I’ve been lucky enough to work across many industries in really interesting and challenging parts of the world including, Australia, Asia and Europe and have always felt that the best way to understand what makes people tick, is to get involved in the community around you.

Immersing myself into the issues that are important to people provides unique insights and was how my journey into Sustainability began, whether it was understanding the links between water security and poverty or the challenges of good business versus demand such as with palm oil.

I truly believe that organisations need to acknowledge that their role is to serve others and to do so by improving well-being for everyone at all levels including their products, employees, future generations and of course the planet.

Once a company really owns this responsibility they are able to agree on the core principles of a Net positive company. To achieve this we need strong leadership. There are going to be leadership qualities that will be forever needed such as discipline, toughness and holding people to high standards, strategic thinkers, curiosity, intelligence etc …this is never going to change.

But to be an effective Sustainability leader you are going to have to go further. The best leaders in this space are first and foremost good people, they are comfortable with themselves, have integrity and what they say and do are in sync.

My vision is to work with people to become the best organisations and leaders they can be, and in a positive way.