Eion Scott is a marketing and sustainability specialist with over 30 years of experience in local government, communications, and the eco sector. He has held roles such as managing director of an eco advisory firm and chair of the Sustainable Living Education Trust. Scott has a proven track record of developing and implementing programs that improve sustainability, such as the Clean Heat Project, Retrofit Your Home programme, and Rental Warrant of Fitness rating tool. He utilizes strong relationship building, policy expertise, and project management skills to drive outcomes in sustainable living and climate change mitigation.

1. Eion Scott – Eco Advisor Profile
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Profile
Marketing Communication Leader and Sustainability
Specialist with management and strategic planning
and policy skills; an extensive background in local
government and corporate public relations
programmes. Proven ability to transfer strong
communication and engagement skillsets to new
challenges and roles. Committed to sustainable
development and reducing the potential and impact
of climate change.
Expertise
Sustainable Living & Eco Design 2008 –
EcoAdvisor – Managing Director
Sustainable Living Education Trust – Chair
Auckland Council – Eco Design Advisor
Local Govt Comms & Marketing 2002 - 2008
Auckland City Council – Deputy Team Leader,
Communications, Regulatory and City Planning
Environment Canterbury – PR and Marketing Clean
Heat Project, Air Quality and Public Transport
Public Relations & Marketing 1987 - 2007
Equillibrium Communications – Managing Director
Convergence Communications – Senior Consultant
Consultus/NBPR – Director
Phoenix PR – Senior PR Consultant
NZ 1990 Commission – PR Advisor
Link Consultants – PR Consultant
Journalism 1981 - 2002
NZ Leisure Manager – Editor/Publisher
NZ International Business – Editor
Auckland Business – Editor
NBR, Auckland Star, NZ Investor, NZ Financial
Review, TVNZ, Marketing, Fletcher Challenge News,
Marketing Matters, Knight Ridder Financial News –
Business Writer
Evening Post, Wellington - Reporter
Professional Qualifications
 Bachelor of Arts - Victoria University
 Diploma in Journalism - Canterbury University
 Certificate of Proficiency, Economics & Maori –
Auckland University
 Eco Design Advisor - BRANZ
 Homestar Certified Assessor – NZ Green
Building Council
 Home Perfomance Advisor – Community Energy
Network
Major Accomplishments
• Career change from comms expert to sustainability
advocate as Eco Design Advisor at Auckland Council,
and now in private practice; as a member of the Eco
Design Advisor Network, has helped improve an
estimated 15,000 homes nationwide
• Developed the Rental Warrant of Fitness rating tool and
piloted the project in 125 homes nationwide;
submitted to select committee hearings, resulting in
new rental regulations July 2016; project manager
for local board funded Healthy Rentals, improved a
further 200 rental homes in Auckland
• Piloted the Retrofit Your Home programme in
Auckland, based on a concept he instituted in
Christchurch; 3000 homes a year now being
improved under the programme;
• Launched the Clean Heat Project with a hot air balloon
ride over Christchurch and managed marketing
budget of $250,000; resulted in more than 13,000
conversions of homes to insulation and clean
heating (over 8 years); big impact on Christchurch
smog levels
• Long association with the Sustainable Living
Programme, a national community education course;
setting up and currently chairing the Sustainable
Living Education Trust; navigated cuts in government
funding and rebranded as Future Living Skills, an
online resource supported by 15 councils
nationwide.
Key Skills
 Strong interpersonal relationship skills, including
advising, coaching and teaching both members of the
public and teams he has worked in
 Recognised for policy leadership in building
sustainability at a national level
 Team work and mentoring skills, ability to manage a
team, facilitation skills for meetings, goal setting
 Record keeping, budgeting and statistical analysis of
activities and outcomes
 Strategy development, able to see the big picture but
attending to the details, politically astute
 Resilient to stress, deadlines and meeting
performance measures
 Delivery of programmes and managing work streams
Contact Details
Mobile: +64 27 440 9587
Email: scottsbasenz@gmail.com
Address: Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand