Simon Clarke

Biography

Simon is a Director at SLR and leads the Corporate Sustainability practice in Africa. He has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of sustainability and climate change. He has worked in over 15 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Simon primarily advises large listed corporates and financial institutions. He has worked in a range of sectors and his experience has primarily been helping clients develop integrated corporate sustainability and climate change strategies focused on practical business outcomes. His climate change experience covers GHG reporting and verification, decarbonisation, climate policy and climate change risk. His sustainability experience has focused on developing and implementing sustainability strategies, capacity building, sustainability management systems, sustainability reporting and assurance.

Simon completed a B.Sc. Hons Degree and a Masters in Environment and Development through the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. He is a trained ISO 14001 environmental auditor, a registered Professional Natural Scientist and holds an advanced certificate in project management. Simon was a founding Director of IBIS Consulting which was acquired by SLR.