Rob Fenwick
New Zealand environmentalist (1951–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick KNZM KStJ (5 May 1951 – 11 March 2020) was a New Zealand environmentalist, businessman and professional director.
Sir Robert Fenwick | |
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Born | Robert George Mappin Fenwick (1951-05-05)5 May 1951 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 11 March 2020(2020-03-11) (aged 68) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Sustainable business development, Antarctic preservation, New Zealand conservation |
Relatives | Frank Mappin (grandfather) George Fenwick (great-grandfather) |
Fenwick co-founded the organic composting service Living Earth Ltd, the NZ Natural bottled water brand and Te Matuku Oysters[1] and held a number of board and advisory panel positions. His conservation and sustainability work included leadership roles in the Predator Free 2050 movement, co-founding the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and several leadership roles in Antarctica.[2]
Fenwick was knighted in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant contributions to New Zealand’s sustainable development, wildlife protection, waste minimisation, environmental science and Antarctica, and iwi development over the past 30 years".[3] A year earlier, Fenwick received the 2015 Blake Medal, with the Sir Peter Blake Trust acknowledging him as "New Zealand's foremost statesman of sustainability and the environment, and an exceptional leader and motivator in business and governance".[4] Fenwick was a finalist for the 2016 New Zealander of the Year Award and was inducted to the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]