Leading the CO2 Group and its related entities since 2005, Mr Grant has grown the company into the leading carbon business in Australasia. Prior to that he was the National Head of Ernst and Young’s environmental advisory division, also fulfilling this same role at Arthur Andersen in previous years. Earlier, Mr Grant held the position as Executive Manager in Sustainable Packaging at Visy Industrial Packaging. When the New South Wales Government developed the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme, Mr Grant was the lead advisor and for three years, from 2006 to 2009, he was Chairman of the Port Phillip Western Port Catchment Management Authority. Mr Grant has advised many large companies across Australia and has also undertaken design and audit roles in a variety of carbon trades. From 2004 to 2006 Mr Grant was an independent director of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Greenhouse Accounting and is currently a Non-executive director of Parks Victoria and Earthwatch Institute.