Chris is a developer and provider of a suite of sustainability advisory services. Using a systems orientated approach, he constructs and maintains frameworks and management systems that deliver effective environmental outcomes and efficiency gains. He has over 20 years’ experience in the sector.
His more recent work focusses on developing strategic plans, assessing material risks, and setting long term targets for organisations who are looking to show resilience and leadership on climate change and working towards embedding regenerative business models.
Chris has had a long interest and engagement with natural capital accounting and management. He has been a full member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (MEIANZ) for many years and more recently the chair of the Environmental Accounting Special Interest Section (SIS) within the Institute. Immediately prior to this Chris was the President of the Australian Institute of Environmental Accounting. He has engaged with multiple stakeholders across government, academia and industry as part of these roles and bought them together in several forums to drive information sharing and best practice. He has recently been appointed to the advisory board of the Environment Institute of the University of Adelaide.
Chris has a master’s degree in environmental management from the University of New South Wales (MEM), and a bachelor’s degree in The History & Philosophy of Science from Griffith University (BA). He is a Registered Greenhouse and Energy Auditor (RGEA – Cat 1) under section 75A of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 through the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Regulator and is a Registered Consultant across all certifications under the Climate Active Carbon Neutral program. He is a member of the Standards Australia committee on greenhouse gas measurement and accounting as well as being certified as a lead auditor for ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.