Dr Mark Wade offers a unique range of experiences and competencies to bring sustainable development thinking into the mainstream of major corporations and institutions. His groundbreaking work encompasses both the ‘hard-wiring’ (reporting, governance, key performance indicators, systems and processes) and the ‘soft-wiring’ (winning the hearts and minds of leaders) to generate the ‘will, thrill, skill of sustainable development’. He has a passion of developing responsible leadership.Mark… Show more Dr Mark Wade offers a unique range of experiences and competencies to bring sustainable development thinking into the mainstream of major corporations and institutions. His groundbreaking work encompasses both the ‘hard-wiring’ (reporting, governance, key performance indicators, systems and processes) and the ‘soft-wiring’ (winning the hearts and minds of leaders) to generate the ‘will, thrill, skill of sustainable development’. He has a passion of developing responsible leadership.Mark joined Shell in 1979 serving in a variety of posts, moving in 1997 to be a founder member of the Sustainable Development Group. Mark relinquished his position as Head of Sustainable Development Policy, Strategy & Reporting in 2003 on moving to Shell's Leadership Development group. Here he led the Sustainable Development Learning programme incorporating this approach into all stages of the talent pipeline from graduate attraction to senior executive development.Until his retirement from Shell in 2006, Mark was Shell’s Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Mark was a founder member and served on the Supervisory Board of the Academy of Business in Society (ABiS), the Board of Trustees of The Centre for Tomorrow’s Company. He has served as Advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise's European Beachheads programme and to Toitu Envirocare. He is an associate of the consultancy Three Hands. He serves on the Advisory Council of the student organisation oikos, the NGO Iracambi and the consultancy Emzingo.During his time with Shell, Mark was recognised internally and externally as a key player and architect of Shell’s sustainability journey. He now works with senior executives in major corporations, institutions and government organisations helping them understand the operational and strategic importance of sustainable development and guiding individual and organisational change.Mark is an accomplished public speaker and facilitator. Show less

Linking Business, People and CommunitiesThree Hands is a small company that makes a big impact on business and communities. We tackle business needs with solutions that benefit communities. Some have called our approach disruptive – in a positive way – because we take activities rooted in 'giving back' and philanthropy, and use them to help businesses develop their leaders, engage employees, build reputation and pursue sustainability. We act on the belief that for… Show more Linking Business, People and CommunitiesThree Hands is a small company that makes a big impact on business and communities. We tackle business needs with solutions that benefit communities. Some have called our approach disruptive – in a positive way – because we take activities rooted in 'giving back' and philanthropy, and use them to help businesses develop their leaders, engage employees, build reputation and pursue sustainability. We act on the belief that for businesses to be sustainable and successful in the long term, their people need to be invested in – as do the communities around them. Our work brings those two priorities together. Show less

Toitu Envirocare provides a range of environmental solutions, notably carbon management and carbon neutral certifications for organisations, goods and services, plus all the tools needed to measure, reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions, through CEMARS® and carboNZeroCertTM programmes as well as a range of other environmental tools and services.

Providing advice to New Zealand companies on how to prepare for and succeed in European markets.Helping companies understand and the importance of sustainability to strategy, operations, leadership and culture.