Abbie Reynolds

Abbie Reynolds is a nationally respected advocate for climate change response and sustainability in business.

She is chief executive of Predator Free 2050 Ltd and formerly Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council. During her time, the membership of the Sustainable Business Council doubled to represent 30% of New Zealand businesses. Her other roles have included being part of the New Zealand Government's Electric Vehicle Leadership Group and a member of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor's Rethinking Plastics Reynolds has been a board member of VOYCE Whakarongo Mai since January 2017.

In 2018, she co-founded the New Zealand Leaders' Climate Coalition. New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw praised her work launching the Coalition and reaching a membership of 100 organisations. She attended the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) meeting in Geneva in 2018. Abbie won the Board and Management Award in the 2019 New Zealand Women of Influence Awards. Her outward focus and willingness to help organisations achieve their sustainability goals won praise from the judges.

Abbie's board member role includes a focus on climate action and transport and will also positively contribute to the council's overall climate strategy.