For 40 years, businesses have called on Jon Dee to show them that sustainability makes commercial sense, not just moral sense.
He was the main founder of Planet Ark and DoSomething, then went on to create and lead the Australian arm of the global RE100 renewable energy initiative from 2018 to 2022, recruiting 112 major companies with a combined market capitalisation of $650 billion to commit to 100% renewable electricity. Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, has called Jon "the leading Australian figure in sustainability and the environment".
Jon's business guidebooks, including Sustainable Growth, EnergyCut and EnergySmart, have sold more than 140,000 copies. As a broadcaster, he wrote and presented 115 episodes of Sky News Business Channel's Smart Money, delivering more than 700 sustainability stories and interviews. The program remains the only prime-time sustainable business series to air on Australian television.
His campaigning record runs from helping secure the phase-out of incandescent light globes and phosphates in laundry detergents to leading the STOP PFAS campaign, after unsafe levels of the chemical were found in his own Blue Mountains drinking water. With Olivia Newton-John, he co-founded National Tree Day, Australia's largest tree-planting event, and later the international One Tree Per Child initiative.
Jon was named NSW Australian of the Year in 2010 for his sustainability work and served as Chair of the Forest Stewardship Council Australia and New Zealand from 2022 to 2025.
The feedback from delegates has been extremely positive with many saying that they identified with your simple but refreshing approach to sustainability in that it is good business sense abo ... keep reading Association of Building Sustainability Assessors
Jon continues to meet our expectations with regard to the content and messages he delivers in talks conducted on our behalf. He is also extremely amenable with regard to pre-event media and media interviews on the day. Jon is an asset to our current program - I could not recommend him more highly to anyone wishing to engage a relevant, informed, approachable and engaging speaker.
Thank you very much for taking the time to speak at Frocomm's 2010 Public Relations & Corporate Communications Conference in Sydney in August. The feedback about your speaking slot has been fantastic, with delegates voting you the joint number one best speaker along with author/speaker Gerry McCusker from PR Disasters. Your confidence on stage and your willingness to share insights into exciting case studies really appealed to the delegates. Comments from delegates like "great", "very impressive" and "inspiring" clearly show knowledge of your subject, that you are a professional public speaker, and that you truly engage with the delegates, especially in the Q&A sessions. Delegates also commented on your excellent use of visual aids such as video and photos. I would be delighted to recommend you to any conference organiser seeking a professional, confident and polished speaker.
Jon was exceptional - incredibly well prepared, right on target with the topic, with an interesting presentation that held the audience's attention. Jon engaged the audience both during and after the event, making a real effort to discuss issues with the audience over lunch. Jon was also most accommodating regarding media after the event. He was a pleasure to have and an asset to the event.
Good presentation of a difficult topic.
