Environment

About our team

Sustainability's Environment team provides achievable environmental management solutions for a diverse range of clients, and has done so over a number of years. Our consultants are some of the most experienced in the industry, and we believe in working with clients to provide cost-effective solutions to industry's environmental challenges.

Our areas of expertise

Consulting

  • Environmental approvals
  • Impact assessments
  • Licensing
  • Works approvals
  • Baseline studies
  • Assurance program and data verification for public reports
  • Environmental due diligence programs
  • Audit of operating license including data and systems review
  • HSE performance and cost review
  • Public H&E reporting implementation
  • HSE information systems review
  • HSE training and capacity building
  • AMI Code for environmental management progress review
  • Greenhouse gas cost abatement analysis
  • Site closure provision review

Training

  • Environmental auditor

Specialist Services

  • Environmental management system development and assistance with implementation
  • Community consultation and government liaison on environmental issues
  • Management of environmental contamination and pollution issues

We specialize in

Our in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements, technical assessment methodologies, and monitoring techniques is exceptional. This, combined with a background in internal and external reporting protocols and industry practices, means our clients benefit from a comprehensive and highly skilled consulting team.

Our team

 John Miragliotta

 Director, Environment

 Perth, Western Australia

 John Nielsen

 Principal Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Alan Vasey

 Principal Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Gay Bradley

 Senior Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Andrew Wusaty

 Senior Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Susan Giles

 Senior Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Marc Barendrecht

 Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Natalie Hahn

 Advisor

 Perth, Western Australia

 Puje

 Advisor

 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Projects and clients

Australian Projects

  • BHP Billiton Iron Ore: HSE management system review
  • BIS Industrial Logistics: prepared safety, environment, and quality management plan for transportation contract; prepared environment plan for quarry operations
  • CIBA Chemicals: systems audit support
  • Department of Environment & Conservation Western Australia: licence reviews and assessment services
  • ENI Australia: regulatory approval process and HSE management system support
  • Gold Fields Ltd (Agnew Operations): conducted internal audit against the requirements of the International Cyanide Code
  • Great Southern Plantations: implementation of environmental management system; asbestos management plan and employee training
  • Ivanhoe Cloncurry: environmental impact assessment
  • Kalis Organis Olive Grove: provision of environmental and ground water impact report
  • Main Roads (Western Australia):  development of the Environmental Management System
  • Millenium Chemicals Ltd: environmental compliance audits
  • Portman Iron Ore Ltd: facilitate environmental approvals process
  • Worsley Alumina: AER & HSEC verification audits
  • Woodside Energy Ltd Karratha: compliance audit

International Projects

  • Boroo Gold Company Ltd (China): environmental management system
  • Bolshevik Gold Mine (Kazakhstan): environmental liability review
  • Independent Metallurgical Operations (Thailand):  audit against the requirements of the International Cyanide Code
  • Ivanhoe – Oyu Tolgoi (Mongolia): environmental impact assessment; health, safety, environmental, and community services
  • Mauritanian Copper Mines SARL (Mauritania):  development of a preliminary Social Action Plan
  • PT ERM Indonesia: environmental site assessment
  • PT Newmont Nusa Tebggara (Indonesia):  hazardous material supply chain audit and auditor training
  • Sino Gold – Jinfeng (China):  implementation of environmental management programs
  • Sino Gold – White Mountain (China): environmental and social baseline assessment
  • South Gobi Sands –Ovoot Project (Mongolia): environmental impact assessment; project documentation third party review; training and mentoring of project staff
  • South Gobi Sands – Tsagaan Tolgoi Coal Project (Mongolia): developing a framework for the baseline studies; selecting and coordinating Mongolian environmental scientists and consultants; facilitating a project scoping exercise; developing scopes of work for specific environmental field studies
  • South Gobi Sands – Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Project (Mongolia): development and implementation of HSE management system. OHS management support including development of safety management plan and implementation of contractor safety management system. Permanent  safety services providing mentoring on site with Sustainability safety practitioners
  • Straits Resources (Indonesia): HSE audit
  • Sukari Gold Project (Egypt): environmental management system
  • Weda Bay Nickel (Indonesia) - basic JRA training and general review of OHSMS and security management system