Martin Wright

Martin is an experienced speaker, writer and adviser on sustainability and positive futures. Formerly Editor in Chief of Green Futures (now The Futures Centre) and Director of Forum for the Future (India), he now works independently with a wide range of companies and organisations. As an award-winning journalist and photographer, his work has been featured in numerous media, including The Guardian, The Times, New Scientist, Newsweek and The Times of India. He has interviewed business and political leaders, including Paul Polman (CEO, Unilever), former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, among others. He has broadcast on major radio and TV networks, including the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera and independent television. He has also produced and directed a number of short films. Organisations he has advised at senior management or board level include Greenpeace, WWF, Unilever, Sainsbury’s, Tata, BT, Marks & Spencer, Brunswick and UK, Indian and Chinese government departments.

As both a journalist and Visiting Judge / Assessor for the Ashden Awards, Martin has travelled extensively in Asia and Africa, researching and reporting at first hand on frontline environment and development issues, and in particular the potential of sustainable solutions to lift people out of poverty and simultaneously conserve the environment in some of the most challenging circumstances. He has spoken at and chaired events for The Guardian, the UK Government, the UN, the RSA and others in London, New York, Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing and Beirut. He serves as an MC at the annual World Sustainable Development Summit (Delhi) and the Responsible Business Summit (London).