Projects I am involved with ...
Listed here are some of the projects I am currently, or have recently been involved with. Some are voluntary, others are paid; some are well under way, or recently completed, while others are just starting; some will continue for years while others will fall aside for any number of reasons.
As I'm sure you'll appreciate, for confidentiality reasons, its not always possible to give all the details about a project or a client especially when a project is just starting, this page is to give a flavor of the kinds of projects I get involved with.
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- Investment review: Advising several cleantech investors on the suitability of proposals they were considering
- Natural Innovation Foundation: Creating a non-profit that works with cleantech innovations with high social &/or environmental impact, but which cannot be financed, typically because either the Intellectual Property isn't public domain (or otherwise unprotectable) or because the innovator is based in, or marketing to a developing country market. www.naturalinnovation.org
- Urban Ecological Systems: Helping a team who have developed integrated organic horticulture / aquaculture systems with a goal of feeding the cities sustainably to develop the business and source their first customer. www.urbanecologicalsystems.com
- Beyond Building Energy: Developed Australia's largest community solar purchase system, creating its fastest growing solar company in the process.
- Nature's Child: Created a wholesale and manufacturing division for this retailer of natural baby and early childhood products. www.natureschild.com
- Zelfo Australia: Worked with the inventors of a plastic like material made out of hemp fiber to raise finance and create a business in Australia.
- Byron Sustainable Ventures Network: Brought together business people who are as concerned about the environment and their community as about being economically successful. www.naturalinnovation.org/byronsvn
- Gaia University: On the advisory board for a new distributed international university, bringing accreditation to sustainability education. www.gaiauniversity.org
- Papyrus Australia: Was acting-CEO of a company that makes paper from banana waste using no chemicals, no water and minimal power. Its a world-first, producing paper that is water, grease and flame resistant and stronger, and went public on the ASX in April 2005. www.papyrusaustralia.org.au
- Adult Community Education: Managed a project on Community Knowledge Management for Regional Sustainable Development.
- Association for Progressive Communications: co-founded the (now 20 years old) peak body for organisations working on IT and human rights, mostly in developing countries.www.apc.org
- Byron Innovators Network: One of the organizers of the launch of a network to bring together innovators in the shire, and part of the mentoring team that came out of it.
- Climate Friendly: We helped them design the prototype of their web site dealing with climate change and emission reductions and offsets. www.climatefriendly.com
- Institute for Global Communications (EcoNet): I am on the board of IGC, and have consulted and assisted IGC on and off since 1989. www.igc.org
