The panel of judges for the Greening the Future 2003 Awards consisted of specialists in the fields of sustainable development and corporate environmental investment. They are …
Saliem Fakir — director: South African Office of IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
Saliem Fakir acted as chairperson of the judging panel. He is chairperson of the National Botanical Institute and has a BSc (Hons) in molecular biology from the University of Witwatersrand and a master’s degree in environmental science from Wye College, London.
Mary Metcalfe — Gauteng minister of agriculture, conservation and environment.
In her present portfolio as provincial minister in the country’s economic powerhouse, Mary Metcalfe has gained invaluable insights into the workings of business and sustainable development. She also heads the economic transformation cluster on the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress in Gauteng. She was Gauteng’s minister of education from 1994 to 1999.
Khungeka Njobe — director: water, environment and forestry technology at CSIR Environmentek.
Khungeka Njobe is formally trained as a scientist and has worked extensively in the policy arena. She is a former director of biodiversity management at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and former director of biodiversity planning and policy at the National Botanical Institute. She has a BSc (Hons) degree in biology from the University of California and a masters of science degree in zoology from the University of Pretoria.
Arend Hoogervorst — industrial environmental adviser and editor of Eagle Bulletin.
Arend Hoogervorst is a consulting environmental scientist and director of Eagle Environmental, a South African-based environmental consultancy. He also edits and publishes the environmental newsletter, Eagle Bulletin, and has been professionally involved in environmental matters for more than 20 years.
Karin Ireton — group manager: sustainable development for the Anglo American plc group of companies.
From 1991 to 1999 Karin Ireton worked on environmental policy issues at corporate, national, regional and international policy level, most notably as manager of the Industrial Environmental Forum of Southern Africa (now the Business Council for Sustainable Development SA). She has been involved in the negotiation of many post-1994 environment-related policy reforms in South Africa.
Tzila Katzel — project manager: IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
Tzila Katzel currently works for IUCN — South Africa on World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) legacy projects. She was a project coordinator of the Greening the WSSD initiative, responsible for implementing environmental best practice and providing environmental advice to the Johannesburg World Summit Company.
Paul Kapelus — African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, representative to the Global Reporting Initiative.
Paul Kapelus is a founding director of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship. He has 12 years’ experience in the field of corporate citizenship and is currently engaged in activities related to the JSE Securities Exchange Sustainability Index, Unisa’s Centre for Corporate Citizenship, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO social responsibility standards.
David Grant — group environmental officer, SAB-Miller plc
David Grant is a former environmental technologist at the National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa and environmental officer at Nissan SA Manufacturing. He has been involved in a range of site and corporate environmental management activities.