Service proposition

Virtual or Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)

execution strategy watch

Australian boards, executives, staff, shareholders, and stakeholders are increasingly seeking confidence from organisations on how they are managing the opportunities and emerging risks in the transition to a more sustainable and resilient economy. In addition, with new requirements entering the Corporations Act 2001 on climate disclosures from 2024, the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy being drafted, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB IFRS S2) and ESG as standard practice in Due Diligence, the time has come for organisations to act. A CSO can support boards and executive teams on taking a long-term view from a sustainability perspective, facilitating the opportunities, and reducing the risks associated.


Services include:

  • Virtual or outsourced CSO on a part time fixed term contract.
  • Strategy and workshop facilitation for executive and board strategy development.
  • Assisting with mandatory disclosures and access to ESG finance.
  • Supporting board committees / advisory boards on sustainability, resilience and risk.

ESG Investment Ready Infrastructure

Municipal Urban City Utility Infrastructure; Blue Water Main Cap

With increased transparency comes increased expectations. In the face of global environmental and social challenges, stakeholders at all levels are increasingly focusing on how programs, projects and assets can deliver improved outcomes on environmental, social and governance issues (ESG). For infrastructure projects, government regulators, treasury officials, private investors and stakeholders are factoring ESG into approvals, business cases, financial decision making, procurement and benefit expectations.


Services include:

  • ESG value optimisation in Treasury business cases, gateways and financing strategies.
  • ESG DD advisory for asset or portfolio transactions and post transaction value optimisation.
  • Design optimisation services and workshops for major asset concept and reference design stages.
  • Contract / Alliance ESG input in the development of the contract terms.
  • Project assurance or TA services aligned with ESG criteria through construction.
  • Portfolio level ESG value & risk identification, benchmarking, and optimisation pathways.

Urban Systems Advisory

Architecture Model Urban map layout plan Capital city

Cities and precincts are inherently complex with multiple physical systems, stakeholders and drivers. They also never begin and never end. In the future we seek better social, environmental, economic and cultural outcomes. There is an opportunity to drive change and influence value through considering these desired outcomes over the short, medium and long term. The services in this area are around framing the preferred future state, and working with stakeholders to facilitate the desired outcomes.


Services include:

  • Master plan vision and design optimisation towards sustainability aspirations.
  • Strategic policy advice for precincts for sustainability and resilience.
  • Business case inputs aligned with ESG and wider sustainability / resilience value.
  • Carbon Positive, Water Positive, Nature Positive and Circular Economy strategies
  • Facilitating cross disciplinary teams to coordinate outcomes for positive impact.
  • Project rating strategies against the UN SDG’s, Planetary Boundaries, Green Star Communities or other sustainability frameworks.