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Kirsten Henson: Pioneering CSR and Sustainability in Design, Construction, and Events

Kirsten Henson is the Director of KLH Sustainability and a former Senior Sustainability Advisor for the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority. With a focus on sustainability training and strategic consulting, she has significantly impacted resource efficiency and sustainable procurement in major projects, including the Olympics. Henson's work ensured the commitment to the first sustainable Olympic Games, promoting the use of sustainable materials like concrete. Now serving as an official consultant for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), she continues to lead innovations in sustainability across industries.

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Kirsten Henson: Pioneering CSR and Sustainability in Design, Construction, and Events

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  1. Oliver Bryant (Swansea University) Assignment 3: Identifying CSR / Sustainability Heroes Kirsten Henson

  2. KLH Sustainability • Company Directory – Kirsten Henson • small consultancy offering industry-leading technical and strategic sustainability training and services to the design, construction and event industries. • Places a large emphasis on resource efficiency, ensuring that companies get the most out of their consumption • Sustainable procurement and supply chain engagement

  3. 2012 London Olympics • Worked at EcoBuild as part of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Learning Legacy programme • focussing on the overarching strategy for reducing the life-cycle carbon cost of the Olympic Games • The procurement and use of sustainable concrete on the Olympic Park • Kirsten Henson has worked to ensure the possibility of fulfilling the London 2012 bid team’s promise to produce the first ‘sustainable’ games

  4. Conclusion • Director of KLH Sustainability, and formally Senior Sustainability Advisor for the ODA Delivery Partner for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games • she has now been appointed as the official sustainable consultant to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) • Kirsten Henson is highly regarded by the client, designers and contractors as an innovative thinker with an ability to deliver, she is taking her engagement methods and technical solutions to the wider world through Built for Training having worked with leading organisations such as Balfour Beatty and BuroHappold.

  5. Bibliography http://www.builtfortraining.co.uk/training/trainers/41 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoinnovation2012/1st_forum/pdf/biographies_12th_forum.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nDmJIri70 http://learninglegacy.london2012.com/documents/pdfs/procurement-and-supply-chain-management/01-concrete-pscm.pdf http://www.klhsustainability.com/

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