Our Team
Monique Chelin
Monique Chelin is the Founding Director of MJC Sustainability.
Monique is a corporate sustainability and climate change advisor with a breadth of senior level international experience across sectors as diverse as mining, property and construction, water and utilities, government and retail. Monique has over thirteen years professional experience in senior management roles in global consulting firms, as well as ‘on the inside’ of mining, property and construction companies. This includes substantial experience in corporate sustainability strategy development and implementation, environmental impact assessment, construction environmental management, EHS management systems, life cycle assessment, GHG assurance and climate change strategy development and implementation.
Monique’s background and qualifications in construction, environmental management and climate change, give her a strong technical perspective and hands-on urban development and environmental management experience. Monique has led both environmental management and sustainability & climate change engineering consultancy teams to deliver client expectations on projects ranging from multi-billion dollar transport infrastructure design and construction, green buildings design (as GreenStar or LEED assessor) and construction, greenhouse gas and energy efficiency programs, to transport-oriented design for master-planned communities (using the LEED or UDIA EnviroDevelopment guidelines).
Most recently, Monique has delivered Board and executive level training on the emerging Australian climate change legislation (EEO, NGERS, the National Carbon Offset Standard and CPRS), as well as briefed signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment on how to respond to their obligations. Monique has also developed, implemented and reviewed numerous corporate sustainability strategies, most notably for two of Queensland’s largest government-owned corporations, as well as in her role as Sustainability Manager for Nakheel Joint Ventures and Developments in the Middle East.
Monique has worked in Australia, southern Africa and the Middle East.
Matthew Weller
Matthew is a founding associate with MJC Sustainability.
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Matthew is a corporate sustainability and environmental management advisor with over 7 years experience in Australia in the construction, mining, linear infrastructure, government and corporate sectors. Matthew has a wide-ranging experience in life cycle assessments; site based environmental management, small business sustainability guidance and local government climate change guidance.
Matthew’s background and qualifications in civil construction, environmental management and small business advisory, give him a strong technical perspective and hands-on development and environmental management experience. |
Most recently, Matthew took a small break from the corporate world to get an insight into a passion of his, fair trade and organic farming systems in developed and developing nations. Matthew hopes to share these experiences with clients to encourage them to support these ventures that provide nourishment and a livelihood to many communities worldwide.
Matthew has worked in Australia and Indonesia.
