BA (Hons) and MA (Cantab) from Cambridge University; and an MSc in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University College London. 1994-98, inaugural Natural Resource Economist, UK Natural Environment Research Council Institute of Hydrology; 1998-2005, with the international consultancy Environmental Resources Management, and from 2002, Managing Partner. Since 2006, with the World Economic Forum; joined as inaugural Director, Environmental Initiatives; from 2013, Head of Public Private Partnership, Member of the Executive Committee; and since May 2018, Head of Centre for Global Public Goods, with responsibility for World Economic Forum collaboration with the international community on delivering partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals. Affiliations include Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House); Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Woods Institute for the Environment; Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute; Special Adviser, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED); Trustee, The Climate Group; Governing Board Member CGIAR International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
A new digital platform developed by the World Economic Forum will invite anyone interested in sustainable development to interact freely with experts and world leaders.
Technology is not a silver bullet, but it holds incredible potential to transform sectors rapidly – and to increase productivity, while lowering emissions and waste.
Le Forum économique mondial est fier de proposer sa plate-forme du Sommet sur l’impact du développement durable afin de contribuer à participer à cette transformation.
Children born into poverty today will most likely not have the wealth or protection to weather the storms ahead. This needs to change.
Target 14.4: By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based manage...
Davos 2016: By 2050, oceans are expected to contain more plastics than fish, and 20% of all oil produced will be used in plastic production. This is a trend that must be reversed.
