Two challenges – first reporting
Thanks to the participants at CPA Centering on Excellence in Perth on 13th May for engaging in an interesting discussion and providing two very challenging questions. The first question asked if I had seen any government departments provide meaningful sustainability reports. My response was that I was aware of a good report from the Victorian government from 2008 (released in November 2009), and that can be found at the following web site: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/16B5DC07267852D8CA257679000CEE68/$File/DSE+SER+Response.pdf The report is very comprehensive, makes a series of recommendations about dealing with environmental issues and gives a number of references for future reporting. I have also …
Centering on Excellence
Web version – Climate_Project CPA Centering on Excellence Sydney NSW 12 May 2010 A great title for an excellent program CPA Australia are hosting over the next few weeks in several centres around Australia. This morning I had the privilege of speaking to a group of CPA’s in Sydney on climate change and sustainability. The PowerPoint slides that generated some conversation are attached to this post. A couple of things that we did discuss: The use of language – what does sustainability really mean? There seems to be a push for sustainability to mean financial viability, social involvement and a …
Consultant as advisor, how should the model work?
I heard it again today, and you’ve probably heard it a hundred times as well. The adage/definition – a consultant is someone who uses your watch to tell you the time. I’ve nodded agreement and wondered about the truth underlying the humour. And I wonder if that truth is a bad thing. How often do we make time to look at our watch, not only to tell the time, but to maximise the functionality we get from the watch? I am currently doing a lot of work looking at businesses in the sustainability space, and while almost all are doing …