He served as Founding Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University, 2008 – 2012, Head of the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge University, 1993 – 2000, and Master of Downing College Cambridge 1995 – 2000. international thrust in Research funding for missing technologies needed to defossilise the global economy.ĭavid was Member, the President’s Advisory Council, Rwanda, and Science Advisor to UBS, 2008-12. He initiated the Climate Change – A Risk Analysis project with China and India over this period and was the thought leader behind Mission Innovation, the $30bn p.a. From 2013 to 2017 he served in the British Foreign Office as the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative on Climate Change, making 96 official country visits over this period. He created an in-depth futures process which advised government on a wide range of long term issues, from flooding to obesity. He raised the need for governments to act on climate change and was instrumental in creating the UK’s £1 billion Energy Technologies Institute.
He was the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser from 2000 to 2007. He has received 23 Honorary Degrees from universities around the world. He also manages SYSTEMIQ’s growing work programme on plastics, which aims to make a contribution to the critical transition towards a plastic packaging industry that is more circular, less wasteful, and does not pollute the environment and oceans with plastic.ĭavid was born in Durban, educated at St John’s College Johannesburg and at Witwatersrand University, graduating with an Honours degree in Chemistry and a PhD. This experience of driving change and managing front-line sustainability risks in industry, combined with his background in environmental science and strategy consulting, provide a foundation for Ben’s work as a consultant and project manager at SYSTEMIQ.Īt SYSTEMIQ, Ben works across the circular economy and energy platforms and in his first year at SYSTEMIQ he has worked with diverse clients including the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, the United Nations International Resource Panel and large multinational companies in the packaging and chemicals industries. Getting to know the local people and experiencing their kindness and friendly smiles.Ben joined SYSTEMIQ from industry, after spending ten years embedding and implementing sustainability programmes inside multinational energy companies (Shell and BG Group) and their subsidiaries in Africa, Central Asia, Latin America and Australia. Ideal for Beach or Walking holidays, exploring the interior of the island, visiting the historical sites, and sampling the eclectic market in the capital St. Situated in a quiet local residential neighbourhood 10 minutes from the capital St. Cozy 2-bedroom fully furnished self-catering apartment with garden and sea views, ideally located 5 minutes from the famous Grand Anse Beach, 2 miles of white sand and safe bathing. Roof Deck for morning coffee, 'sunset' cocktails, spectacular view or just 'star gaze'!
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