Background
Green was born in Perth, Australia in 1979. Her mother, Luciana, 68, an Italian immigrant, is a public servant. Her father John (deceased) was an Irish born thoroughbred horse breeder and trainer.
Green was born in Perth, Australia in 1979. Her mother, Luciana, 68, an Italian immigrant, is a public servant. Her father John (deceased) was an Irish born thoroughbred horse breeder and trainer.
Green was educated with an undergraduate degree in Commerce at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She then went on to complete three degrees at University of Cambridge: Postgraduate diplomas in Sustainable Business, Cross Sector Partnership, and a Masters by research at Judge Business School and the Institute for Sustainability Leadership with her research looking at environmental risks in corporate cr ratings for the mining and oil and gas sectors globally. Graduating in 2013, she returned to Australia and is currently a doctoral candidate at Curtin University in Perth, her research focused on disruptive innovation, stranded assets, renewable energy and storage for housing and prefabricated and modular building systems
Green held various posts in investment banking between 2002 and 2004, when, she began working at investment bank J. P. Morgan in risk management. Around this time, banks were realising the need for a greater focus on corporate social responsibility in business and began recruiting to assist with the transition. In 2007, Green was chosen to help set up Justice of the Peace Morgan’s Global Environmental and Social Risk Management office where she worked reviewing the banks financing from an environmental and social perspectives in developing countries.
In 2013, she resigned and repatriated to Australia.
She now works as a Research Fellow at Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CSUP) Institute, she is also on the Advisory Board to Carbon Tracker, a London-based research non-governmental organization focused on how much carbon dioxide is listed on the stock exchanges around the world, she is also on the Advisory Board of 1 Million Women. Jemma Green was elected as an independent councillor at the City of Perth in October 2015.
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