Sep 13 2022 32 mins
Liam McEvoy is an inspiration. We were absolutely thrilled to have Liam on the podcast to speak about Environmental Social Governance (ESG) with such enthusiasm and passion, and also to tell us why ESG is so important and how the SustainIQ solution can be used to help construction businesses in more ways than you might think!
Liam, along with his co-founder Maria Diffley started SustainIQ in 2017 and now the platform is being used on over 1,000 sites helping construction companies meet their ESG (Environmental Social Governance) obligations as well as saving them time & money, improving project outcomes, and reducing risk.
Here's a summary of what we discussed:
01:00 Liam's background and motivation for co-creating SustainIQ
02:46 What do we mean by ESG and what do construction companies need to know about it?
05:38 The four key pillars of ESG that the platform is built around and how the platform works.
11:32 Why SustainIQ can be a useful tool for construction SMEs and why it is not just for Tier 1 contractors and large organisations.
13:00 The type of problems that SustainIQ can help businesses with and why reliable, accurate, transparent data as well as sustainable procurement has a major role to play in successful ESG management.
16:00 How Heron Brothers used SustainIQ on a £16M Community Centre project in Midlothian, Scotland, and the key benefits that this has brought to their business.
23:36 What we mean by "Greenwashing"
25:40 The onboarding process- how the platform is introduced and implemented with new customers and the support available to ensure a successful transition to adopting the technology.
28:37 What construction SMEs should consider when reflecting on their current ESG performance.
30:30 How to find out more about Sustain IQ and ESG
SustainIQ website
Follow SustainIQ on twitter
SustainIQ (@SustainIQ) / Twitter
Connect with Liam on LinkedIn
SustainIQ blog page where you will find loads of really useful articles on ESG and related issues