Tara Allsop
Director
With a solid understanding of climate change and sustainability issues, Tara brings a strong background in strategy, complemented by expertise in global retailing, retail operations, process improvement, and communications. Tara has held senior roles within retail organisations and has also worked in top-tier management consulting firms. Tara’s clients have included large and medium retailers, small retailing franchisees, FMCG manufacturers, growers, wholesalers, and retail property groups.

Tara is passionate about finding strategic, cost-effective and practical solutions to the ‘sustainable consumerism’ conundrum.

Tony Hill
Senior Consultant
Tony Hill is a retail sustainability expert with considerable executive experience across a diverse portfolio, including environment, facilities and energy management. Tony has held roles within Australia’s largest retail organisations as head of Energy, Operations, Store Development, and Sustainability teams. His strengths span across strategic business development, strategy planning and change management, environmental corporate risk, and energy cost reduction and procurement.

Tony is best known for developing retail roadmaps to manage carbon risk. Recently, Tony was engaged by an ASX-listed supermarket retailer to report directly to the CEO and develop a 5-year sustainability and energy strategy. Tony’s experience and passion make him a resourceful and inspiring leader.

Mike Smith
Senior Consultant
Mike Smith is well known within the retail sector, with an impressive career history and a reputation as a values-driven operator. With buying experience across FMCG and general merchandise categories, Mike is able to negotiate and drive commercial outcomes for Green for Retail clients. Mike provides significant insight to clients pursuing green product strategies, including product development, market assessment, viability analysis, range reviews, pricing strategy, and retailer liaison. Mike’s natural enthusiasm, practicality, and entrepreneurial approach enable him to work across any size of business – from large corporates to smaller start-ups.

Mike Smith is the Director of 5 Star Retail Services & Associates.

Chris Dembek
Manager
Chris brings a global perspective, strong strategy expertise, and passion for making businesses more sustainable. He communicates in five languages, has a background in Food Chemistry, and holds a PhD in strategic management. Chris’s experience includes over ten years of practicing, researching, teaching, and consulting management in a number of countries and industries. Among others he was a General Manager of a multinational manufacturing company, where he directed rebuilding of the entire production centre to exceed strict environmental standards of European Union. Chris is actively involved in international cooperation with several universities to bring world class sustainability and innovation research to companies.