With over 30 years of business management experience and 15 years as a thought leader and advocate in the field of sustainable development, Richard Matthews is a sustainability consultant, eco-entrepreneur and environmental writer with nearly 10,000 articles published on the web. He has contributed to top news sites and publications including CleanTechnica, Greenbiz, the United Nations Development Programme, Climatechange.org and he has been quoted in Huffpost.com, Justmeans.com and Greenbuildermedia.com.
He is the co-founder and CEO of SBC, a Montreal based consulting agency for small businesses and start-ups and he is the creator & principal writer for The Green Market Oracle (GMO), an award winning sustainability blog focused on how to achieve sustainable development goals through meaningful action from government, business and society.
Since 2008, the GMO has provided readers with an insightful, eloquent, and thorough analysis about the issues that have the most impact on sustainability and the natural environment today: Renewable energy, climate action, biodiversity, responsible consumption and production, poverty and gender equality. The site has been read by business leaders, academics, lawyers, activists and investors seeking a multi-faceted and sustainable approach to economic growth backed by science, facts and research. The GMO’s articles have been cited by reputable journals, books, papers, reports and websites from all around the world including Forbes, Energy Star, the LA Times, Yahoo, Columbia Law School, New York Magazine, Cornell Law Review.