Contributor Type: Contributor

Having started at IKEA in 1983, Jan Gardberg has more than 30 years of experience leading and managing within the organisation across many areas from supply, design and range development to distribution and retailing, on both regional and global levels. Prior to his move to Australia, Jan was the Deputy Country Manager for IKEA Russia, […]

Shilpa Mohan is an award-winning interior designer and avid advocate for design education and industry standards. She is currently the Senior Interior Designer at Sydney and Byron Bay based design studio, SJS Interior Design. Shilpa has been a judge for the Australian Construction Awards, a writer for various design publications and national websites such as […]

Clare is Better Buildings Lead at HIP V. HYPE in Melbourne, and works to deliver robust outcomes for health, comfort, energy and carbon outcomes in the built environment.  Clare believes that our buildings should serve us without detracting from the living systems we are a part of, and she seeks to harness opportunities and consider […]

Clarence is an Aboriginal man from the Mindjingbal/Cudgenburra clan of the Bundjalung Nation on the NSW far north coast. A graduate of NAISDA, he is an accomplished musician and dancer. He spent a number of years as Aboriginal Education Officer with the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and is well known as a presenter on the […]

Jeremy is the founding Director of Breathe Architecture, a team of dedicated Architects that have built a reputation for delivering high quality design and sustainable Architecture for all scale projects. Breathe Architecture has been focusing on sustainable urbanisation and in particular have been investigating how to deliver more affordable urban housing to Melbournians. Breathe were […]

Poppy joined The Fifth Estate, Australia’s leading online newspaper for the sustainable built environment, in June 2018. Poppy is a business journalist with a background in technology writing, and is passionate about highlighting the good work of others to create a more sustainable world.

Kat seeks the unXpected solution, migrating from Alaska, California, and Colorado, spicing up conversations with TED ideas. She skis feverishly, laughs generously, and is a can-doing-life-long-learner. She was one of the first female cadets at USAFA ’77-’80. TEDxVail is her “Happy Place” project. She’s organized dozens of TEDx’s, a global social movement of more than […]

Taronga’s Marine Mammal Division is made up of passionate and talented Keepers with a very unique skillset from husbandry and training to stage and presentation skills. Back in 2006 they created a ‘wave of change’ at Taronga around the issue of sustainable seafood using their Seal Show and seal encounters as a platform to inspire […]

Hayden Turner, a former zookeeper and an experienced National Geographic TV presenter, has reported from some of the wildest and most scenic places on earth. His love of wildlife runs deep and his ties to Taronga extend back nearly 30 years, when he first began work as a zoo keeper. Hayden left Sydney to become […]

We’re an independently-accredited, ethical trading social enterprise that provides employment and training in the fashion industry to people from refugee and new migrant communities in clothing production, retail, design and marketing. We believe that tapping into the creativity of refugee communities leads to empowerment and social inclusion. The Social Outfit is a registered Incorporated Association, […]