1 Million Women

Natalie Isaacs - Co-founder and CEO of Climate Coolers

Natalie is a mother of four with a deep concern about the world her children are inheriting. After training in aromatherapy and natural therapies in London as a young woman, she came home to Australia in 1986 to found and run her own skin and body-care business, the Natalie Group. In 2006, Natalie saw an urgent need to utilize her skills and passion as a business woman and communicator to take real and significant action on climate change.

Natalie is also an Al Gore ambassador. Former vice president of the United States Al Gore together with the ACF personally trained a group of Australians to deliver his world famous and spectacular slide show.

Michelle Grosvenor - Co-founder and Climate Coolers advisory board member

Michelle is a mother of three with an extensive background in environmental campaign issues including national media director for Greenpeace Australia in the early 1990s. With her husband Paul Gilding, a former head of Greenpeace International (1992-4), Michelle is a longtime investor in sustainability-focused small businesses. Paul and Michelle are founders of sustainability Strategy company Ecos Corporation.

Michelle and Natalie have been galvanized into taking leadership action on climate change. Their diverse backgrounds create a dynamic blend to the leadership and drive behind climate coolers.

Murray Hogarth

Murray Hogarth is a business environmentalist. He advises corporate, government and community clients on climate change and sustainability strategy and communications through his consultancy the 3rd degree (www.the3rddegree.com.au), and is a freelance writer.

A former Environment Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and ABC-TV Four Corners reporter, Murray had an award-winning career in journalism extending over more than two decades, including coverage of many major environmental issues. After leaving full-time journalism, Murray worked with Australia's pioneering specialist sustainability firm Ecos Corporation for nine years from 1999, including serving as joint managing partner in 2007-8. Through Ecos, he consulted to major national and international companies across numerous industry sectors in Australia, the US and Asia.

Murray is a regular speaker, writer and media commentator on climate and sustainability issues and is the author of The 3rd Degree: Frontline in Australia's Climate War, published by Pluto Australia in 2007. Other recent publications include 'The End of Greenwash', 'The Green CRED Checklist' and 'Crunch Time for Carbon Offsets', all published with the Green Capital program in 2008.

His climate and sustainability portfolio roles also include:

• Senior Adviser to the Total Environment Centre's groundbreaking Green Capital corporate sustainability program (www.greencapital.org.au)
• Sustainability and Community Director for Wattwatchers, a new technology company focused on driving consumer behaviour towards energy efficiency (www.wattwatchers.com.au)
• Strategy adviser to community-based, women-led mass action group Climate Coolers and its national '1Million Women' campaign (www.1millionwomen.com.au launching in May 2009)
• Board Member of the Environmental Defenders' Office of NSW since 1999

Paul Gilding

Paul is an independent writer, advisor and advocate for action on climate change and sustainability. He has been an activist and social entrepreneur for 35 years and is widely recognised as a global authority on sustainability and business. He has worked with the CEOs and executives of many leading companies including here in Australia with ANZ and IAG and globally with DuPont, Diageo, Anglo American and Ford.

He has served as CEO of a range of innovative NGO's and companies including Greenpeace International, Ecos Corporation and Easy Being Green. He has also helped to establish and served on the board of a number of non-profit groups including Inspire Foundation, the Australian Business Community Network and Climate Coolers. His speaking and work has taken him to over 30 countries.

His current roles include as a member of the Core Faculty at Cambridge University's Program for Sustainability Leadership and as Special Advisor on Climate Change to KPMG.