Overview
Background
Dr Cristyn Meath is the Hub Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub at the University of Queensland, a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland Business School where she teaches Decision Making & Reporting for Sustainability in the Masters of Business, and Co-Founder of the Infrastructure CoLab.
Cristyn's research investigates how to increase the adoption of sustainable products and practices in industries by improving understanding of the way individual employees, organisations, governments and consumers make decisions related to sustainability. Cristyn has spent a number of years investigating sustainable materials adoption in infrastructure and also co-designing solutions with industry and government to support the transition towards decarbonisation and circular economy. Other sustainability challenges examined in her research include climate change, the energy transition, natural capital decline, circular economy and economic inequality focusing on change enablers such as decision making, corporate reporting, emerging technology, and new collaboration models supporting industry-led sustainability transitions.
Prior to commencing at UQ Business School Cristyn worked with numerous businesses to improve their sustainability, advising business sustainability consultants, and delivering guest lecturers on the topic.
https://aibe.uq.edu.au/profile/839/cristyn-meath
Availability
- Dr Cristyn Meath is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Barriers and motivators to the adoption of energy savings measures for SMEs: the case of the ClimateSmart Business Cluster Program
Meath, Cristyn, Linnenluecke, Martina and Griffiths, Andrew (2016). Barriers and motivators to the adoption of energy savings measures for SMEs: the case of the ClimateSmart Business Cluster Program. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 3597-3604. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.085
2016
Conference Publication
The search for an evolution of values, systems and organizations: evidence of de-coupling organizational value from natural capital consumption
Meath, Cristyn (2016). The search for an evolution of values, systems and organizations: evidence of de-coupling organizational value from natural capital consumption. Group for Research on Organizations and the Natural Environment Network, Hamburg, Germany, 23-25 May 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Enabling organizational innovation in response to severe natural capital decline: strategic decision making, context setting and understanding power and dependence
Meath, Cristyn (2016). Enabling organizational innovation in response to severe natural capital decline: strategic decision making, context setting and understanding power and dependence. European Group for Organizational Studies, Naples, Italy, 7-9 July 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Divestment from fossil fuel companies: confluence between policy and strategic viewpoints
Linnenluecke, Martina, Meath. Cristyn, Rekker, Saphira, Sidhu, Baljit and Smith, Tom (2015). Divestment from fossil fuel companies: confluence between policy and strategic viewpoints. Australian Journal of Management, 40 (3), 478-487. doi: 10.1177/0312896215569794
2015
Conference Publication
Risk management strategies leading to reduced resilience capabilities of organizations
Meath, Cristyn and Linnenluecke, Martina (2015). Risk management strategies leading to reduced resilience capabilities of organizations. European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), Athens, Greece, 2-4 July 2015.
2013
Conference Publication
Barriers and Motivators to the adoption of energy savings measures for SMEs
Meaht, Cristyn, Linnenluecke, Martina and Griffiths, Andrew (2013). Barriers and Motivators to the adoption of energy savings measures for SMEs. Academy of Management 2013 Annual Meeting, Orlando , Florida, United States, 9 - 13 August 2013. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14448abstract
2013
Conference Publication
Decline in natural capital – understanding the cost of business dependence and what will be required to remain competitive
Meath, Cristyn (2013). Decline in natural capital – understanding the cost of business dependence and what will be required to remain competitive. 15th Annual Research Students' Colloquium, Brisbane, Australia, 19 July 2013. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensand, UQ Business School.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Cristyn Meath is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
ARC Advance Timber Hub-Interventions for Change
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Resilience of Underground Infrastructure Use of Digital Engineering
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Lange, Dr Jurij Karlovsek
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