About Us

Henk is a co-founder and Partner at Brundtland and possesses a profound knowledge of climate change projects and market dynamics. He has worked for companies, government agencies and international organizations across the globe making him a sought-after advisor on the development and application of energy and climate change mitigation policies and measures.

Prior to co-founding EcoMetrix, Henk setup and managed the Sub-Saharan African operations for EcoSecurities/JP Morgan. During this period, he was responsible for the development of the largest portfolio of climate change mitigation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) on the African sub-continent. In the early days of his career, he gained valuable experience at PwC as a strategy consultant in the energy sector. Henk holds a MSc degree in Business Economics from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Lodewijk has more than 15 years of experience in the area of climate change and low carbon development. During his tenure at PwC Advisory, TNO and EcoSecurities / JP Morgan he focused on the development, financing and commercialisation of low-carbon energy projects and technologies. When co-founding Brundtland in 2009, he widened his focus to climate change and sustainability consulting.

Lodewijk has assisted various organisations, including business and government, across the spectrum of strategy and policy development, monitoring and performance management as well as developing green economy initiatives. He has an in-depth understanding of the local climate change and energy landscape and the challenges and opportunities in Southern Africa.

Lodewijk holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering and successfully completed MBA courses at the Rotterdam School of Management as part of PwC’s management development programme.

Jan Willem has over ten years of experience consulting on economics, public policy and climate change. He is co-author of the book ‘Taxes and the Economy’, published worldwide by Edward Elgar Publishing, UK. The book examines among other things the use and impact of policy measures in the environmental realm. More recently, he co-authored a book on the Paris climate agreement, evaluating the contents of the treaty, the pros and cons of various mitigation measures as well as their socio-economic impact.

He has advised a variety of public and private sector entities on topics ranging from climate change mitigation, GHG performance benchmarking and carbon tax impact assessments to solar PV, waste-to-energy and green transport technologies. Jan Willem holds a MA equivalent degree in Economics from Maastricht University, an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School and a M.Sc. degree in Finance from the University of Oxford, where he graduated with distinction.

Thapelo is a geoscientist with a passion for sustainable natural resource management. He has a multi-faceted academic and professional background in geoscience, energy and environmental sustainability.

As a geologist he has worked in the mining industry focused on coal exploration, mining and beneficiation for Anglo American Coal South Africa. During this time he gained an interest in the broader energy sector and sustainability matters related to mineral and energy resource utilisation. As a consultant, he has worked on a number of government and private sector projects related to climate change mitigation strategies, carbon management and footprinting as well as policy matters related to the green economy. Thapelo holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Geology from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Masters degree in International Energy from Sciences Po (Paris School of International Affairs) in Paris, France.

Hendrik is a chemical engineer with a passion for automation of technical and managerial processes. He has a multi-faceted academic and professional background in process engineering, IT service management and SQL/PHP programming.

After completion of his Masters in Chemical Engineering at the Groningen University he worked for a number of years at the Fluor Corporation, an American multinational engineering and construction firm, before shifting his focus to Information Systems. He started as an Oracle database administrator and over time progressed his career to ITIL change manager with Logica CMG. Nowadays, Hendrik works as Lead Engineer Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation for Albemarle, an American catalyst company. In this role, he is focused on efficiency improvements as well as designing and implementing automation processes.

Hendrik has substantial knowledge of various programming languages and launched various websites. Hendrik understands well how to meet client-specific requirements and adapt systems while keeping system complexity in check, applying best-in-class IT solutions.

Hendrik leads our offshore IT Development team developing solutions for sustainability performance management.

Rhys has co-authored an academic paper on food packaging and waste management in South African supermarkets. He completed his fourth-year research and design projects on optimising the management of environmental factors in aquaculture farms. Through the completion of his degree, he has gained experience working on long duration projects, in multidisciplined teams and in a variety of industrial engineering problems. He has learnt to synthesise and analyse data and use engineering methodologies to create significant value. Rhys holds a BSc (Hons) in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Tapiwa Muzite is an early career Sustainability Consultant with experience in Carbon footprinting and Sustainability Reporting. He has worked on an annual carbon footprint report for a Johannesburg-based food waste recycling company, calculating the company’s Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions. In addition to his experience in GHG accounting, Tapiwa is also skilled in Sustainability Reporting, having been part of a team of consultants that did a maiden Sustainability Report for a Zimbabwean company that manufactures plastic pipes, as well as the second and third Sustainability Reports for a Zimbabwean company that manufactures and distributes non-carbonated beverages. His scope of work included calculating the organizational carbon footprint and reporting on material topics namely emissions, energy, water, ozone depleting substances, waste, anti-corruption and economic performance using the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI standards).

Tapiwa holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Forest Resources and Wildlife Management from the National University of Science and Technology (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa).

Josh has a background in chemical and process engineering. He is experienced in process monitoring and optimization within the petrochemical, oil and gas sector. He has worked on a large variety of tasks including, amongst others, the development of tools to track greenhouse gas emissions and optimize business value chain performance. This work showcased his ability to combine skillsets in engineering fundamentals and data analysis to deliver value. In working to track and report on greenhouse gas emissions, he developed an understanding of environmental legislature. His experience in ESG was further developed working in multi-disciplinary teams when submitting reports to the Department of Environmental Affairs.

In his time in the petrochemical industry, he has also focused on water usage within factories and used his skillset to identify opportunities to reduce water consumption. Having spent a year working in project execution teams, Josh is also very adept at writing project documents – be it scope definitions, feasibility reports or design packages. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town.

Kinesh is a green business visionary and brings unique insight that combines environmentally sound innovation with economically viable business orientated solutions. He advises on climate change, green growth strategies and the protection of natural ecosystems. Kinesh has been intimately involved in renewable energy for the last 8 years and is a recognised industry leader in field of Photovoltaic or Solar Energy. He has been involved in the development of training courses and standard setting for the deployment Solar PV in South Africa.

He served 2 years as board member at SAPVIA – South African Photovoltaic Industry Association. Kinesh has facilitated numerous workshops all over Africa and has been directly involved in the capacity development of 1500 solar installers from the subcontinent. Kinesh holds a B.Sc. (hons) and M.Sc. degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of the Witwatersrand

Amir has a background of advance statistics and quantitative analytical skills. He has worked on multiple modelling and predicting systems which he designed on high-level statistical programming software. He has produced numerous projects for the financial sector, such as target marketing systems and public perception analysis. This demonstrated his ability to apply efficient probabilistic models to everyday operational scenarios.

His time in the financial sector, as well as being involved in team projects, has earned him the ability to eloquently explain mathematical and programming systems to various groups. This, alongside his Honours project, has given him the ability to compose reports on complex topics in an elegant and comprehensive manner.

Amir holds a Bsc in Mathematical Science in Actuarial Science and a Bsc Honours in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Johannesburg.

Tristan completed his fourth-year project on the design of an acid mine discharge to drinking water plant and co-authored his fourth-year thesis on the development and optimisation of an integrated bioresource network. Throughout his degree, he gained project work experience requiring multidisciplinary teamwork through internships and academic projects. His academic projects exposed him to a variety of process engineering problems including water treatment, waste to biogas and various chemical manufacturing processes. He has learnt to synthesise and analyse data and use his engineering toolset to solve problems and create significant value. Tristan holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town.

Ano did her undergraduate in chemical engineering which focuses on the design, implementation, and maintenance of chemical plants. An important learning outcome from the undergraduate studies was developing the ability to perform an environmental impact assessment on the chemical plant. This required research into the raw materials, chemical processes used on the raw materials and the waste produced by the process. The findings from the research would be used to identify potential interactions with the environment as well as check for compliance with local and international environmental management law.

After her undergraduate studies, Ano ventured into an MSc in water treatment by eutectic freeze crystallization, EFC. EFC is a water treatment process which is an alternative to evaporative crystallization requiring 6 times less energy and producing salt and water as products making it a zero-waste process. The MSc was by dissertation allowing her to further develop her research, troubleshooting and report writing skills.

Joris has over 15 years of experience in investment management, M&A advisory and project finance for large scale (renewable) energy projects across the globe. After 10 years of international experience with the energy team of NIBC corporate finance, he switched to Triodos Bank, a Dutch pioneer in sustainable banking. At Triodos Investment Management, he was as head of the investment team responsible for the Ampere Equity Fund, a specialized fund acquiring large scale renewable energy projects. After successfully investing the Funds’ capital in solar and wind projects, he started as independent investment advisor. As such, he is Fund Manager for Energiefonds Brabant, a government owned renewable energy fund, and member of the Investment Committee for Susi Partners’ Renewable Energy Funds.

Tshediso gained several years of experience in assessing and developing renewable energy projects in Southern Africa. Projects concern biowaste to energy including biogas production at a basic sow piggery in Limpopo and solar photo voltaic electricity. He has been seconded to several projects as project development manager and has been active as project developer at his own firm New Black Investments as well. Having acquired a keen interest in biowaste to energy projects, he followed advanced professional training in ‘waste water and ‘waste management’ as well as ‘renewable energies’ in Bayern, Germany. Tshediso holds a BCom in Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand and in addition is trained in project financial modelling and financial business administration.