Stella Whittaker
Position
Practice areas
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic positioning
- Implementation and delivery plans
- Embedding sustainability objectives into projects and organisations
- Sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting
- Facilitation and mediation
- Education and training
- Internal team communications
Key projects
- Environment Sustainability Building Guide (Blacktown City Council)
- Embodied Impacts and Infrastructure Project (City of Sydney)
- Climate Change Adaptation Plan (City of Canada Bay Council)
- Risky Business of Climate Change Training for WA, NSW and Qld councils (Climate Pro)
- New Benchmarks in Infrastructure Sustainability – The Olympic Legacy from Sydney to London (Manidis Roberts) – thought piece
- Climate Change and Infrastructure Consultative Forum and Open Solutions Forum (Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water)
- Sea Level Rise and Flooding Assessment (Stage 1 and 2) Stockland Residential Portfolio (Stockland)
- Eco-Tourism and Sustainability Guidelines (Department of Environment and Resource Management)
- Environment and Sustainability Review (City of Sydney)
- Victorian Local Sustainability Accord (Department of Sustainability and Environment)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report (AGL)
Outline
Stella is a senior executive with over 27 years experience in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia in the planning, environment and sustainability field. Stella has successfully designed, built and implemented many high profile sustainability, environment and planning projects and programs, as well as conducted large training and coaching schemes for corporate/industry, government (Federal, State and local) and NGOs, across the globe. She is an Oceania region member of the Stakeholder Council of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Chair of the Australia GRI Focal Point Advisory Group and Member of Green Capital Advisory Committee (Total Environment Centre). She is a recognised advisor and expert in corporate responsibility and sustainability reporting. Stella has championed many change management processes in organisations to drive the strategic development and implementation.
Prior to joining Manidis Roberts, Stella held senior sustainability, environment and planning positions in both the NSW and Victorian Governments. Stella has lead many sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), climate change risk/adaptation, carbon management and greenhouse gas mitigation projects.