He fulfills this role within BT's Group Communications Division where he is responsible for co-ordinating development of the company's global policy and strategy on these and associated issues.

He was also co-editor of SMART 2020, a report that looked at how, where and to what effect ICT could be used to enable a low carbon economy. In 2008, Chris was named by a special Guardian newspaper panel as one of the 50 people who could save the planet from climatic disaster.

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Dr Geoffrey Williams is a founder and Managing Director of OWW Consulting in Malaysia and Singapore. His listing at the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN) places him in the top 5% of Social Science authors in the World.

He has published extensively in leading academic journals worldwide. His research output has had direct impact in the business world and has been covered in the media including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, the Edge and the Sun newspaper in the UK.

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Yamashita creates his architecture based on the system of society, the environment and the function. Increasingly, he is using natural resources such as wood, soil, and brick in an effort to care for the environment.

In 1991, he created his own agency, which was renamed Atelier Tekuto in 1995. After the success of their first international project 'the Busan Eco-Centre' in South Korea in 2004, the firm set their sites on future collaborations around the world.

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Noir was born four years ago by Peter Ingwersen with a meaningful business concept based on a mix of sustainability and luxury. He has in place a ‘Code of Conduct’ and expects all suppliers to carry out their businesses with internationally recognised minimum standards on human rights, labour and environment.

Today, Noir has carved out a niche, showing that corporate social responsibility can be embodied by sexy designs. It is evident that Ingwersen has achieved his creative vision.

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Jenny Ji launched her ethical fashion label "La vie" at Tian Zi Fang, the city's famed art hub, in 2002. Blending Chinese elements of traditional culture with Western ways of cutting and design style has become her signature fusion style.

To her, eco-fashion is about ethical consumerism. La vie values lifestyle, womanhood, originality and celebration. Eco-friendly fabrics are chosen to exhibit her inspiration and direction, she insisted to only produce lower quantity and high-quality design.

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Disappointed by the excesses of mass tourism in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, Lorenz set out on his own to pursue his dream to set a better example in a virgin territory unspoiled by overcrowding and pollution.

In 1995, Wakatobi Dive Resort was setup with a mission to establish a win-win situation for the reefs, the resort, and the local community through sound eco-tourism principles. Their Reef Conservation Program now encompasses one of the world's largest privately-funded marine protected areas.

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Richard, a Dive Master, has a BSc (Hons) degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, England, and an MSc in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Queensland, Australia. Diving allows Richard to indulge his love of natural history and through his skills as a photographer, he is able to communicate his love to a wider audience.

He combines an in-depth academic knowledge of the marine environment with a unique skill for capturing stunning images.

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