About the Richard Sandbrook Trust

Tom is Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto plc and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative on Climate Change and a Founding Director of Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G). In the past, he has led organisations like Friends of the Earth and Green Alliance and held several senior governmental advisory roles including with three secretaries of state for the environment. His awards and honours include a CBE for services to the environment.

Sustainability Director at the Eden Project, Caroline is responsible for delivering a range of outreach projects and collaborations that support Eden’s charitable aims. Caroline joined Eden in 2004 to set up the Post-Mining Alliance, working internationally with partners to develop creative solutions to deal with mine closure and mining legacy. Prior to Eden, Caroline worked at the International Council on Mining and Metals and the International Institute for Environment and Development, where she collaborated closely with Richard.

Founder Director of Forum for the Future, Sara is a trustee of the St Andrew’s Prize, sits on the board of the European Training Foundation, and advises on science in society for the Living With Environmental Change research programme. Originally a nurse, she has held several senior roles, including with the UK Green Party and international green politics. Her awards include a 2001 OBE for services to education and sustainability. Her latest book is The Positive Deviant: Leadership for sustainability in a perverse world.

Founder Director of Forum for the Future and Co-Director of The Prince of Wales's Business and Sustainability Programme, Jonathon is also Trustee of the Ashden Awards and a Non-Executive Director of Wessex Water and of Willmott Dixon Holdings. Past roles include Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, board member of the South West Regional Development Agency, Director of Friends of the Earth, co-chair of the Green Party. He was awarded a CBE for services to environmental protection and his latest book is Capitalism As If The World Matters.

David served as President of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for 11 years to 2010. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow of IISD and of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Canada. He chairs or holds senior positions of responsibility in international organisations including the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A distinguished past included working closely with Barbara Ward to establish IIED (directing both its London and Washington office), and playing a significant role in many international events, including the 1972 and 1992 Earth Summits.

Richard's elder son, Ben works in policy and development in music education. At Youth Music, the UK's largest charity using music to transform young people's lives, his work centres around creating dialogue between organisations and individuals, supporting people to benefit from different practice and approaches, and creating learning communities. In the past he worked with his father on the Mining and Minerals for Sustainable Development project.

One of Richard’s brothers, Martin has a broad professional background, as an accountant; a senior manager in the both public and private sectors; a process consultant; and a lecturer in Business and Management at Bath Spa University. In 2007, he took time out to study the Responsibility and Business Practice MSc at the University of Bath, an experience that changed his life and professional direction. He now combines these ideas and learning with his knowledge of management to support individuals and organisations engage with systemic change.

Tim is Co-founder and CEO of the award-winning Eden Project in Cornwall and Director of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, which he found and restored after 10 years as a composer/producer in the music industry. Originally a disused quarry, Eden began as a dream in 1995 and opened its doors to the public in 2000. He plays roles on many statutory and voluntary bodies both locally and nationally, and has received many awards, most recently an honorary knighthood in 2011.

Camilla has been Director of the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development since 2004, growing the institute’s turnover from £5m per year to more than £20m today. A trained economist, she works with many stakeholders mainly on land, climate and livelihoods in Africa, combining field research, policy analysis and advocacy. She is Trustee of Syrian agricultural research organisation ICARDA and has been a member of several boards. Her latest book is Climate Change in Africa.