Sustainable business

Committee members

• Alison George CA

  Alison is the Head of Research for Regnan, a global leader in responsible investment. Alison has had a diverse career in practice and business with a core focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). Alison has extensive experience applying an ESG lens across corporate engagement, advocacy, and policy development.

• Adrian King FCA

  Adrian is the Partner in charge of climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. Adrian is also the Global Co-Chair of KPMG IMPACT, a platform which has been designed to assist clients in fulfilling their purpose and to help deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adrian works with clients on improving, adapting, and assuring their performance, across a variety of industries, with a focus on non-financial reporting and sustainability.

• Darren Beatty CA

  Darren (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Te Roroa, Ngā Puhi) is the Group Head Chief Financial Officer at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and is responsible for financial and performance management as well as the monitoring function, business support, grants and legal teams. He also oversees Ngāi Tahu’s iwi savings scheme, Whai Rawa. Darren is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori and is passionate about ensuring te reo Māori me ōna tikanga is part of the life of his whānau.

• David Bassett CA

  David is the head of financial reporting at Fonterra. David has been a long-time advocate for extended external reporting and recognises the importance of integrated thinking, risk management and organisations creating long-term sustainable value. David has also worked at the External Reporting Board (XRB) as the deputy director for accounting standards.

• Ian Short FCA

  Ian is a Principal at The Connective, Interim Chair of the Auckland Foundation and Oceania board member for The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Ian helps establish and run organisations at the forefront of climate and sustainable innovation globally. Ian’s ongoing mission is to accelerate the “transition from silos to systems”.

• Jennifer Foo CA

  Jennifer is the sustainability manager for Endeavour Group. Jennifer's experience includes supporting businesses on their sustainability strategy development and reporting journey. Jennifer believes that businesses are in the best position to make a positive impact on the community.

• Kris Peach FCA

  Kris is a director of Permanent Care and Adoptive Families and a member of the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Audit and Risk Management Committee. Kris was formally the Chair and CEO of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and has a diverse range of skills including financial and non-financial reporting as well as corporate governance.

• Lauren Davey CA

  Lauren is a Senior Manager of Investor Relations at Commonwealth Bank. She is passionate about improving the communication of sustainability and non-financial reporting to enable investors to make informed choices.

• Liz O’Neil CA

  Liz is the CFO of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in New Zealand Liz’s has also worked in Beijing and is a board member with Springboard Trust, a not-for-profit providing strategic leadership for school principals.

• Mark Yeoman CA

  Mark has been the CEO, COO and CFO across a wide range of industries including NZX organisations. Mark was the CFO at New Zealand Post Group when it was one of the 140 businesses worldwide that participated in the IIRC Pilot Program.

• Miranda Siu CA (Chair)

  Miranda is the Chair of the Sustainability Advisory Management Committee and is passionate about collaborating on solutions for an intergenerational future. Miranda brings her years of experience in consulting and financial analysis to the committee and is a strong believer that chartered accountants have the skills to create a sustainable impact. Most recently she has been working as a sustainability consultant assisting clients quantify their carbon footprint and codesign ways to reduce their carbon impact. She has also been helping a variety of clients improve or begin their TCFD disclosures, through identifying material climate risks and understand how it could impact their organisation.

• Paul Dobson FCA

  Paul is an experienced partner in the Climate & Sustainability practice of Deloitte. Paul leads Deloitte Australia’s climate risk offerings and works with business and the public sector to help them manage their most strategic risks and take real action on the opportunities emanating from climate change, decarbonisation, and sustainability.

• Robbie Cullen CA

  Robbie is the finance manager of Barwon Coast – an organisation that manages 15km of highly significant coastal Crown land on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. Prior to this Robbie supported a number of retail brands through significant growth - most recently as financial controller and sustainability lead at Starbucks NZ

• Sumit Lodhia CA

  Sumit is a Professor of Accounting in UniSA Business where he leads research focused on sustainability accounting, reporting, and governance. Sumit’s areas of expertise include sustainability accounting, management and reporting, carbon accounting, integrated reporting, and corporate social responsibility.