Richard Haward Email & Phone Number

Gladstone Central, Qld, Au

Queensland, Australia

Lead, develop and manage the Safety, Environment, Social and Governance considerations of GPC.Transformational leadership of the recently established Safety & ESG portfolio focused on Safety, Environment, First Nations, Sustainability, Corporate & Community Relations, Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

Develop and implement enterprise wide sustainability / ESG and climate change strategies, programs, initiatives and regulatory reporting across Port assets including the Port of Gladstone, Port of Rockhampton, and Port of Bundaberg to ensure GPC meet relevant Commonwealth and State Government legislation and policies as well as setting strategy for sustainable development across Port facilities. Achievements include:• Developed and implemented an enterprise wide Sustainability / ESG Strategy aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals and World Ports Sustainability Program• Conducted three materiality assessments with internal and external stakeholders to gain insights into what our stakeholders see as important issues for the business to address through the corporate plan- Established and commenced GPC’s inaugural Climate Change and Adaption Strategy- Initiated and project managed Australia’s first tidal energy demonstration of a turbine attached to existing wharf infrastructure to harness the tidal flow within the Port of Gladstone • Introduced and implemented GPC’s maiden renewable energy project in the Ports 110 year history through the installation of three rooftop solar installations, including battery storage, with three electric vehicles added to the fleet• Greenhouse gas management, monitoring, verification and reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act• Manage obligations and reporting under the National Pollutant Inventory• Enterprise and risk management• Set sustainability / ESG goals, metrics and identify improvement idea• Nominated eight projects to the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program awards• Representative in Ports Australia Sustainability working group and presented at 2018 Australian Ocean Renewable Energy Symposium (AORES)• Waste Management and reporting under the Waste Avoidance and Recycling Act• Energy conservation and efficiency

Brisbane, Australia

AchievementsStandardised the environmental risk management process through facilitating workshops with stakeholders to define key risks, drive controls and prioritise improvement. Communicated the change through a procedure, online training module and risk dashboard Increased environmental awareness and focus on key environment risks and hazards by developing the HSE hazard wheel and a set of basic environmental requirements for employeesSimplified the environmental management system by streamlining multiple documents and processes through a strategic implementation plan that added value to the business by driving efficiencyCompleted multiple environmental improvement projects to reduce impacts to the receiving environment, meet compliance requirements and provide cost savings to the businessInitiated, developed and presented a “Work Smarter not Harder” session to team members, based on key learning’s from leadership experience. Positive feedback received from peers and management ResponsibilitiesMaintain environmental risk registers and procedures and plans as part of the environmental management systemDevelop environment strategy and review data to identify improvement opportunitiesGenerate sustainability and monthly environmental reports for internal and external stakeholders, including the regulatorComplete incident investigations and environmental communicationsThird party environmental audits and action plan managementManage, mentor and provide strategic leadership to direct reports

Gladstone, Qld

AchievementsCompleted two Lean Six Sigma environmental projects that reduced capital expenditure while maintaining environment standardsModified the environmental monitoring program, including data collection and storage, to drive sampling and reporting efficiencies while meeting licence compliance requirementsStandardised and streamlined the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data collection and reporting process to ensure consistent reporting within legislative timeframes ResponsibilitiesIdentify, manage and implement environmental improvement projects while implementing monitoring programs and data storage systemsGenerate National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), annual return and monthly environmental reportsComplete incident investigations and audit the environmental management systemManage environmental risk registers, procedures and plans as part of the environmental management systemHandle community complaints and participate in industry working groups

Gladstone, Qld

Project managed industrial water treatment applications including monitoring, reports, proposals, presentations, reviews and audits

Gladstone, Qld

Process and environment testing and reporting

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

ISO14001 implementation and reports

London, United Kingdom

Soil analysis in a UKAS accredited laboratory

Post Graduate Certificate, Environmental Management

o Water Management o Land Management and Rehabilitation o Environmental Risk management o Air Quality Management

Bachelor Of Technology, Analytical And Environmental Chemistry, Distinction