Jonathan Smales
Jonathan Smales is founder and CEO of sustainable development foundation Human Nature.
A former director and international trustee of Greenpeace, Smales sees development as a powerful pathway to a sustainable future.
Through Human Nature, Smales works with architects, engineers and designers to improve the way buildings, spaces and infrastructures are conceived utilising bio-based materials and emphasising renewable energy.
His flagship project The Phoenix has recently received planning approval to transform a former industrial site in Lewes into the most sustainable neighbourhood in the UK, according to Human Nature.