ARTEH’s award-winning platform is built for any industry, thanks to its science-led design. However, we focus on three key sectors that gain the most value from using ARTEH.
enterprises are the core to ARTEH’s offering. These companies are the enablers of growth in any economy and are regularly contracted by much larger companies to assist in their own development. As such, SME firms often make up a large proportion of the “Scope 3” emissions of much larger companies. This means that SME firms understanding their own footprint can quickly make them more competitive in the evolving global and local markets.
A growing mandate among banks and investors both is to understand the impact their own investments have on the climate as well as to invest in companies that are sustainable in anything they do. As such, many financial institutions and investors are now requiring their component companies to understand their own footprint. This can result in more competitive interest rates, investors more focused on impact and less on financial performance, and less impactful governance requirements when onboarding new finance.
ARTEH was built in Queensland with a focus on Queensland business and enterprise. As such, usability by mining and manufacturing was a big focus and remains so. As such, our platform is perfectly suited to any firm in these sectors including the ability to analyse different chemicals, fuel types and energy sources without having to search for external data sources.
Natalie is dedicated to supporting life in all its forms by driving meaningful environmental change. Through Arteh, she helps businesses transition to a low-carbon future, and with her permaculture training, she inspires behaviour change that benefits people and the planet.
With a PhD in Finance and over 15 years as a lecturer at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Natalie’s career has spanned academia, insurance regulation, and sustainability. She played a key role in founding the Insurance Sustainable Forum (SIF) under UNEP-FI and BIS before moving to Australia to pursue her entrepreneurial vision.
At the University of Queensland, she earned a master’s in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, specialising in Climate Change and Community Development. As a Senior Environmental Impact Specialist at RACQ, she led carbon accounting, climate disclosure reporting, and the development of the RACQ Climate School.
Now, Natalie channels her expertise into creating a more sustainable future—empowering businesses and communities to take action.
An environmental professional with over a decade of experience, Thomas Key is currently a director of earthtrade and CEO of ARTEH with a focus on the confluence of finance and ecological outcomes in environmental markets. With a focus on legislated carbon and biodiversity markets in Australia and England, Thomas has worked on projects around Australia and provided advisory services to the governments of England and New Zealand. As part of this work, Thomas has provided hands on and in field ecological services, ecological data management and modelling, financial modelling at both a project level and investment grade, Carbon project design, modelling (inc FullCAM) and registration, and biodiversity project negotiation, management plan preparation and regulatory approval. His work and experience have resulted in Thomas being featured in the September 2024 issue of theEnvironmental Scientist international journal with an article on best practice offset design, negotiation and implementation.
Thomas has a passion for seeing commercially sustainable projects succeed. Monitoring and visiting projects throughout their lifespan and experiencing the benefits of proper project design and implementation creates great satisfaction for Thomas and drives him to grow his experience and market breadth.
His position in the industry and experience working at the intersection of corporate, landholder, government and investor decision making has created an industry niche for Thomas. He understands the critical factors that drive decisions and results for all netting successful project outcomes.
Hugo Silva, co-founder ofArteh, brings over fifteen years ofexpertise as a software engineer, machine learning engineer, and data scientist. AtArteh, Hugo was instrumental in leading the development of our SaaS platform designed for automated climate risk assessment and carbon emissions tracking.
He architected Arteh’s platform, entirely built on the cloud, enabling users to visualize key sustainability metrics, generate emissions reports, and simulate decarbonization strategies. Under his technological leadership,Arteh received multiple innovation awards and secured participation in prestigious governmental acceleration programs in Australia.
Hugoalso has extensive experience in research and teaching onmachine learning anddata science, which has resulted in several publications in prominent AI and law journals.
I’ve always believed that great design is more than just aesthetics—it’s about connection, purpose, and impact. Whether it’s through digital interfaces, branding, or traditional painting, my goal has always been the same: to create something that resonates.
As a UI/UX designer at Arteh, I’ve had the opportunity to shape how businesses engage with sustainability. I designed and built Arteh’s landing page and website, ensuring a seamless user experience that reflects its mission. Beyond the visuals, I’ve dived deep into customer research, conducted interviews, and crafted marketing campaigns that tell Arteh’s story in a compelling way. It’s been an exciting journey, blending strategy with creativity to help businesses navigate their net-zero goals.
But my love for design doesn’t stop at digital screens. As an oil painter and illustrator, I explore the intersection of nature, technology, and human emotion. Art, for me, is another way to communicate—to evoke a feeling, spark a thought, or simply create something beautiful.
This space is where I share my journey, insights, and creative process. Whether it’s design, branding, or visual storytelling, I’m always looking for ways to push boundaries and craft experiences that matter.
Saphira is passionate about life and would like to see humans and animals thrive on this planet for as long as possible. Saphira has dedicated her career to answering the question “how aligned is a business with global climate limits?”, on which she works as a Senior Researcher at the University of Queensland. Her research is supported by the Australian Government after she has been leading research on this topic for over a decade, including strong collaborations with scholars at top institutions including Oxford and Princeton University. As part of her Australian government funding she is developing an open-source platform to assess companies’ alignment with the Paris climate limits. She hopes to enable all businesses, small and large, to track and reduce their emissions in a cost-effective way through Arteh.
Saphira has a number of degrees; a bachelor’s degree in International Business (Tilburg, Netherlands), a master’s degree in Finance (Tilburg, Netherlands), a graduate diploma in Sustainable Systems (University of Queensland, Australia), and a PhD in Climate Finance at the University of Queensland. She is currently a research-focused Assistant Professor at the University of Queensland.
Saphira participates actively with international initiatives in climate and consults regularly to investors, on court cases as well as to corporates. She has been a member of various expert groups of the Science Based Targets initiative, Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, and the ISO Net Zero standards.