Bridging the environmental-economic gap in sustainability

We provide sustainable solutions by leveraging sustainability-related incentives, finance tools, environmental credits, and environmental advisory.

Who We Work With

Our Story

Ammonite’s purpose and mission is to bridge the environmental-economic gap of sustainability by developing innovative solutions and projects, through leveraging sustainability-related incentives, finance tools, environmental credits, and general environmental advisory.

We are positioned to be a leading advisory and project development organisation in this context. Collectively our team has more than 20 years of experience in sustainable finance, environmental credits, and circular economy both in an advisory and project development context.

The company was founded with agility and innovation at its core, in order to support a quickly changing and ever challenging environmental and economic landscape. Ammonite Environmental is passionate about finding the environmental credit levers (such as carbon and plastic credits) and accessing other sustainable finance incentives that enable sustainable project development.

Progress Through Sustainability

Sustainability specialist focusing on carbon energy and waste.

Who We Are

Aeren Young | Founder

Aeren is the founder and director of Ammonite Environmental. He is passionate about environmental credits, carbon emissions, renewable energy and ESG.

Mike Nicholls | Director

Mike is a leading waste management professional and considered one of the top technical waste experts in South Africa.

Chris Rankin | Lead Consultant

As lead consultant, Chris has several years experience in air quality, ESG, sustainability and GHG accounting.

Marvel Owino | Carbon Specialist

Marvel is a sustainability professional specialising in carbon management and ESG integration.

Sajini Patel | Senior Manager

Sajini Patel G is a seasoned environmental scientist and senior carbon researcher with over eight years of experience in environmental research.

Michael Tippett | Business Development Manager

Michael brings hands on experience across the solar PV project lifecycle, with a strong understanding of how operational assets are developed, financed, and managed.

Sashin Singh | Intern Environmental Scientist

Sashin is an Environmental Science graduate and Intern Environmental Scientist with a growing interest in environmental compliance, waste management, and sustainability.

Jenine de Wet | Project Manager

Jenine de Wet is a Project Manager at Ammonite Environmental. She manages carbon credit projects from planning through to delivery — coordinating timelines, budgets, and stakeholders including technical specialists and registries such as Verra.

Aeren Young

Aeren is the founder and director of Ammonite Environmetal. As an expert in environmental credits, Carbon, renewable energy and ESG.

Marvel Owino

Marvel is a sustainability professional specialising in carbon management and ESG integration.

Mike Nicholls

Mike is a leading waste management professional and considered one of the top technical waste experts in South Africa. As an example of leading industry change, In 2014 Mike catalysed the genesis of the Refuse Derived Fuels Market in South Africa by introducing a unique model which has been recognized internationally and awarded for its innovative approach in developing economies. Apart from being a director of Ammonite, Mike is also the founder of Waste-X, who’s mission is the resourcing of industry from waste, and Co-founder of The RDF Group, a specialist in alternative fuels and waste to energy project developer.

Sashin Singh

Sashin is an Environmental Science graduate and Intern Environmental Scientist with a growing interest in environmental compliance, waste management, and sustainability. He supports environmental projects through research, regulatory assessments, and technical reporting, while continuing to develop his expertise in environmental legislation and sustainable resource management.

Jenine de Wet

Our Purpose

Ammonite is dedicated to assisting and advising organisations to make a positive environmental impact, whilst enabling access to sustainable financing mechanisms, through various environmental credit schemes.