Co-founder of the Fair Tax Mark in 2013, and became Chief Executive of the Fair Tax Foundation in September 2017. The Fair Tax Mark seeks to encourage and recognise organisations that pay the right amount of corporation tax at the right time and in the right place. More than 85 businesses have now secured the Mark in the UK – including listed corporations, large private businesses and numerous social enterprises. End 2021, the Fair Tax Foundation went 'international'. End 2022, Paul Monaghan was named in the 'ITR Global Tax 50' of influencers.Previously, architect of much of the UK co-operative movement’s ethical and environmental excellence for nearly two decades. Before that combined biological sciences research with campaigning on Third World debt and ethical lending. Lead sustainability programmes across the Co-operative Group in areas as diverse as Food, Banking, Insurance, Pharmacy, Funerals and Travel. Contributions included the creation of world-class programmes of environmental management, ethical finance, sustainability reporting and a unique commitment to campaigning and progressive public policy intervention (campaigns instigated in areas as diverse as tar sands / gas shales, neonic pesticides, carbon reporting and votes@16). In 2014, was voted first in Global CEO’s “Top 100 CSR Leaders” poll. Previously served as a member of WWF-UK’s Programme Committee, BRE’s Sustainability Board and Accountability’s Council, where co-chaired their Technical Committee for a number of years. Regularly lectures at various Business Schools and recently co-authored the well-received Lobbying for Good. Kept awake at night by the rise and fall of Wigan Athletic.