Nicole Neal is a sustainability practitioner, leader, advocate and mentor in the infrastructure & construction sector
One of the biggest pieces of advice I could offer anyone in developing their career within the infrastructure sustainability sector is to connect with and talk to people. Seems like a pretty simple, straightforward concept right? Simple, but incredibly effective too in terms of career development, improving your knowledge and plain old just enjoying your... Continue Reading →
Well, it has been an incredibly long time since I posted here on the blog! And for those that know me well may understand why. For those that know me less well, I was pretty blooming sick last year. Nothing life threatening - well, nothing a good couple of hospital visits and some tender, loving... Continue Reading →
In my last post I mentioned that one of the topics I wanted to talk about was about women in sustainability or women in infrastructure more broadly. Well, the lovely folks at ISCA gave me a good reason to get my backside into gear and commit my thoughts to page (well, screen more accurately!) by... Continue Reading →
Sustainability in construction. What is that exactly? And why is that a question worthy of asking and attempting to answer? Well, before I get to answering that question let me take you through a bit of a story. The construction organisation I currently work for has been through somewhat of a “journey”, and in a... Continue Reading →
I thought it would be a good time to offer a brief update on the sustainability strategy setting process that I’ve been working on with Aveng Group recently. It has been about three months since my last post on the subject (how time flies!) and we’re now nearing the end of this initial phase, so... Continue Reading →
One of the important parts, and really quite enjoyable parts, of my role as a Corporate Sustainability Manager is my active involvement in sustainability industry groups – groups, committees, associations or other collectives of like-minded professionals seeking to drive change and seek more sustainable outcomes in industry. In fact, I’ve always been involved in industry... Continue Reading →
For those I'm connected with on LinkedIn chances are you may have seen this news already (apologies!), but I thought an achievement such as McConnell Dowell (in its Australian operations at least) becoming Signatories to the UN Global Compact was well worth noting here on my blog. What is the UN Global Compact anyway? The... Continue Reading →
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