David also spent seven years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Corporate Finance and Assurance Divisions and has applied this experience to CarbonSystems’ technology platform, ensuring it meets the rigorous information-integrity standards of the corporate sector. David plays a driving role in the ongoing design and evolution of the CarbonSystems technology platform and the development of the company’s global partner channel. www.globalcarbonsystems.com

 

Stark, Peter:  As chief executive officer of the Eco Fund in Queensland, Australia Peter works to fulfil the organisation’s aim “to simplify the needs of our clients, with cost-effective environmental offsets, carbon and renewable energy products and services”. Peter joined Eco Fund with over 15 years executive management experience, including commodity trading, risk management and business development in Australia and overseas. He has been instrumental in helping Eco Fund review over 114,000 hectares for Carbon Farming Initiative potential and added over 64,000 hectares to Queensland’s protected natural areas by helping developers meet their environmental offset requirements, as well as by gathering philanthropic donations through the Balance the Earth Trust. Earlier this year Peter was quoted: “Companies, farmers and communities are increasingly exploring the benefits and opportunities that arise from carbon farming and environmental offsetting programs.” www.ecofund.net.au

 

Stern, Nicholas:  World Bank Chief Economist from 2000 to 2003, he was recruited to work for the British government, and appointed to conduct reviews on the economics of climate change and also of development, which led to the publication of the much respected Stern Review in 2006/7. www.lse.ac.uk

 

Strong, David: From 1998 to 2007 he was Managing Director of BRE Environment and between 2007 and 2010 Chief Executive of Inbuilt Consulting Ltd. Visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham Department of Architecture and Built Environment. Chairman of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes and Chairman of Helianth Systems Ltd. He was responsible for establishing the UK Green Building Council and was awarded the Building Sustainability Leadership Award in 2007. Since 2002, he has been Chairman of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Advisory Group in the UK, which provides requirements for energy labelling of buildings extended to all 27 EU member states. www.davidstrong.co.uk

 

Sun, Dorjee: CEO of Carbon Conservation and Executive Director of Carbon Agro, Dorjee passionate about forests, community development, conservation and climate change. He started Carbon Conservation to finance the preservation of tropical rainforests and provide carbon credit revenues to local communities via Avoided Deforestation. He was the founder of a recruitment software company with offices in Melbourne and London (exited 2003), and an award winning education company which mentored over 25,000 students through Sydney and Melbourne offices in 2004. Graduating from the University Of New South Wales (UNSW) with degrees in Law and Commerce and a Diploma in Asian Studies, Dorjee studied at Peking University in China on a 2 year scholarship. He has spoken at the Future Summit, AsiaConnect, The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and participated at the Australian Davos Leadership retreat and other think-tanks. www.carbonconservation.com

 

Suzuki, David: Canadian environmentalist and long-time activist to reverse global climate change, co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, to work “to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.” The Foundation’s priorities are: oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and Suzuki’s Nature Challenge. He has authored over 40 books, and is widely recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology. Dr. Suzuki has received numerous awards for his work, including a UNESCO prize for science, a United Nations Environment Program medal, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. He has 22 honorary doctorates from universities in the USA, Canada, and Australia. www.davidsuzuki.org

 

Tai, Lee Siang: President Singapore Green Building Council, Mr Tai is a multi-award winning architect and urban planner at both local and international levels. An Immediate Past President of Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), Mr Tai formed the SIA Green Committee leading to the first collaboration on Green product exhibition with BEX Asia 2009 and International Green Building Conference with Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA). He continues to pursue his passion on the Green and Sustainability frontiers after being appointed Chairman of REACH’s Environmental Sustainability Committee in 2008 to provide feedback to the Inter-Ministry Committee on Sustainability Development. He is currently the Group Managing Director of Ong & Ong Pte Ltd, a multi-disciplinary consultancy firm providing total solutions encompassing Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design. He is also the Chairman of the Campus Planning Committee for the new Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) from NUS in 1987. www.sgbc.sg

 

Tan, Professor Leo: Marine Biologist, Chair of the Garden City Fund, President of the Singapore National Academy of Science, Vice Chair of the Singapore Environmental Council and Chair of the Science Sub-Commission of the Singapore National Commission for UNESCO. Prof Leo Tan Wee Hin, ASEF Governor for Singapore, was named Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science on 24th November 2011. A marine biologist, Prof Tan, is well-known for his outstanding contributions to the promotion of science and technology in education in Singapore. Appointed as ASEF – Asia Europe Foundation – Governor in 2009, Prof Tan has also been an ardent supporter of ASEF’s mandate and initiatives. He is also the Chairman of the Singapore Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research Fundraising Committee. His interest in youth development stretches almost four decades with leadership appointments such as Chairman of both the National Youth Achievement Award Council and the Singapore Technologies Endowment Programme. He was the recipient of the Singapore President’s Award for the Environment in 2007. www.dbs.nus.edu.sg

 

Tay, Simon: Renowned lawyer, political adviser and environmental policy expert, Professor Tay teaches international law at the University of Singapore, and is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. From 2002-08, he chaired the National Environment Agency, the country’s major agency for environmental protection. He was a Nominated Member of the Singapore Parliament (1997 – 2001) and led public consultations on Singapore in the 21st century, the national concept plan, and the Singapore Green Plan 2012. He is the author of a number of non-fiction books, including “Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide From Americas”, as well as fiction, the latest being “City of Small Blessings”. www.siiaonline.org

 

Thomas, Simon: With a strong background in Education Operations Management, most recently serving as Director of Facilities of Projects for UWCSEA, a school of 4000 students. A significant part of this role involves overseeing the entire project lifecycle for the construction of Tampines campus, one of the largest new school projects in the world in a 36 month time period. He offers expertise, experience and management in all aspects of planning, designing, construction and project management of exceptional but highly practical educational facilities. 
As a consultant Simon has recently worked with schools developing new facilities in Thailand, Indonesia and India. A breadth of experience at the sharp end of managing, maintaining and upgrading school facilities and services gives a unique angle to projects which require a firm practical and hands on input. www.uwcsea.edu.sg

 

Thwaites, Professor John: Chairman Monash Sustainability Institute and Chairman Climate Works Australia, John chairs the Australian Building Codes Board, the body responsible for developing and managing Australia’s building and plumbing regulations. He also chairs the Climate Group, the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust and is also a director of the Australian Green Building Council and the Harold Mitchell Foundation. John chairs a project with the Brotherhood of St Laurence to develop policies to assist low-income Australians cope with the impact of climate change and chaired a joint Brotherhood of St Laurence/KPMG Report on a national energy efficiency program for low income households. He was Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 – 2007, as well as Minister for Health, Minister for Planning, Minister for Environment, Minister for Water, Minister for Victorian Communities and Victoria’s first Minister for Climate Change. He was a Councillor City of South Melbourne (1985-1993) and Mayor in 1991-1992. He has degrees in Law (Honours) and Science from Monash University. www.climateworksaustralia.org

 

Van Eyndhoven, Belinda: Senior Sustainability Advisor for Beca, one of the largest employee-owned engineering and related consultancy services companies in the Asia-Pacific. Based in Beca’s Wellington, New Zealand office, Belinda is a key force for sustainability and environmental initiatives within the company as well as for a range of high profile clients. She has a strong background in environmental management, planning and resource consenting. A recent project for Belinda was establishing an environmental management framework and sustainability strategy for high-profile client Air New Zealand, also gaining ISO 14001 for their head office. She is currently helping Beca’s Singapore office to achieve ISO 14001 certification for their Environmental Management System and is also leading Beca’s internal sustainability programme, which aims to improve our environmental performance (including reducing our carbon footprint), and managing the sustainability reporting process for the NZBCSD. www.beca.com

 

Visser, Wayne: Founder and Director of the think-tanks Kaleidoscope Futures and CSR International, author/editor of fifteen books, and Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Before getting his PhD in Corporate Social Responsibility (Nottingham University, UK), Wayne was Director of Sustainability Services for KPMG and Strategy Analyst for Cap Gemini in South Africa. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Green Professionals (IGP) and the recipient of The Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence 2011 for Outstanding Author Contribution. In 2010, Wayne completed a 20 country ‘CSR Quest’ World Tour, to share best practices in corporate sustainability and responsibility.  www.waynevisser.com

 

Wills, Ray: He has had a wide-ranging career at different times as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager and executive, with substantial expertise in ecology, sustainability, climate change science and the effects of expected future climates on Australia.  Ray is chief adviser and Board Member, and former CEO, of the energy chamber, the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Adjunct Professor at The University of Western Australia contributing to the academic program and providing advice to UWA on sustainability, and a Director and joint owner of the advisory firm Duda&Wills. www.dudawills.com.au

 

Wright, Matthew: Executive Director of climate solutions think tank Beyond Zero Emissions, an organisation focused decarbonising the Australian economy. The organisation has a strategic research collaboration with the University of Melbourne’s Energy Research Institute. He has led the campaign to get support to enable Australia to shred all reliance on oil, coal and gas and become entirely dependent on renewable energy sources, mostly solar thermal, by the end of the decade. www.beyondzeroemissions.org

 

Yeoh, Ruth:  Executive Director at YTL Singapore Pte Ltd and Director at YTL-SV Carbon, YTL’s in-house carbon credit and CDM consultancy, Ruth currently leads the environmental division at YTL, where she reports on her organisation’s environmental activities through writing its award-winning Sustainability Reports.  Ruth also pioneered the highly successful “Climate Change Week”, YTL’s flagship educational campaign designed to raise awareness on the important issue of climate change in her nation of Malaysia and globally. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility Malaysia (ICRM) and is an investment committee member of both the Asian Renewable Energy and Environment Fund (AREEF) and Renewable Energy and Environment Fund (REEF), investing in clean technology and renewable energy. Ruth graduated with a degree (Hons) from the University of Nottingham UK and an MSc (Distinction) from Cass Business School in the City of London. She authored and co-edited a book on climate change entitled “Cut Carbon, Grow Profits: Business Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Sustainability” (published in 2007). www.ytl.com.my

 

Young, Peter: Chairman of the Aldersgate Group in the United Kingdom since 2007, Peter seeks to promote the economic benefits of a well regulated and high quality environmental services sector and drive consensus amongst the broad membership. He regularly provides advice at ministerial level and sits on the Green Economy Council, formed to advise government how best to work with industry on green growth policies. Peter is also Strategy Director at SKM Enviros and has 30 years’ experience in multi-disciplinary environmental management consulting. Peter is a Member of the Advisory Council, Environmental Industries Commission; Chairman, Centre for Energy and Resource Technology Programme Advisory Group, Cranfield University; expert member of UK and US environmental standards committees; and a Founding Director of CAT Alliance Ltd – a unique global Joint Venture enterprise. www.aldersgategroup.org.uk

 

 

 

The second 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders list, which has been devised and produced by Ken Hickson, Chairman/CEO of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia, H2PC Asia and ABC Carbon, is published in the 176th issue of abc carbon express (9 October 2011).  Nominations were invited through abc carbon express and received from readers around the world. There is purposely no ranking or numbering of individuals on the list, which is shown in alphabetical order based on surnames.

 

Source: www.abccarbon.com and www.sustain-ability-showcase.com

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