South Pole Australia and New Zealand

Benjamin supports large organisations in accelerating their climate action through digital and consulting decarbonisation solutions and advanced carbon procurement strategies. With over 15 years of experience in sustainability technology and software solutions, he combines deep industry knowledge with a results-driven approach. Benjamin holds a B.Sc. in Physics and a Master’s in International B2B from Toulouse Business School.

Danielle leads the climate projects team to deliver and expand on emission reduction initiatives within Australia. With her deep expertise in voluntary carbon markets, climate finance, and sustainability, Danielle has played a pivotal role in serving our clients in the region. Her academic background includes a Master's degree in Sustainable Development from the University of London, UK.

Anna is passionate about helping organisations to take ambitious climate action through decarbonisation of their operations and value chain. Anna has experience working in sustainability in the property and construction sector and has extensive knowledge of the unique decarbonisation challenge facing the built environment. Anna holds a BA (Environment & Government) and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Sydney.

Tara is the regional director for South Pole and a carbon market expert. She has a long standing passion for climate action holding a Masters in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh and utilises this expertise to engage with a diverse range of businesses and industries, understanding their key challenges and company ambition to support and guide them along their climate journey, covering a variety of topics from net zero roadmaps and climate risk analysis through to carbon credits and impact communications.

Ajit leads the APAC Environmental Impact Assessment practice at South Pole. He has overseen the end-to-end delivery of GHG inventories, product carbon footprints and decarbonisation roadmaps for conglomerates, financial institutions and large agribusiness, retail and industrial supply chains across Asia-Pacific and Europe. Ajit also leverages his experience to help corporates build strategies to meet ambitious net zero commitments. Ajit holds a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Hons) from Monash University and a Master of Climate Change from the Australian National University.

Léna is a Business Development Manager at South Pole in Australia, primarily focusing on carbon credits. She has significant professional experience in Sales & Business Development roles, specifically in the plastic recycling industry where she was supporting large corporations and global MNCs to reduce their plastic footprint. Léna holds a Bsc in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim and a Master in Management from ESCP Europe. She is fully proficient in English, French and German.

Matt leads South Pole's decarbonisation offering for Australian and APAC clients. He is highly focussed on delivering GHG accounting, target setting and decarbonisation strategies to enable clients to work towards their net zero ambitions. As a trusted advisor, Matt works with large emitters to understand their current carbon emissions and develop reduction targets in-line with international best practice.