Bio:
Jeremy works as the Financial Reporting Manager with a sustainable forestry project group, based in London. Previously Jeremy worked with a London based family office as an Investment analyst, with a focus on environmental early stage companies as well as real estate and infrastructure investments. Prior to this Jeremy was based in Melbourne where he worked as a Financial Controller for an ASX listed financial services group who offered online broking solution and financial advisory products for dealer groups and IFA’s. Before this Jeremy worked with Pitcher Partners, a Melbourne based Chartered Accounting firm that specialises in SME clients, where his clients included small ASX listed enitities, family owned groups and sole traders.
Recently Jeremy has completed policy work for Sandbag Climate Campaign, a group focused on ensuring emissions trading is fit-for-purpose, which included the provision of oral evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee enquiry into “The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change”.
Jeremy is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, has completed the CFA Program and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. In recent times his focus has been on self study relating to Climate Change, sustainable living and how capital markets can support these long term desirable goals.
Interests:
Jeremy is interested in the ability for capital markets (and in particular the providers of capital) to provide a rapid pro-active response to the unique short and long-term challenges that Climate Change presents.
Related to this he has an interest in inter-generational issues as they relate to Climate Change, demographic change and the ability for investment decisions by older generations to conciously leave a legacy to future generations that reflects their desires.
Outside of financial interests he is keen to see Government policies that support and encourage rapid de-carbonisation at the community level as an appropriately designed carrot will surely be more successful than a stick.
e-mail: jpsburke@yahoo.com.au
