Sustainability must be a core practice for consultants as industries rebuild their capacity

As we rebuild the capacity of our workforce, we must embrace the opportunity to support clients with our sustainability-centric advice and services. Consultants throughout the advisory, infrastructure, and engineering industries are uniquely placed to inform and influence better sustainable outcomes across Australia defining projects.

It’s our responsibility to deliver the best possible outcomes for our client projects and to benchmark and normalise the prioritisation and integration of sustainable solutions in our strategies. Sustainability needs to be a core pillar of a consultant’s service, not an added extra.

As industry markets increase in volatility, from COVID-19, inflation, extreme weather events, and skills shortages, clients look to consultants to develop strategies that shift their goals from good to great with sustainable thinking. Rebuilding capacity with consultants who embody sustainable thinking as second nature, are best positioned to meet market transitions and create a sustainable future that has better economical, societal, and environmental outcomes.

We need to embrace our unique position to support clients and influence projects towards a brighter future. Rebuilding consultant capacity is best done when all the best minds are consistently planning, delivering, and evolving quality sustainable solutions for clients and communities.

By Elle Stewart,

Senior Consultant, Struber