Robert manages SBC's Sustainable Leadership programme. This growing programme includes initiatives on mainstreaming sustainable business practices throughout NZ, business leadership and reframing business with a societal purpose to deliver lasting value for people, profit and prosperity.

As a strategist, policy practitioner and auditor Robert brings to SBC over 20 years' experience providing strategic leadership on sustainability issues and their solutions in business, consultancy and public sector organisations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Robert has worked on a wide range of sustainability initiatives and was the driving force behind the co-design, governance  and citywide delivery of Low Carbon Auckland - a 30 year strategy and action plan to drive Auckland's low carbon economic transformation.

Originally from Liverpool, Robert is a passionate Liverpool FC fan, muso and fitness fanatic.