S4E11- From Low Carbon to Nature Positive: Rethinking Infrastructure w/ Monica Richter
Description: What will it take to accelerate demand for low-carbon technologies and create infrastructure that works with nature, rather than against it? In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, we speak with Monica Richter, Senior Manager of Low Carbon Futures at WWF-Australia and Project Director of the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance (MECLA). Monica explores
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S4E10 – Sustainability is Good Engineering w/ Evelyn Storey
Description How can sustainability become simply part of good engineering? In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, Evelyn Storey, Director of Eminence and Sustainability at Aurecon, reflects on more than 35 years in engineering and how sustainability has evolved from a specialist discipline into an essential part of project delivery. Evelyn explores why sustainability needs to
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S4E9 – Building Australia’s Net Zero Future: Infrastructure and the Energy Transition w/ The Hon. Matt Kean
Description: In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, we speak with the Hon. Matt Kean, Chair of the Australian Climate Change Authority and former NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister, about Australia’s path to net zero and the critical role infrastructure will play in shaping our future. Matt explores Australia’s progress in renewable energy, the impact of
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S4E8 – Beyond Compliance: Addressing Modern Slavery w/ Cam Bower
Description: Modern slavery isn’t just a global issue—it’s happening in our own communities and supply chains. In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, Cam Bower, Managing Director of AME Investigations and former police detective, about the hidden reality of modern slavery across Australia and New Zealand. The conversation explores how exploitation can occur in industries including
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S4E7 – Sustainability by Design: Lessons from Cross River Rail w/ Graeme Newton
Description: In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, we speak with Graeme Newton, CEO of the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority. Graeme shares how sustainability was embedded into the Cross River Rail project from the start — through procurement, leadership, innovation, and long-term design thinking. The conversation explores how the project delivered sustainability outcomes through
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S4E6 – The Power of Purpose w/ Richard Boele
Description: What keeps people motivated when progress is slow, outcomes are uncertain, and challenges keep evolving? In this episode, Richard Boele, Chief Purpose Officer at KPMG, explores the powerful role of purpose in sustaining energy, resilience, and long-term commitment to change. He explains the difference between purpose—your unique contribution and who you can’t help being—and
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S4E5 – Great Leaders Care w/ Graeme Cowan
Description: How do great leaders show care, encourage teams struggling through tough times, and boost performance? We invited Graeme Cowan to speak at our IS Connect 26 Brisbane Leadership Breakfast. Graeme is the Founding Director of R U OK? and host of The Caring CEO podcast. He is also the author of the book Great Leaders Care. Graeme shared his
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S4E4 – Beyond Cost: The Future of Sustainable Procurement w/ Richard Martin
Description: How can procurement move beyond cost-cutting to become a catalyst for better infrastructure outcomes? In this episode, we’re joined by Richard Martin, Executive Director at ConnellGriffin, to explore the growing role of sustainable procurement in shaping the future of infrastructure delivery. The conversation examines why sustainability is often introduced too late in the procurement
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S4E3 – Sustainability isn’t a department anymore w/ Alexandra Monson
Description: How do you move sustainability from a standalone function to something embedded across an entire business? In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, we explore how sustainability is being integrated into infrastructure delivery at every level—from strategy and governance to operations, technology and culture. The conversation examines the growing shift from compliance-driven sustainability to long-term
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S4E2 – From Grey to Green: Rethinking Infrastructure w/ David Carter
Description: As climate pressures intensify, the way we define infrastructure is being challenged. Increasingly, attention is turning to the role of natural systems—from wetlands and forests to rivers and marine environments—as essential components of resilient infrastructure. In this episode of Infrastructure Connections, David Carter, Executive Chair at Beca and Guardian of the Aotearoa Circle, shares
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S4E1 – How much does infrastructure cost and how much are we willing to spend? w/ Geoff Cooper
Description: How much does infrastructure cost? We spoke with Geoff Cooper from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga about their National Infrastructure Plan to find out. We learned some interesting things. New Zealand spends more on infrastructure than most OECD countries. The infrastructure spend averages 5.6%, swinging between 5% to 7%.
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S3E12 – Infrastructure Finance w/ Alex Ayscough
Description: Can investors make a return on sustainability? “We see really good value creation investing in sustainability,” said our guest in this episode of Infrastructure Connections. Alex Ayscough is an Investment Director at the infrastructure investment firm Morrison. “I think sustainability provided investment opportunities for us, and a lot of other infrastructure investors as well.”
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