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STAFF MEMBERS - MELBOURNE OFFICE Terence Jeyaretnam
- Director Terence has worked in corporate sustainability/sustainability reporting with over 100 companies and has verified the largest number of sustainability and environmental reports in Australia and New Zealand. His experience includes undertaking Australia wide stakeholder consultation in developing the National Framework for Public Environmental Reporting for the Federal Government in 1998. He has also published five benchmarking studies on environmental and sustainability reports, and undertook some of the earliest verification and assurance programs of environmental and sustainability reports in Australia. Terence is on the Board of the Australian Institute doe Social and Ethical Accountability (AISEA), joining AISEA as an inaugural board member in 2003. He is also a judge for the ACCA and ESAA Sustainability Reporting Awards and the Ethical Investor Corporate Sustainability Awards. Terence is the Chair of the Sustainability Committee of Engineers Australia. In 2005 Terence was named as one of the top 10 most influential young engineers in Australia by Engineers Australia. Contact Terence Jeyaretnam: Ken Fung -
Director Ken has spent a number of years developing a Research Institute which provides environmental and social performance data to organizations for Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). He has an MBA and was also formerly a Principal Consultant in natural resource management at URS Australia and the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (SMEC) Australia, where he worked mainly in the field of water and catchment management. Prior to his career in environmental and CSR consulting, Ken was involved in agricultural research spending the first part of his career in pesticide research and soil and plant nutrition diagnostic work, culminating in his appointment as Assistant Director in Consumer Protection and Public Health at the State Chemistry Laboratory in Victoria Australia. He later worked in the policy area at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs before being appointed as Manager of the State Water Laboratory Victoria Australia. The Laboratory was later privatized as Water EcoScience Pty Ltd and Ken was appointed General Manager and later as General Manager AWT Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. As an environmental and CSR consultant, Ken has gained a reputation of excellence in technical quality and customer service. He has worked with Terence Jeyaretnam over the past ten years implementing environmental and sustainability strategies within companies, developing sustainability indicators and establishing frameworks for sustainability data management. At the beginning of 2007, Ken and Terence set up Net Balance Management Group providing sustainability services to corporations in both private and public sectors. They also set up Net Balance Foundation to meet similar demands in the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) and non-profit sectors, recognizing the importance of the role SMEs and NGOs has to play in developing and achieving sustainability goals. Contact Ken Fung: Dr. Robyn Leeson - Director • Development of a world first regulatory program in resource efficiency (energy, water & waste) for the State’s largest 300 businesses. Robyn has spent the past year as the director of the EREP program at EPA Victoria. Ross Wyatt - General Manager Ross Wyatt has over 25 years experience in senior marketing and sustainability roles which has included management of some of Australia’s highest profile brands, and leadership of a major charity organisation, Starlight Children’s Foundation. In this role he has worked with many major corporations, assisting them in the development and implementation of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Contact Ross Wyatt: Kirsten Simpson - Partner Kirsten has nine years professional experience managing and implementing environmental impact, risk assessment and sustainability projects across the mining, industrial and corporate sectors. She holds an honours degree in Earth Sciences from Monash University and a Masters of Environment from Melbourne University. In recent years, Kirsten has undertaken a number of sustainability projects within the mining sector that have focused on resource recycling and reuse, water conservation, rehabilitation mine closure planning, stakeholder engagement and corporate reporting. She has actively participated in Environment Review Committees and she is also a member of the Environment and Communities Working Group with the Minerals Council of Australia. Kirsten is the Net Balance's Victorian manager and jointly leads the
Net Balance Assurance business line. During Kirsten's time with Net
Balance she has worked with clients in the mining, manufacturing, transport,
electricity, water, investment banking and government sectors. Her core
capabilities include the provision of sustainability assurance and advisory
services, environmental due diligence, policy development and stakeholder
engagement. Contact Kirsten Simpson: Grant Bransgrove
- Senior Associate He has spent the past twelve months working as a corporate sustainability consultant with Net Balance Management Group and the not for profit Net Balance Foundation where he has worked with a number of private and public sector corporations on greenhouse and climate change issues including greenhouse gas accounting and assurance, strategy development and life cycle assessment. Grant is one of Australia's most experienced practitioners in environmental
reporting and has extensive knowledge of the major sustainability challenges
and opportunities facing modern corporations. Grant was a key internal
advisor to the WSN Environmental Solutions Executive and Board on climate
change issues, including the identification of risks and opportunities
within a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Amanda Nuttall
- Senior Associate Prior to joining Net Balance, she worked for the savewater! Alliance where she was responsible for the management of innovative behavioural change and community engagement projects in partnership with key stakeholder groups. In this role, Amanda was extensively involved in key stakeholder engagement activities actively promoting and supporting integrated delivery of water conservation initiatives across key stakeholder groups. She also significantly supported and promoted innovative technologies and processes to inform decision making in water and energy conservation by various industry sectors. Earlier in her career, Amanda also worked in international trade finance with a focus on the foreign exchange and futures markets, as well as currency and interest rate hedging. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University, a Graduate Certificate in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne and is currently completing her final subject towards a Master of Environment degree, also at the University of Melbourne. Contact Amanda Nuttall: Daniel Court - Senior
Associate Since joining Net Balance in 2007, Daniel has undertaken projects such
as the compilation of Carbon Footprints for organizations, coordinated
submissions to state and federal government programs such as Greenhouse
Challenge Plus and Energy Efficiency Opportunities, calculated the carbon
offset requirements for corporate events and facilitated the purchase
of requisite emission credits and undertaken the assurance of corporate
sustainability reports in accordance with AA1000 guidelines. Contact Daniel Court: Kim Farrant - Senior Associate Kim has five years professional experience in the sustainability consulting sector, and previously as a structural design and environmental engineer. Since joining Net Balance she has worked with clients spanning the insurance, superannuation, transport, oil and gas, mining and retail industries, as well as a number of government departments. Kim jointly leads Net Balance's Assurance business line and is Net Balance's Business Development Manager. She has skills in the provision of sustainability assurance and advisory services, greenhouse gas inventory development, life cycle analysis and policy development. Kim is currently also co-ordinating the Asia Pacific Working Group of the United Nations Environment Program's "Principles for Responsible Investment". In her previous roles, Kim undertook an internship with Sustainable Asset Management, where she was responsible for the assessment and benchmarking of ASX200 companies against triple bottom line criteria. Kim also worked for a number of years in the engineering industry, in addition to her structural design role serving on office sustainability committees, undertaking office ecological foot printing and developing an office green travel plan. Kim graduated from the University of Adelaide with 1st class Honours
in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Economics. As a Commonwealth
Scholar, Kim completed an M.Sc in Nature, Society and Environmental
Policy at the University of Oxford. Her Oxford dissertation researched
the role that shareholder resolutions play in holding multinational
corporations socially and environmentally accountable. Recently, she
completed the Melbourne Future Sustainability Leaders Program. Contact Kim Farrant: Michelle Justus - Associate Michelle has five years experience working in Victorian local governments in the area of environmental policy. In particular, her work has focused on incorporating sustainability into councils corporate strategies, operations and services. Most recently, in the role of Project Manager with the not for profit Western Port Greenhouse Alliance, she worked with National, State and local governments and other stakeholders on an innovative climate change impacts and adaptations project covering Western Port. Michelle will continue this role through a secondment by Net Balance Foundation for one to two days a week until mid 2008. Since joining Net Balance, Michelle has worked on an extensive range
of projects predominantly within the sustainability strategy and assurance
business lines. Contact Michelle Justus: Rebecca Allonby - Associate As an associate Rebecca provides research, development and consultancy services with the Stakeholder Engagement & Social and Environmental Risk Management function of Net Balance. With a background in sustainability and organisational culture change, projects with Net Balance include sustainability report writing, stakeholder engagement, workplace strategy development, research and benchmarking. Rebecca also works on secondment from 'Net Balance Foundation' supporting clients which include World Vision on sustainability and corporate responsibility related projects. Prior to joining Net Balance Management, Rebecca worked in the UK in roles with the organisational development consultancy the 'Great Place to Work Institute UK' where she compiled the annual Best Workplaces List for publication in the Financial Times, managed their Social Partnership networks and ran several of the institute's research projects. Rebecca's other experience includes time spent with the international not-for-profit institute 'AccountAbility', involved in launching their key multi-stakeholder 'A21' initiative, on corporate responsibility and sustainability issues. Working with prominent figures from international business, the UN and civil society Rebecca coordinated more than 30 partnership and research forums across AccountAbility's work streams, including sustainability assurance and reporting, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, partnership effectiveness and the development of national and regional competitiveness. She holds a Masters degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London with a focus on the impact of water privatisation internationally, and a Bachelors degree in History and Politics from the University of Warwick. Contact Rebecca Allonby: Yeshwant Mudaliar - Associate Yeshwant has three years professional experience working with Ernst & Young in the Financial Services industry since completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree, with majors in finance and accounting. He has worked with a diverse client base, including some of the country's largest financial institutions, such as National Australia Bank, Bendigo Bank, Australian Unity as well as boutique stockbroking firms and emerging companies. Having performed business diagnostics on client processes, coupled with financial analysis of statutory accounts, Yeshwant has developed a sound understanding of and expertise in operational and financial risk factors and recommending mitigating actions. Key projects have included the application of accounting and auditing standards to verify the accuracy and completeness of disclosed treasury instruments, traded commodities and equity settled executive remuneration. Yeshwant is currently undertaking studies to gain qualification as a Chartered Accountant with an expected completion date of October 2008. In between studying, Yeshwant has spent time working as a volunteer in varying capacities with the RSPCA. Contact Yeshwant Mudaliar: yeshwant@netbalancefoundation.org Natalie Falzon- Associate Natalie has four years professional experience in the environmental sustainability industry in both the private and public sectors. In particular her work has focused on developing a broad range of sustainability and environmental reporting processes and policies. In previous roles Natalie has written/reviewed sustainability reports, undertaken greenhouse inventories, managed international cross sector environmental partnerships and developed environmental policy for local government. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Environment (Governance,
Policy and Communication) from the University of Melbourne. Natalie
has also held various voluntary positions with Environment Victoria
and was a Research Assistant at the Cancer Council of Victoria. Contact Natalie Falzon: natalie@netbalancefoundation.org Cory Jemison - Associate cory@netbalancefoundation.org Megan Haines - Associate Megan has also assisted the Pilbara Regional Council to develop Western Australia’s first state endorsed Strategic Waste Management Plan. The Plan focused on the coordination of recycling in the Pilbara, increased public awareness of waste management and the acquisition of equipment and technology. Since joining Net Balance, Megan has been assisting in sustainability strategies and assurance projects. She is also undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Business at the Curtin Graduate School of Business. megan@netbalancefoundation.org Natasha Hildebrand-Lockie - Project Consultant Michelle White
- Contract Consultant Caron Denny - Administration / Marketing Co-Ordinator
STAFF MEMBERS - SYDNEY OFFICE Ro Coroneos - Director Ro's career path over the past 20 years has traversed a range of disciplines across private and public sectors, from real estate valuation and business consulting, energy and water utilities, to climate change regulation, policy and sustainability. During her time in the New South Wales public sector, Ro successfully project managed legislative reforms in energy and urban water, working closely with State Owned Corporations, central agencies such as NSW Treasury and The Cabinet Office, and economic regulators such as IPART and jurisdictional counterparts, on full retail competition in NSW electricity and gas markets; utilities licensing, corporatisation of NSW's bulk water delivery business, and the early stages of establishing new national energy regulators Australian Energy Market Commission and Australian Energy Regulator. Her main career highlight however, was helping to establish the legal framework for the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, which in 2003, was the world's first mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. In 2004, Ro moved to Lend Lease, and was appointed General Manager of the Global Sustainability Group. There, she worked on a range of unprecedented projects in an effort to integrate the Lend Lease's understanding of its social, environmental and economic impacts across its global operations. These included: Lend Lease's inaugural sustainability report, piloting property-sector specific sustainability metrics, to international advocacy with organizations such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Ro holds a Masters degree in Communications and Cultural Studies, a Commerce degree majoring in Land Economy, an Honours degree in Law, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. Ro is Vice President of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
(NSW), and co-founder of Responsible Business Forum, a Sydney-based
professional sustainability discussion group. Ro is also non-executive
Director of the Western Sydney Parklands Trust. Contact Ro Coroneos: Alan Dayeh
- Senior Associate Alan has worked on a number of report verification exercises, developed sustainability strategies, undertaken strategy and process reviews, and benchmarked sustainability measures against frameworks including the GRI. His practical 'hands-on' experience includes project management, process redesign, strategy development, performance and management reporting, Microsoft automated solutions, data management solutions, risk management (climate, operational and financial), and financial investment/strategic analysis. Through Net Balance Foundation, Alan works with our not for profit clients to develop their sustainability strategies and the creation of unique business models that promote sustainability and environmental principles. As a fellow of the Earthwatch Institute, he actively advocated their programs through formal presentations to Australian organisations and he also assisted them to create greater value out of their corporate partnerships. Alan holds two Bachelor's degrees, the first in Business and Finance and more recently a second in Environmental Biology, both received from the University of Technology, Sydney. Contact Alan Dayeh:
NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Melissa Clarkson
- Board Secretary Contact Melissa Clarkson: Graham Hunter
- Board Member Contact Graham Hunter: James Ensor - Board Member James is Director of Public Policy and Associate Director
for International Programs with international development agency Oxfam
Australia. In these roles he has responsibility for Oxfam’s
research, policy, advocacy, campaigning and stakeholder liaison functions
and oversight of Oxfam’s long term development and humanitarian
response programs in 25 countries with a focus in East Asia, South Asia,
Southern Africa, the Pacific and Indigenous Australia. Within
Australia he is a member of the Oxfam Australia Management Team responsible
for overall management of the agency with 300 staff across 25 countries.
At a global level James is one of 12 members of the Oxfam International
Global Co-ordination Team with responsibility for Oxfam International’s
global strategic and operational planning involving the work of 4,000
staff across 120 countries.
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