Leading the development of a new initiative designed to enable sustainability leaders to think big and drive improvements in sustainability at scale

Persuading & supporting retailers, manufacturers & traders to make, implement and maximise the business value of commitments to sustainable sourcing

Responsible for all issues relating to Sustainability for the Group's palm oil and coal operations in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This includes:• Developing sustainability policies, strategies & targets• Providing technical guidance to ensure that international standards of environmental and social best practice are implemented. This includes achieving and maintaining compliance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), International Sustainability & Carbon… Show more Responsible for all issues relating to Sustainability for the Group's palm oil and coal operations in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This includes:• Developing sustainability policies, strategies & targets• Providing technical guidance to ensure that international standards of environmental and social best practice are implemented. This includes achieving and maintaining compliance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) and ISO 14001 certification standards throughout all of the Group's palm oil operations• Communicating the Group's Sustainability credentials by establishing a process for sustainability reporting to stakeholders, managing the sustainability section of the website and in person• Producing the first Carbon Footprint calculation and report for the Group's palm oil operations • Engaging with investors, buyers & other stakeholders in relation to all issues relating to Sustainability. This includes representing the Group in RSPO Working Groups, responding to due dilligence requests from buyers and investors and marketing the company's sustainable palm oil Show less

Providing technical advice on the application and development of the HCV tool in various contexts internationally

Developed practical tools and guidance to assist more effective implementation of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Principles and Criteria that relate to biodiversity (specifically the requirement to maintain High Conservation Values within existing oil palm plantations and land allocated for development with oil palm) and overcome policy related barriers to achieving this. Responsibilities included:• Co-chair & member of RSPO Biodiversity & HCV Working Group (Nov ’09 – Dec… Show more Developed practical tools and guidance to assist more effective implementation of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Principles and Criteria that relate to biodiversity (specifically the requirement to maintain High Conservation Values within existing oil palm plantations and land allocated for development with oil palm) and overcome policy related barriers to achieving this. Responsibilities included:• Co-chair & member of RSPO Biodiversity & HCV Working Group (Nov ’09 – Dec ’11)• Managed the implementation of a multi-donor grant with a budget of $750,000 over 2 years• Successfully obtained funding for the continuation of the project from public & private sector donors• Lead organiser of ZSL symposium ‘Sustainable palm oil: challenges, a common vision and the way forwards’ and primary author of the accompanying publication• Managed a field team of 7 Indonesians to conduct biodiversity assessments on two RSPO certified oil palm concessions in Indonesia• Presentations at international conferences, including the 7th RSPO Roundtable (2009), the International Conference on Oil Palm & the Environment (2010) & 9th RSPO Roundtable (2011) Show less