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In this pilot episode we discuss how the UK and New Zealand are dealing with easing of lockdown restrictions and how has the pandemic affected the sustainability and environmental profession. IEMA’s CEO Sarah Mukherjee, and guests Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and External Affairs at IEMA and Alec Tang, Director of Sustainability at Kāinga Ora, discusses the different approaches the UK and New Zealand government have had on handling the pandemic, how we can build back better and how the sustainability and environmental profession have been affected by the pandemic, and the skills they will need to ‘build back better’.
Alec Tang is a Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of IEMA. He has enjoyed a diverse career focused on the delivery of sustainable solutions across business, academia and the public sector. Alec is the departing Chief Sustainability Officer for Auckland Council, having played a leading role in the development and delivery of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri, Auckland’s Climate Plan (www.climateAKL.co.nz). Alec is leaving Council to take up the position of Director Sustainability at Kāinga Ora (https://kaingaora.govt.nz/); the government agency tasked with housing and urban development across Aotearoa New Zealand
Martin Baxter is Director of Policy and External Affairs at IEMA. Martin Baxter leads on IEMA's policy and external engagement activity. He works in the UK and internationally, to support the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient, and sustainable economy.
