How we work

At Sustainable Consulting we work differently to most other organisations. We deliberately avoid the 'nine-to-five', five-days-per-week, office-based treadmill.

Instead, where we work and when we work is a function of personal circumstances and client demands. On occasions we find ourselves working long hours including nights and weekends to deliver quality results for our clients.

However during other weeks we might spend three days working from home, one day in the office and one day face-to-face with clients.

Flexibility and personal responsibility are the hallmarks of how we work. We find this approach helps us to:

• Attract and retain quality people
• Get the best from our people
• Reduce the economic, social and environmental impacts of living and working in a modern city.

How we recruit

Demand for our services has grown in recent times. We attribute this to increasing interest in sustainability plus referrals from happy clients.

We are open to, but not driven by, expanding our business. We believe growth should be motivated by adding value to our existing team members and clients rather than by short-term profits.

We are always looking for 'the right people' to join the Sustainable Consulting team - clear thinkers with aligned values and goals and the ability to perform under pressure. However really getting to know, and ultimately gaining full confidence in, a prospective team member can take many months.

For this reason new team members generally start working with us as a temporary employee or casual sub-contractor. The transition to permanent employment happens once our clients, other team members and the prospective new team member all feel confident about the change.

We look for opportunities to develop our staff by undertaking free work for non-government organisations and community groups.