Erin Burge

Erin has over 15 years’ experience working with Local Governments within Australia and America in the area of sustainability, energy efficiency, carbon accounting and climate change. She is the first Local Government Officer globally to become an accredited Future-Fit Accredited Advisor and is passionate about sustainability being holistically embraced across all aspects of personal and professional life.

Born and raised in Western Australia, Erin has a Bachelor of Science with double majors in Environmental Science and Environmental Restoration.

Currently Erin works for the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) in Perth and is responsible for benchmarking the organisations progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. It is with this work that Erin identified the benefits of Future-Fit, working to translate their methodology into an easy-to-follow process for Local Governments. It is Erin’s hope to be able to share her lessons and challenges with the wider community and assist others on their journey to become Future-Fit.

Erin is providing a supportive role as an Advisor for Future-Fit, to assist with the development and provision of guidance for the new Australian Local Chapter. The hope is that the Chapter will be able to add an Australian flavour to the methodology, ensuring the framework remains achievable and locally relevant.