Dr Ridoutt is an expert in life cycle assessment (LCA) with a focus on sustainable food systems and sustainable diets. He is active in innovation in LCA methods, some on which are adopted globally, and in the development of International (ISO) Standards and other guidance documents for practitioners by FAO and the Life Cycle Initiative hosted by UNEP. His research has created the main evidence base concerning the environmental impacts of dietary habits in Australia.

Di Mayberry is a systems scientist who provides science leadership to global, regional and farm-scale analyses that will future-proof livestock production systems against a range of challenges threatening their long-term viability. Her expertise contributes to science focused on overcoming the impacts of a changing and variable climate, diminishing resources, changing consumer demands, and pressure from consumers and government to decrease the impact of animal agriculture on the environment. Di’s research portfolio addresses these issues in both Australia and internationally, with projects across the Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Di is a Past President of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS), a member of the AAS National Committee for Agriculture and Food and has recently joined the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) partnership Technical Advisory Group on Incorporating greenhouse gas mitigation actions in livestock systems into national inventories.