General Manager, Sustainable Industry Group, Ministry for the Environment New Zealand

The Ministry for the Environment is committed to ensuring that government and industry in New Zealand work together so that industry is competitive, profitable and environmentally sustainable.

The Sustainable Industry Group in the Ministry is tasked with this. Areas of focus include working with industry to improve their environmental footprint using voluntary agreements (for example in the packaging and dairy sectors), leading government in 'walking the walk' of sustainability and working with the waste sector to achieve waste minimisation.

The Group works to influence business through promoting the market advantage offered by operating sustainably, using the influence of government as a significant purchaser of products and services, actively managing environmental impacts and providing practical tools and advice to drive environmental performance improvement in key industry sectors.