CSR and Climate Change: The Business Case for Environmental Action

Unlock Your Potential: Driving Sustainability Through Corporate Responsibility
Are you ready to lead the charge toward a sustainable future? Join us for an inspiring and action-focused evening featuring industry leaders who are making waves in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. This event will dive into the critical role of CSR in addressing climate change, empowering you to take actionable steps toward a more sustainable and impactful career.
Featured Speakers

• Will Soutar – Head of Sustainability, RACQ
  
  Will Soutar is passionate about creating an inclusive, sustainable, and thriving future for Queensland and believes business can be used as a force for good.He leads RACQ’s environment and community activity including their net-zero commitment and climate action plan, as well as driving RACQ’s community impact strategy focused on resilience building and inclusive mobility. Will has held numerous roles in strategy and innovation and was a Director for Climate-KIC Australia, an independent, not-for-profit focused on supporting innovation portfolios, projects, and early-stage start-ups addressing climate change.
  
• Renae McBrien – Environment Consultant, Children’s Health Queensland
  
  Renae McBrien is the Sustainability Consultant for Children’s Health Queensland. Renae is passionate about building sustainability into our health care system by advocating for high value care with low carbon care, by removing over 1 million pieces of plastic from procurement, establishing 42 recycling streams, a Medical Market Day and a sustainable asset management.
  Renae’s work has featured on the ABC War on Waste and has won the National Healthcare Policy Award, Qld Clinical Excellence and multiple WasteSmart Awards.
  
  
• Sarah Woolmington – Founder, Impact Dragonfly
  
  Founder of Impact Dragonfly, Sarah is a passionate sustainability engagement expert with over 25 years of coaching and training experience. She has a proven track record of inspiring behaviour change and empowering individuals and teams to embrace sustainability. Sarah has worked with organisations of all sizes, from large corporates to small businesses, leveraging her expertise in ESG to drive meaningful change.
  Sarah is also a co-author of Green PMO, an internationally recognised book that was a collaborative effort across borders. The book has already garnered acclaim, winning the prestigious PowerList Middle East - Best Sustainable Initiative Award 2024.
  Her certifications include a Diploma in ESG, Climate Fresk Facilitation, and WELL Faculty credentials, reflecting her deep commitment to sustainability leadership. As a dynamic speaker and facilitator, Sarah excels at connecting audiences to the "why," teaching the "what," and showing the "how," enabling practical action towards positive impact.
  

What to Expect

• Learn how sustainability drives long-term business value and mitigates climate risks.
• Be inspired by practical insights and success stories from industry experts.
• Gain awareness of actionable steps you can take to promote sustainability within your organisation.
• Network with like-minded young professionals and sustainability leaders during a post-event session hosted by People Planet Pint Brisbane.

Whether you're a student, an early-career professional, or a rising leader, this event will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and network to become a driving force for sustainability. Together, let’s create a more responsible and resilient future.

 Date:  20 February 2025

 Location: Mott MacDonald Brisbane

Join us for an evening of actionable insights, inspiration, and connection. Be the change your organisation and the planet need!


Our Sponsor
KRYSTAL are an award-winning, 100% renewably powered web hosting provider, with datacentres in the UK, US, & Europe. They are climate positive, and their approach centres on value, quality and transparency.

Simon Blackler is the founder and CEO of KRYSTAL, and Co-Founder of MillionTreePledge.