Sir Rob Fenwick

Sir Robert Fenwick was Co-Founder, Co-Chair and Co-Patron of the Aotearoa Circle 2018-2020. He was an environmental entrepreneur who demonstrated that business can put conservation at the centre of business practice. He co-founded the national organic composting business Living Earth Ltd and was the owner of Te Matuku oyster farm.

He sat on the advisory panels for Fonterra, Ministry of Primary Industries, Air NZ, Westpac and Waste Management NZ Ltd. His conservation leadership roles included the Predator Free 2050 movement, saving the kiwi from extinction, co-founding the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and governance roles in Antarctica.

“We know what is happening, we know what we must do – now, we must simply do it.”

— Sir Rob Fenwick, March 2020,

The Listener (read the full article here)