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Deep Green MediaPartner
Mar. 2021United KingdomDeep Green Media is a specialist agency dedicated to supporting organisations to deepen and articulate communications of their sustainability and climate initiatives. Advocacy and communication through story-telling and stakeholder engagement is our core offering, reflecting considerable strengths in media relations, copy-writing, digital media engagement, communications planning, and implementation of effective and relevant strategies. DGM is or has recently supported Neural Alpha, Carbon Intelligence (now part of Accenture), Manifest Climate, OS-Climate (Linux Foundation) and Carbon Direct.
EarthbancCommunications Advisor
Aug. 2020 - Sep. 2021Green fintech Earthbanc offers climate change solutions through cost-effective, verifiable sustainable finance opportunities across banking, investment and business. Essentially, Earthbanc enables its customers to have significant environmental and social impact through their financial decisions.
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)Communications Lead, Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Sep. 2019United Kingdom• Developed and executed stakeholder engagement strategies for UNEP FI's climate change and finance programs.
• Led communications for the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, supporting public affairs strategies.
• Supported UNEP FI's climate team and the Investor Agenda at COP/UNFCC meetings.
Communications for Impact LtdGlobal PR/Communications Specialist
Dec. 2015 - Mar. 2021UKCommunications for Impact Ltd is an independent syndicate of communication specialists established by Oliver Wagg to support organisations embed and communicate purpose, mission and brand. Advocacy through story-telling is our core offering. Clients included: - The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) as Global PR Lead, promoting its impact summits, supporting advocacy and research through targeted media outreach and stakeholder engagement, and the development of strategic partnerships; - In partnership with Ethical Team, working with businesses and not-for-profits to launch and promote services that improve social and environmental outcomes. Ethical Team's clients include the Rainforest Alliance, Gemserv, and Circle Economy; - KPMG Global Sustainability Institute, providing editorial and research support to the institute's Amsterdam-based team; - In partnership with specialist agency ESG Communications, working with its client FAIRR (www.fairr.org) to launch its Producer Protein Index and providing support with communications and content; Previous projects have ranged from one-off commissions to longer projects, such as supporting the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) communicate and promote its Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool; partnering with PR agency Kin&Co on the communications strategy for Mongoose Energy; and launching a report by Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In May 2016, Oliver was contracted by No Business in Abuse, GetUp's campaign to end illegal incarceration of asylum seekers in Australia's offshore detention camps, to promote its campaign in Europe. Other clients include the media and communications department of The Grantham Institute - Environment and Climate (Imperial College), and rainforest think tank Global Canopy.
Asset Owners Disclosure ProjectHead of Communications
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2015London, United KingdomThe Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) is an independent not-for-profit organisation whose objective was to protect retirement savings from the risks posed by climate change. It helps pension funds to redress the huge imbalance in their investments between high- and low-carbon assets, and realigns the investment chain to adopt long-term investment practices. I applied my editorial and communication skills to consumer and business facing campaigns, such as VoteYourPension, theVitalFew and the Climate and Pension Legal Initiative, in addition to our core product, the AODP 500 Climate Index.
Self-EmployedCommunication Specialist and Journalist
Sep. 2012 - Nov. 2014Brisbane, AustraliaI worked on communications and knowledge management projects for the Bangkok-based UN Capital Development Fund's CleanStart programme. I was a communications consultant for Low Carbon Australia (now Clean Energy Finance Corporation) a provider of finance solutions and advice to Australian business to encourage action on energy efficiency and cost-effective carbon reductions and have written for: Guardian Sustainable Business; US-based CleantechIQ, which provides insight into regulation, innovation, and investments in the global clean technology sector; Renewable Energy World (US), RenewEconomy (Australia), Ethical Corporation (UK): and Ethical Performance (UK).
Recharge ASAsia-Pacific Senior Correspondent
Apr. 2011 - Sep. 2012Brisbane, AustraliaCovering Asia Pacific for Recharge, the global source for renewable energy news. http://www.rechargenews.com/
Ethical InvestorManaging Editor
Dec. 2007 - Mar. 2011Brisbane, AustraliaEdited, commissioned and wrote feature articles, op-eds and news covering ethical business and investment in Australia.
The Corporate Citizenship CompanyManaging Editor, Corporate Citizenship Briefing
Jan. 2005 - Apr. 2007London, United KingdomEdited a bi-monthly journal covering corporate and community affairs.
AFX NewsTechnology, Media and Communications Correspondent
Mar. 2003 - Dec. 2004London, United KingdomCovered TMT for Agence France Presse's English lanuage financial newswire as part of the London company news desk.
AFX Global Ethics MonitorCorrespondent and Europe Editor
Mar. 2002 - Mar. 2003London, United KingdomWrote and edited news and features for the first newswire covering corporate social responsibility and sustainable finance and business.
TheStreet.comAssociate Editor
Dec. 1999 - Nov. 2000London, United KingdomPlayed an integral part in management of TheStreet.com's UK subsidiary and wrote columns covering global macroeconomic developments.
AFX NewsNew York Bureau Chief
May. 1996 - Dec. 1999Greater New York City AreaManaged a bureau of up to six journalists and sub editors, covering the equity and money markets.
AFX News (then a Financial Times/AFP joint-venture and today part of the Thomson-Reuters Group)Economics Editor
Jun. 1994 - Jun. 1996London, United KingdomManaged a team of economics and money market journalists in in London for AFX News, a merger of Extel and AFX News.
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