mark@netbalance.com
T: +61 2 9249 2100
M: +61 (0) 412 295 661

Over the last 15 years Mark has advised leading corporations on how to embed sustainability into their operations in ways that add shareholder and stakeholder value. He specialises in the finance, resources and infrastructure sectors where he consults on sustainability strategy, governance and performance management systems, climate change risk adaptation, sustainable procurement and change management.

Prior to joining Net Balance, Mark was the national leader of Evans & Peck’s Sustainability &Climate Services and a partner of Ecos Corporation for 11 years. Mark has advised some of Australia’s principal companies, including the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the NSW Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation, Elders, Diageo Australia, Wattyl Paints, AGL, TRUenergy, HiFERT, Placer Dome Asia Pacific, Lend Lease, Norco, Cotton Australia and Western Mining Corporation.

Mark is probably best known for his work in the finance sector and has been a pioneer in assisting financial institutions integrate sustainability into their core business operations (lending, investing, underwriting and asset management). Over the last decade Mark has had long-term assignments with some of Australia’s largest financial institutions, including the ANZ Banking Group, Insurance Australia Group, Zurich Australia, Colonial First State Asset Management, Souls Funds Management, Maple-Brown Abbott, Commonwealth Bank, Newcastle Permanent and Macquarie Bank.

Mark’s interest in sustainability started in South Africa through his work with the Institute of Natural Resources and with the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Mark has an MSc (Agricultural Economics) and attended the Executive Development Program at IMD in Switzerland.

Mark endeavours to achieve a sustainable work-life balance and has a number of recreational pursuits (sea-kayaking, fly-fishing, horse-riding, bush walking, yoga and the occasional extreme endurance event) which he shares with his partner Rosemary, his daughter Kathryn and son Matthew. His real passion, however, is surfing Sydney’s northern beaches, Noosa and more recently Jefferies Bay in South Africa. Rosemary is Professor of Climate & Environmental Law at Sydney University.