Sarah Barker

Partner & Head of Climate Risk Governance, MinterEllison (commercial law and sustainability)

Sarah Barker is a corporate lawyer with over 25 years of experience, specializing in climate change governance, finance, and liability risks.1 2 She is considered a leading expert in these areas.2 3

Barker's credentials and roles:

Current Role: Managing Director at Pollination Law, where she leads the climate and sustainability risk governance team.2 She joined Pollination from MinterEllison in April 2024.1 4
Past Role: Partner and Global Head of Climate & Sustainability Risk Governance at MinterEllison.1 2 4
Co-Chair: World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Community of Experts.1 2 5
Non-Executive Director: Victorian State Government’s Emergency Services & State Super Fund.1 5 6 She recently completed two terms on the board of one of Australia's largest pension funds.2 3
Board Member: Commonwealth Climate & Law Initiative.5 6
Teacher: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s non-executive directors’ programme.2 3 5 6
Academic Visitor: Oxford University’s Smith School.3 7
Other Roles: Sits on the SteerCo of the Australian Climate Governance Initiative and on the Australian Accounting Standards Board’s Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee.2 3