Martijn Wilder

Martijn is Founder and CEO of Pollination. He is currently Chair of the Australian Government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), and Chair of the Governing Board of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) based in Vienna. He is also an Adjunct Professor of International Climate Change Law at Australian National University, a Senior Advisor to Serendipity Capital, and a Member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Martijn was previously Head of Baker & McKenzie’s global climate law and finance practice for twenty years and played a key role with Australia’s clean energy finance institutions. He was previously President of WWF-Australia, Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), a former Founding Director of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), and he helped to establish and later Chair the Federal Government’s Low Carbon Australia finance body. He was also Chair of the Victorian Government’s independent expert panel on Victoria’s 2035 Climate Change target. Martijn was a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar and was awarded an Australian Honour (AO) for his contribution to environmental conservation, the renewable energy sector, sustainable finance, animal welfare and to the law.

Josh Dowse

Josh leads Pollination Advisory, a global team that helps clients to plan, fund and deliver their transition to a resilient, net-zero future. He works as a thought partner and communicator with technical specialists in energy, climate change, sustainability and the circular economy.

Before Pollination, Josh had senior roles at the consulting firms SenateSHJ and McKinsey & Company, at Macquarie Capital and at the publisher Allen & Unwin. He has prepared or advised on dozens of ESG or sustainability strategies, supported an array of investment cases and corporate strategies, and facilitated and ghosted significant public documents such as AEMO’s Integrated Systems Plan (Australia’s national energy plan), CSIRO’s Australian National Outlook and McKinsey’s Australian Productivity. 

Josh has authored five books including ESG Unlocked, and teaches the Clear-Cut approach to structured thinking and communication. He has an Honours degree in History, an LLB and a Masters in Environmental Law and Economics, and learned as much as a father of four, a director of a disability NGO and a long-time coach and president of a junior rugby club.

Carter Ingram

Carter has over 15 years of experience at the forefront of integrating nature into sustainable development across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States. Prior to joining Pollination, Carter was a Senior Manager in EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice where she advised food/agriculture, real estate, infrastructure and tourism businesses in designing and implementing ESG goals and strategies, programs and impact measurement, with a focus on natural capital. Carter’s previous experiences include launching and leading the Ecosystem Services program and the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where she worked with governments, multi-lateral institutions, NGOs and businesses to conduct scientific analyses, develop new collaborations and implement initiatives to advance conservation and sustainable development globally. Carter completed a Post-doctoral fellowship at the Earth Institute of Columbia University and has a M.Sc. and D.Phil. from the School of Geography and the Environment of Oxford University. She has co-edited two books and written over 60 articles, reports and publications on biodiversity and ecosystem services, climate change, poverty reduction and economic development. Carter is currently an Adjunct Associated Professor in the School for Foreign Service at Georgetown University and serves on the SNAPP Science Advisory Council, the Technical Advisory Council for the UNDP Equator Initiative, the International Working Group for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and has been co-leading a USG working group on Natural Capital Accounting in the United States.

Hamish Reed

Hamish has 30 years experience in consumer brand building having worked for Fonterra in New Zealand, Danone in Paris and Saatchi & Saatchi in London. In 2005 Hamish’s focus moved to sustainability and climate change, in particular, where he ran consulting projects with the International Olympic Committee, Les Mills and New Zealand Rugby. In 2017 Hamish joined milk nutrition company Synlait’s Executive Leadership Team where over five years he led the company’s repurposing, sustainability strategy and commercialisation. Hamish joins Pollination to support the firm’s advisory clients in the food, fibre, agribusiness and consumer brands sectors. 

Will Acworth

William combines deep technical knowledge of climate economics with strong stakeholder engagement to advance climate solutions across the globe. Prior to joining Pollination, William led adelphi consult’s Carbon Markets and Pricing team where he oversaw projects in climate policy design, implementation and evaluation for clients including the World Bank, European Commission, national governments, development banks and multi-national companies. As Head of the Secretariat of the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), William led ICAP’s technical work program, global capacity building efforts and moderated exchange of experience on carbon markets between senior policymakers from across 40 governments.  While with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the German Institute for Economic Research he advised government and industry on market-based instruments for climate mitigation particularly for the power and emission intensive industrial sectors.

Stephanie Russo

Stephanie has spent her career working at the interface of financial markets, public policy and conservation.  She brings deep and broad expertise in natural capital, public policy, and regulatory environmental markets and a focus on developing financially robust policies and strategies that advance solutions for nature and climate. Passionate about leveraging the power of markets to accelerate climate action and to protect and restore nature, Stephanie has played leading roles in the development, design and reform of markets for water, energy, carbon and natural capital in Australia and the Asia-Pacific and advised government, business leaders and investors on the most intractable environmental challenges in Australia. Prior to joining Pollination, Steph was a co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Carbon Growth Partners, a world leading carbon markets investment manager, led government relations for the Nature Conservancy in the Asia-Pacific region, led the National Australia Bank’s natural capital strategy and established the Australian Government’s first dedicated natural capital financing unit.  Steph holds a Bachelor of Environmental Management and Law with first class honours, a Graduate Diploma in Economic Design and is a qualified project manager.