Beca bolsters Sustainability Advisory service with hire of Dr. Anumitra Mirti

Beca has welcomed environmental and climate resilience specialist Dr. Anumitra Mirti, to lead Beca’s decarbonisation and sustainability Advisory service in Australia.

Dr. Mirti will also be driving the implementation of circular economy frameworks across Australia through initiatives led by Beca.

Prior to joining Beca, Dr. Mirti was the Strategic Environmental Planning Manager for Central Coast Council (NSW) delivering projects on climate change, sustainability, disaster resilience and greening vision. Dr. Mirti also previously worked as a researcher for University of New South Wales on a project to investigate health infrastructure capacity to deal with extreme weather events associated with climate change, earning a PhD in the process. She is a passionate advocate for climate action and enhancing organisational and community resilience to climate impacts.

Dr. Mirti said, “I was inspired to join Beca because of its longstanding global commitment to delivering sustainable infrastructure projects. The company’s purpose of making everyday better has never been more urgent, as we advise clients in decarbonisation strategy, from the inception of project design to implementation and operation".

“Beca continues to grow from strength to strength in its sustainability offering in Australia, and there is a lot of great work to get involved with.”

“Beca continues to grow from strength to strength in its sustainability offering in Australia, and there is a lot of great work to get involved with.”

Hena Rana, General Manager, Beca Australian Advisory Practice said, “Sustainability is at the heart of what we do. As a business, we collectively believe the most positive impact we can have on this planet is by working together to help our communities succeed sustainably".

“I am delighted to have Anumitra join us in this vision, as she brings more than 20 years of sustainability  experience to Beca to support our clients on their journey. We are incredibly excited to see what we will achieve together as a business.”

Beca aims to provide clients with a framework to drive environmental, social, cultural and economic outcomes from the planning, design, build and use of infrastructure. We achieve this through our strategic sustainability services, including carbon accounting, infrastructure design, decarbonisation frameworks and climate change risk assessments.

For more on sustainability at Beca and our efforts to reduce carbon emissions, click here.