Women in forestry
(Posted on 27/03/19)
Australia’s Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers directors Shauna Black and Keith Lamb recently attended a recent Women in Forestry Industries workshop in Canberra around the International Women’s Day theme – Balance for Better.
More than 100 attendees discussed ways to achieve better gender balance in forestry in Australia, making a list of actions for forestry companies to implement.
“The old-fashioned notion of forestry being a bunch of blokes with chainsaws is well and truly debunked,” Ms Black said. “It was gratifying to see women there from all aspects of forestry – from directors to marketing professionals, silviculturists, scientists and machine operators.”
Groups worked together to formulate a vision, outline actions and rank priorities.
Australian Forest Products Association policy manager Natalie Heazlewood said there were some common themes from the groups and she listed the top three priorities from the workshop as:
1. Improve image/social license.
Promote forestry as environmentally friendly and socially sustainable.
Advertising campaign to show the diversity of the forestry industry and promote it.
2. Gender policy for all AFPA members – adopt core principals (signed up to be reported)
Plus aspiration goals eg flexibility, recruitment, mentoring, % employment.
Industry standard/pledge that support women in the industry. Standard would be reportable against setting benchmarks.
Companies sign on and report against it.
3. AFPA board gender equity by 2021.
Females invited to board meeting and Chamber meetings. Each member to commit to this target.
Latest News
Rio Tinto reaches four billion tonnes of iron ore shipped to China
(Posted on 22/07/24)Rio Tinto has celebrates the shipment of four billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in Western... Read more
Africa’s opportunity to build sustainable logistics networks across mining sector
(Posted on 18/07/24)Capt. Pappu Sastry, CEO of Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL) has said that Africa’s mining sector... Read more
Conditions on Simandou iron ore investment now satisfied
(Posted on 16/07/24)All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou high... Read more
ADM offers segregated, traceable soybean meal to European customers
(Posted on 12/07/24)ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, has announced that it is offering fully verified... Read more
Rio Tinto to install carbon free aluminium smelting cells
(Posted on 04/07/24)Rio Tinto will install carbon free aluminium smelting cells at its Arvida smelter in Québec,... Read more
Moonbound appoints ASL for long-term South African lithium logistics project
(Posted on 28/06/24)Moonbound Mining Ltd. has appointed Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL) as its logistics contractor... Read more
ADM and Bayer collaboration help farmers achieve lower carbon emissions
(Posted on 19/06/24)ADM and Bayer have announced an extension of their collaboration, working with farmers in a bid... Read more
US House appropriations bill includes reinstatement of NASS reports
(Posted on 14/06/24)A House appropriations subcommittee in the USA has approved its Fiscal Year 2025 bill that includes... Read more
Rio Tinto to acquire Mitsubishi’s stake in Boyne aluminium smelter
(Posted on 14/06/24)Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Corporation’s 11.65% interest in Boyne Smelters Ltd... Read more
Richards Bay Minerals’ renewable energy agreement
(Posted on 07/06/24)Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed a renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with Khangela Emoyeni... Read more
