Mike leads Climate Group’s portfolio of work driving change in key markets across five of the most significant areas of climate action: energy, industry, transport, built environment and food.

This includes Climate Group’s high-profile campaigns designed to secure climate commitment and action from the world’s most influential companies: from growing demand for renewable electricity (RE100), electric vehicles (EV100 and EV100+) and zero carbon materials (SteelZero and ConcreteZero), to driving energy efficiency through smart energy initiatives (EP100). 

Mike has worked with companies across the world on climate and sustainability issues for over 20 years, spending more than a decade at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), including as Director of Executive Programmes and Director of Strategy and Communications. Before joining CISL, he was Chief Operating Officer of AccountAbility where he led the development of the AA1000 framework for sustainability accounting and reporting. 

Mike started his career as a business consultant for the COBA Group, following studies in politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford, and international relations at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.