Sustainability has been an important part of our culture from the beginning. Fifty years on, a socially and environmentally responsible approach remains central to our business.
We understand that the choices we make in the design and construction phases are critical. This is why our Sustainability Solutions team works with internal and external clients to develop strategies that improve the environmental, economic and social conditions of the communities we operate in. We owe it to our cities and communities to create great places to live, work and visit.
The built environment is our legacy. It’s also a major factor in our health and wellbeing. With people spending up to 90 per cent of their lives indoors, and a quarter of that time at work, the quality of our indoor environment is crucial. Through our Sustainability Solutions business, we challenge traditional solutions to set new benchmarks in sustainable building.
At Lend Lease, we re-imagine products and markets to optimise environmental and social outcomes, as well as productivity and profitability. We also partner with like-minded organisations and our clients to drive the next generation of sustainable development and stay at the forefront of market trends.
Our Sustainability Solutions services include:
- Exploring and developing innovative commercial structures to finance sustainability
- Accounting for project outcomes in the context of emerging regulatory changes and carbon markets/position
- Developing market mechanisms for policy makers as well as commercial delivery
- Preparing sustainability positioning and messaging for communications strategies
- Preparing stakeholder engagement strategies and identifying key profiling opportunities
Meet the Sustainability Solutions team
The Sustainability Solutions team is led by internationally recognised experts in green buildings and sustainable development. The team works with the collective skill sets of the Lend Lease Group to lead the way in global sustainability practice.
Directors
Maria Atkinson – Managing Director and Group Head of Sustainability
Maria Atkinson is an internationally recognised expert in green building and sustainability. Since 2006 Maria has been the Group Head of Sustainability for Lend Lease, with responsibility for the environmental and social performance of the Group.
In addition to her Group role, Maria is Managing Director of Lend Lease Sustainability Solutions. Previously Maria was the founding CEO and co-founder of the Green Building Council of Australia, and project Environment Manager for a number of Sydney 2000 Olympic projects.
Joe Van Belleghem – Director, Sustainability Solutions
Joe Van Belleghem has more than 22 years of development and financing experience in all forms of real estate development, and is recognised as one of the world’s most visionary and successful green developers. Joe joined Lend Lease in August 2010 as a founding Director of the Sustainability Solutions business. Previously, Joe headed up Windmill West, a Canadian green development company, where he spearheaded the iconic Dockside Green mixed use development.
Joe was a founder, director and vice-chair of the Canada Green Building Council. He also served on the board of directors for the United States Green Building Council for several years.
Ché Wall – Director, Sustainability Solutions
Ché is internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading green building practitioners and advocates, with a raft of award winning projects and awards to his name.
Ché joined Lend Lease in October 2010 as a founding Director of its Sustainability Solutions business. Previously Ché was the Managing Director of leading green building services engineers, WSP Lincolne Scott, where he worked for 17 years, driving the sustainability agenda.
He was the founding Chairman of the World Green Building Council, a co-founder and founding Director of the Green Building Council of Australia, and he established the Green Star environmental rating system for buildings.