Martin has worked across the sustainability landscape for more than two decades, combining governance, research leadership and multi-stakeholder engagement to advance climate, food, infrastructure and ESG transitions.
Governance & Advisory
He currently serves as Trustee of the New Economics Foundation, where he chairs the Programmes and Impact Committee and sits on the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee. He has also served on advisory bodies including the Global Environment Outlook for Business (UNEP) and Sustainable Brands Turkey’s Global Advisory Board.
Institutional Leadership
As Editorial Director of The Sustainability Project at Economist Impact (Webby Award – Best Writing: Editorial), he helped shape global debates on ESG, climate transition and sustainable growth.
He has led major multi-year research programmes on:
• Sustainable food systems and agri-food finance
• ESG and investor–corporate alignment
• Net-zero transitions
• Circular economy and plastics
• Electric mobility and decarbonising technologies
• Sustainable infrastructure and SDG implementation
These initiatives brought together governments, investors, corporations and international organisations to accelerate practical sustainability outcomes.
Selected Flagship Programmes
• Food Sustainability Index
• Getting to Net-Zero
• Sustainable Infrastructure for the SDGs (UNOPS)
• Ending Hunger: The Role of Agri-Food Financing
• Mobilising the Global Investment Chain for Social Impact
Latest Sustainability Posts
- How to become a regenerative business
- Speaking about regenerative business at London Climate Action Week
- Completed Basecamp course at School of System Change
- Moderating sessions on value chains at edie 24
- My TEDx talk has been published