Nicole Neal is a sustainability practitioner, leader, advocate and mentor in the infrastructure & construction sector
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 →
Hello folks - it has been a while again between posts hasn't it?! Lots going on here for me, and some change afoot, but more on that in a later post. There are plenty of other things to be talking about before coming onto that. I thought I'd talk today about the topic of rewilding.... Continue Reading →
Well, I’ve been on the move a bit in recent weeks, so it has been a bit of time between posts here I’m afraid. Plenty of time for reflections and general mulling however, and I have a few topics logged in the brain to share with you over the coming weeks. One of these musings... 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 →
I've had the enormous privilege over the past three plus years of being Co-Chair of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia's (ISCA) Contractor's Working Group. At the end of last year, and with much hard work from a talented bunch of sustainability professionals in the construction sector, we published a "How to" Guide on development... Continue Reading →
I attended an industry event recently that got me thinking. Aren’t they always supposed to do that?, I hear you say. Well, yes they are really, but not all of them do….. Anyway, this one got me thinking not because of what some brilliant young engineer was saying, or some greatly experienced infrastructure so-called heavyweight... Continue Reading →
Well, that title was a bit “click-baity” I’ll admit, but now that I’ve got your attention there is something to be explored in this question. Not quite six months ago, so still a newbie really, my husband and I moved out of the big, bright lights of Melbourne and out to the country. We now... 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 →
It's easy sometimes, I think, for we sustainability professionals to believe that the good majority of people in broader business and society have an understanding of sustainability, what it is and all that it encompasses. The concept, or the word at least, is ubiquitous these days. And those of us that work within the sphere... Continue Reading →
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