Mpati Makoa

Environmental Manager
SANRAL

Mpati Makoa

Biography

Mpati is an Environmental Scientist/Engineer with a Masters degree and over 20 years of experience spanning government and the private sector. Mpati’s experience includes her current responsibility as the Environmental Manager at the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)’s, where she provides direction for SANRAL’s environmental sustainability programme; develops and implements relevant policy; ensures compliance with environmental laws; conducts environmental awareness training; drives research on topics such as alien and invasive vegetation, etc. Her role also includes input to SANRAL’s Integrated Report, preparing reports to regulators, local and international banks/lenders, and other stakeholders, and ‘greenfluencing’ others such as consultants, and construction and maintenance teams to ensure conformance to SANRAL’s Sustainability Framework.

Mpati has previous experience from a coal-fired power station, where she was responsible for environmental management and community liaison. She championed cleaner production and resource efficiency measures, including the station’s Asbestos Reduction Programme; Air Emission Reduction Plan and Ash Recycling Programme which led to development of new businesses in brickmaking and cement manufacturing. She also played a major role in the power station’s Social Responsibility initiatives as a committee member.


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