Past Symposiums
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Stromatolites in Shark Bay, WA -
Rocky Outcrop, Wheatbelt
About Us
Integral Sustainability is a consulting firm based in Perth, Western Australia that provides consultancy and training services to business and government in the areas of sustainability policy and sustainability decision-making. In practice, this involves ensuring that environmental, social and economic issues are taken into account in decision-making in a way that promotes a better future for all. Integral Sustainability is also actively involved in academic research into sustainability decision-making, and the promotion of better practice worldwide.
Who We Are
Dr Jenny Pope is Director of Integral Sustainability and its principal consultant.
A chemical engineer by training, Jenny’s passion for sustainability has evolved throughout her varied 20 year career in industry and government, both in Australia and internationally. In her early career worked extensively in the water and oil industries, as a wastewater treatment engineer and environmental specialist, and spent a number of years working with environmental management systems as a consultant and auditor.
A growing awareness of corporate social responsibility in the global context initially sparked her interest in sustainability, leading her to enrol in post-graduate studies at Murdoch University in 2001. This was an inspiring period in Western Australia as the State Sustainability Strategy was in early development, and Jenny commenced a research project as part of her studies to contribute to the Strategy. This developed into her PhD thesis, which analyses the evolution of sustainability assessment in Western Australia and explores the potential of this policy and planning tool to contribute to sustainability at both the local and global levels.
Jenny is now recognised internationally for her work in sustainability assessment, with a number of publications in the field. She is an active member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), regularly attending international conferences where she coordinates sessions, participates in panel discussions, presents papers and delivers training courses, and maintains links with the international sustainability assessment community.
Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders, Co-director of Integral Sustainability, is an international leader in impact assessment, particularly EIA, SEA and sustainability assessment and has published and taught widely in these fields. From 2005 – 2008 he served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Impact Assessment. Angus’s research focuses on evaluating the outcomes of all forms of impact assessment and its contribution to sustainability.
He has collaborated with many impact assessment practitioners worldwide and published more than 40 international refereed journal articles across the spectrum of EIA, strategic and sustainability assessment. He has also conducted workshops and training in sustainability assessment and EIA follow-up at international conferences.
Associates
We also work in collaboration with other experienced sustainability practitioners to meet the specific needs of our clients, including specialists in:
- Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and decision theory
- Facilitation and communication
- Stakeholder engagement
Services
We offer the following services:
- Development of sustainability policy, both government and Corporate;
- Impact assessment, including environmental impact assessment (EIA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and sustainability assessment;
- Multi-criteria analysis (MCA);
- Aligning planning and decision-making processes with sustainability principles;
- Developing sustainability frameworks to operationalise sustainability principles within the context of specific decisions and planning issues;
- Providing training to Australian and international audiences in these areas;
- Providing advice on the involvement of the community and other stakeholders in sustainability decision-making.