Joshua is an experienced, passionate, and sustainability-focused executive with multi-stakeholder expertise in ESG, CSR, circular economy and Cleantech. Focus topics include corporate goals and metrics, supply chains, energy, water, waste, packaging, stakeholder engagement, traceability, animal welfare, regenerative agriculture, and renewable energy, and he has worked with private, public, and NGOs meet their sustainability goals.
Joshua founded Fresh Coast Climate Solutions, a consultancy focused on helping clients navigate a path toward bold sustainability and climate action. Previously, he built and ran a sustainability consulting team at NSF International and was a Director at NextEnergy, a clean energy accelerator, where he focused on helping companies commercialize and deploy advanced technologies in the building, lighting and energy storage space. He’s led solutions with clients such as Patagonia, McDonalds, Denso, Bosch, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Restaurant Brands International, and Cytiva to create resilient supply chains, commercialize products, build brand integrity, and address stakeholder (both investor and consumer) concerns.
Joshua holds both a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan where he focused on sustainability, land use, and urban planning.