Clare Feeney

Many years of experience with resource efficiency and waste minimization for manufacturers and environmental controls on big earthworks sites have convinced her that environmental innovation leads to increased levels of productivity, staff and customer satisfaction, smarter and more cost-effective supply chains and higher profits. Through her speaking and writing, Clare is now taking this message out to a wider community. She has a fund of hilarious anecdotes to illustrate practical steps that will add value to the bottom line of any organization.

Growing up in the Bay of Plenty gave Clare a love of the natural environment that saw her unhesitatingly move into an environmental career. Three years of university work in Australia and New Zealand after gaining her Masters degree gave her a solid academic training. Together with the following twelve years experience in water and soil management for regional government and over fifteen years as an independent consultant, this has enabled Clare to develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of a wide range of environmental issues.

Clare has worked with people at all levels, from factory shop-floor to boardroom, contractor to volunteers and with sectors as diverse as central, regional and local government, farming, iwi, manufacturing and water supply, stormwater and sewerage utilities.

Passion, humour, in-depth knowledge and a wealth of anecdote make her an engaging speaker in all forums, who can inspire her audiences to see the world in a way that empowers them to take practical steps towards better business, a healthier environment and a happier global community. Clare sees herself as a business strategist: her take on the environment is that it’s one of the many aspects of running a business that can act as a catalyst for positive change.