Full Name Jemma Green Years active 2002–present | Nationality Australian Name Jemma Green | |
Born 7 April 1979 (age 45) ( 1979-04-07 ) Perth, Australia Education Masters in Sustainability
(University of Cambridge) Occupation Financier and environmentalist | ||
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Jemma Green (born April 7, 1979) is an Australian-based, Australian environmental and social scientist, financier, activist, media commentator and author.
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Early life
Green was born in Perth, Australia in 1979. Her mother, Luciana, 68, an Italian immigrant, is a public servant. Her father John (deceased) was an Irish born thoroughbred horse breeder and trainer.
Education
Green was educated with an undergraduate degree in Commerce at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She then went on to complete three degrees at University of Cambridge: Postgraduate diplomas in Sustainable Business, Cross Sector Partnership, and a Masters by research at Judge Business School and the Institute for Sustainability Leadership with her research looking at environmental risks in corporate credit ratings for the mining and oil and gas sectors globally. Graduating in 2013, she returned to Australia and is currently a doctoral candidate at Curtin University in Perth, her research focused on disruptive innovation, stranded assets, renewable energy and storage for housing and prefabricated and modular building systems.
Career
Green held various posts in investment banking between 2002 and 2004, when, she began working at investment bank J. P. Morgan in risk management. Around this time, banks were realising the need for a greater focus on corporate social responsibility in business and began recruiting to assist with the transition. In 2007, Green was chosen to help setup J.P. Morgan’s Global Environmental and Social Risk Management office where she worked reviewing the banks financing from an environmental and social perspectives in developing countries. In 2013, she resigned and repatriated to Australia. She now works as a Research Fellow at Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CSUP) Institute, she is also on the Advisory Board to Carbon Tracker, a London-based research NGO focused on how much carbon dioxide is listed on stock exchanges around the world the, she is also on the Advisory Board of 1 Million Women. Green runs a small consultancy called The Green Enterprise and is a founder and Board Member to Australia's first fossil fuel free retail superannuation fund: Future Super. Jemma Green was elected as an independent councillor at the City of Perth in October 2015.
Works, publications and articles
1. 2015 Designed for the future: Practical ideas for a sustainable world, Princeton Architectural Press
2. 2015 Power to grow The Griffith Review
3. 2014 How much will you pay for clean energy? ABC Radio National Science Show
4. 2014 Opec v oil prices how the world's biggest oil cartel lost its power The Conversation
5. 2014 Building a housing industry from the relics of a car industry The Conversation
6. 2014 Deal puts fossil fuels on notice The West Australian
7. 2014 Direct Action policy still leaves loopholes open for big polluters The Conversation
8. 2014 Three major loopholes in Direct Action Climate Plan The Conversation
9. 2014 Pilbara 2050 Curtin University
10. 2014 As slowdown looms, the Pilbara will need networks to thrive The Conversation
11. 2013 Federals faff with carbon, West Australian emissions skyrocket The Conversation
11. 2013 Is the nation riding on the back of Western Australia? ABC Radio National
12. 2013 Perth congested by a lack of realism The Age