What is it to be an environmental professional and practice ethically?

Understanding ethical practice is as critical to your personal reputation and exposure to risk as an environmental professional, as it is to your employer. Ethical standards, competence, integrity, and accountability are cornerstones of the environment profession. In a workshop setting, you will have the opportunity to:

• understand ethics, morality, reputation and credibility, and the importance of ethical practice as the basis for community trust in professionals;
• learn about the EIANZ Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct;
• hone your capacity to identify and resolve ethical issues and dilemmas;
• understand the ethical and accountability obligations of environmental professionals, in both private and public organisations; and
• network with other environmental professionals after an afternoon wrestling with ethical issues.

Resolution of ethical challenges is helped by dialogue with others. The workshop will involve guided group work and plenty of opportunity for discussion.

Meet the Covenors

Dr Alan Chenoweth | LMEIANZ CEnvP

Dr Alan Chenoweth is an ethicist, Certified Environmental Practitioner and Registered Landscape Architect, Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith University, with qualifications in agricultural science, landscape architecture, planning and a PhD in the ethics of professional environmental practice. Now semi-retired from consultancy, he has expertise in plant ecology, conservation, environmental planning and urban issues, a Churchill Fellowship in social housing and is experienced in governance and management of professional institutes.

Mr Jon Womersley | LMEIANZ CEnvP

A Certified Environmental Practitioner with more than 30 years' experience advising on environmental and natural resource management, regulatory compliance, due diligence, community engagement and dispute resolution. A nationally accredited mediator with extensive experience in group facilitation and mediation services covering natural resources, family, neighbour, property, workplace, and community dispute resolution. Practised in multiple jurisdictions with qualifications in natural resource management, agriculture, and teaching.