Our organisation
Landcare Research has won the national BikeWise Challenge for the last three years
Landcare Research is a knowledge organisation
People – talented researchers and innovators – are our lifeblood; and our values – clarity, curiosity and collaboration – underwrite our science success. Many of our senior scientists and their teams are recognised internationally as being leaders in their fields. We are also committed to fostering career development opportunities for our younger scientists, the leaders of tomorrow.
We provide a flexible and modern work environment that reflects best practice in organisational sustainability and smart working solutions. Our ongoing programme of investing in infrastructural improvements ensures the workplace is conducive to creative scientific thought and rigorous experimental programmes as well as enhancing our capacity for data management and sharing, and supports best practice in health, safety and environmental management.
As befitting an environmental research organisation, we continue our efforts to reduce the negative environmental effects of our own operational activities, processes, assets and supply chain.
Some key highlights only are presented here. We report comprehensively on our performance via these sustainability web pages.
Certifications
Environmental management: ISO 14001
We maintained our ISO 14001 certification. This year’s audit report stated: ‘Since their last assessment, the company appears to have continued on a path of achievement. The management system was found to be well implemented and maintained, especially considering the diversity of competencies.’
Health & safety: ACC WSMP
For the seventh year running, we have attained tertiary–level accreditation under ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices. The auditor reported that staff and managers ‘had a good understanding of the health and safety system and all spoke favourably on the proactive approach by Landcare Research’.