Core expertise

Climate change
Sustainability
Corporate and social responsibility

Biography

John is a Professorial Fellow at Monash University He's a consultant at legal firm Maddocks, providing advice on climate change, water, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. He's co-chair of the Leadership Council of the global Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), chairs the Australian Building Codes Board and the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust, and is a director of the Australian Green Building Council. He was previously chair of the National Sustainability Council. John was deputy premier of Victoria from 1999 until his retirement in 2007. During this period he was Minister for Health, Minister for Planning, Minister for Environment, Minister for Water, Minister for Victorian Communities and Victoria's first Minister for Climate Change.