A Global Alliance ‘Shaping Global Governance, Climate and Nature’
Our Global Alliance is helping to shape global governance, addressing climate change and the care of nature.
We are connecting and expanding our global network of those who are already playing leading roles in shaping global governance, climate change and the care of nature and who are joining forces through their association with us to have an even greater impact.
Each of our Partners and Allies is leading with purpose in their respective fields, while also contributing to an overall approach under the Foundation banner. While each may not necessarily agree with others on all issues, they do share a common conviction that there is value-added in working together with a common purpose.
The Foundation describes this collaboration as an ‘elastic band’ approach — a flexible but cohesive force that helps to bond and enable a group of people of influence to move forward together and to generate positive and meaningful outcomes, on an ongoing basis.
We are building pathways that will help strengthen global governance and foster concrete outcomes.
Our Global Alliance is continuously growing, as is their proven commitment to ‘Shaping Global Governance, Climate and Nature‘.
Find an interactive version of the Partners and Allies chart below or view as PDF to learn more about our Alliance through their linked work.
Global Talents
Ms Louise Watson
Chair of the Board, the Global Foundation
Dr Mark Cutifani CBE
Member of the Board, the Global Foundation
Ms Sharan Burrow AC
Member of the Board, the Global Foundation
Mr Steve Howard
Secretary General, the Global Foundation
Read:
‘Framing remarks for ‘State of the World’ Roundtable 2026‘
‘The Energy Transition Roundtable – Framing remarks – Mr Steve Howard‘
Sr Adele Howard RSM OAM*
Advisor, Eco-Theology
Read:
‘Receiving the 59th World Day of Peace Message in the current Australian context‘
Learn more:
https://www.ecocommunications.org/
*Sr Adele Howard rsm OAM is also an Individual Member of the Global Foundation
Rt Hon Helen Clark
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, former UNDP Administrator, Patron of The Helen Clark Foundation
HE The Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd AC
Former Prime Minister of Australia, President & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society
Prof Jeffrey Sachs
Professor Economics, Author & President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Columbia University
Global Civil Society
Ms Julia Dias Leite
Chief Executive Officer, Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
Mr Mark Gough
Chief Executive Officer, Capitals Coalition
Mr Alistair Dutton
Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis
Dr Mabel Miao
Secretary General, Center for China & Globalization (CCG)
Read:
‘Advancing Green BRICS Cooperation: China’s Strategic Role in Sustainable Development‘
Learn more:
ccg.org.cn
Dr Bing Xiang
Founding Dean, Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization, Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees, and Senior Advisor to the Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)4
Ms Kath Rowley
Chief Executive Officer, Climate Change Authority
Read:
‘Decarbonisation deals:
A proposed COP
Negotiations Presidency
initiative‘
Dr Steve Waygood
Chief Executive Officer, The Finance Transition Centre
Dr Dino Patti Djalal
Founder, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia
Tan Sri Dr Michael Yeoh
President, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific
Read:
The Energy Transition – remarks – Tan Sri Dr Michael O.K Yeoh
Learn more:
World Green Sustainability Summit 2026
Prof Bruce Dowton MB BS MD
Vice-Chancellor and President, Macquarie University4
Mr Marco Lambertini
Convener, Nature Positive Initiative
Dr Lei Yang
Research Professor and Deputy Dean, Institute of Energy, Peking University, China
Prof HU Bin
Associate Professor & Director, Research of Global Climate Governance, Tsinghua University Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Prof Amit Chakma Vice-Chancellor & President, University of Western Australia4
Ms Vicky Sins
Head of Programme – Planet, World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
Read:
‘Setting the agenda for integrated climate–nature transition planning in 2026’
‘Advancing corporate transition planning to enable a fossil free future‘
Learn more:
https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/benchmarks/2026-benchmark-hub
Governments
China
Global Business
Mr Gustavo Pimenta
President & Chief Executive Officer, Vale1
Read:
‘Climate change strategy and the protection of the Amazon forest’Learn more:
https://vale.com/esg/decarbonization-strategy-and-management
Mr Aurélien Hamelle
President, Strategy & Sustainability, TotalEnergies1
Read:
‘‘State of the World’ Advance Paper Submitted by TotalEnergies’
‘Sustainability & Climate 2026 Progress Report‘Learn more:
https://totalenergies.com/company/approach/strategy
Mr Jeff Dimery
Chief Executive Officer, Alinta Energy2
Read:
The Energy Transition Roundtable – opening remarks – Ms Sarah McNamara
Mr Neil Pathak
Head of Australia, Co-Head of M&A, Ashurst2
Mr Jim Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, GHD2
Read:
‘Energy resilience and sovereignty is a defining moment for Australia’s transition‘
Mr Mike Fitzpatrick AO
Director, Squitchy Lane Holdings Pty Ltd2
Mr Michael Wright
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chair, Thiess Group2
Mr Danny Gilbert AM
Co-Founder and Chairman, Gilbert + Tobin3
Mr Greg Mulley
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer3
Mr Anthony Pratt
Executive Chairman, Visy3
Mr John Denton AO
Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Mr Ricardo Mussa
Chief Executive Officer, Raizen, Chair, SB COP30
Global Institutions
Jean-Baptiste de Franssu
President, Collège des Bernardins
Dr Brian Motherway
Head of Office, Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions Office, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Read:
‘Global Energy Review 2026‘
Mr Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, OECD
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appia Turkson
Chancellor, Pontifical Academies of Sciences
Ms Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State, The Vatican
Mr Ajay Banga
President, The World Bank
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director General, World Trade Organization
Central Banks
Ms Michele Bullock
Governor (Financial System), Reserve Bank of Australia
Read:
‘Climate Change and Central Banks | Speeches | RBA‘
‘The Global Energy Transition and Critical Minerals | Bulletin – October 2025 | RBA‘
The Vatican Bank
Individual Members
Ms Leanne Barnes PSM OAM
Mr John Claringbould AM
Mr Andrew Eddy
Dr Stewart Gill OAM
Mr Robert Hadler
Ms Jane Hemstritch AO
Mr David Lawford
Mr Graeme Liebelt
Ms Ranj Samrai
Ms Anne Walsh
- Key Partner of the Global Foundation
- Partner of the Global Foundation
- Corporate Member of the Global Foundation
- University Member of the Global Foundation