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Lunch and Learn: the UN SDGs and their practical application for civil engineers

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Date
21 March 2024
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Overview

Join Elizabeth Orchard CEng MICE, strategic land technical director at Ptarmigan Land for a presentation about the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

The UN SDGs are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

Elizabeth will give a brief overview of the 17 UN SDGs and will share her observations on the challenges and opportunities for civil engineers in applying them in projects. Elizabeth will also share practical suggestions on how to easily adapt thinking and approach day-to-day to deliver sustainable, and even regenerative, development.

This event is an ICE West Midlands Chair’s event. 

Speaker

Elizabeth Orchard

Elizabeth Orchard

Ptarmigan Land

civil engineer

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Elizabeth Orchard

Elizabeth Orchard CEng MICE is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in the delivery of sustainable development on large (strategic) sites, and is the Institution of Civil Engineers' Regional Member of Council for the East of England until 2025. 

In March 2023, Elizabeth set up her own consultancy business, Endelevu Ltd., to help fulfil her ambitions to help deliver truly sustainable large-scale/strategic development in the UK, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and now advises clients on how to deliver Net Zero Impact infrastructure in mixed-use developments around the UK.  

For more information please contact:

Rachel Campbell