Human Environment
Our Human Environment team emphasizes three foundational items: community, communication, and competence.
Highlights
Innovate BC Sessions
Measuring What is Meaningful - Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Socio Economics and Community Based Indicators
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"Using our deep understanding of community and Indigenous structures (i.e., governance, health, economy, well-being, population, culture), we apply an Indigenous lens and community-centric approach to this work, while concurrently integrating western science."
Services
Key services we provide include the following:
- Socio-economic baseline information gathering and report development, impact assessment, and mitigation development and management;
- Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous interests’ assessments;
- Incorporation of Indigenous knowledge and values in regulatory processes and corporate decision making;
- ESG+I strategy development, reporting, and assessments with a focus on the inclusion of Indigenous rights and interests;
- Development of diversity and inclusion policies for companies, agencies and non-governmental organizations;
- ESG+I financing strategy development and portfolio management;
- UNDRIP action plan and strategy development;
- Free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) action plan development and evaluation;
- Reconciliation Action plans and strategy development;
- Development and assessment of Indigenous-led climate change adaptation and mitigation, net-zero, and sustainability action plans;
- Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD);
- Economic development strategy and financial model development;
- Gender based analysis;
- Cutting edge and collaborative EA document development and writing, incorporating Indigenous worldviews and western systems
- Traditional knowledge and land use studies and mapping;
- Collaborative community-based indicator work; and
- Investor due diligence and materiality assessments.
Project Team
Jake Stemeroff leads Falkirk’s human environment team and is a socio-economic consultant and project manager with a diverse background in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consulting, economic and financial modelling, economic development, and community engagement.
Erin is the Indigenous Engagement and Human Environment Practice lead at Falkirk and brings more than 20 years of professional experience working as an environmental practitioner in stakeholder and Indigenous engagement roles within various natural resource and energy sectors.
Paula has a Masters in social work with a focus on communities, policies, planning, and organizations. For over 15 years, Paula has supported transformative system change initiatives to advance equity and social justice for those that have been traditionally socially excluded.
Melissa has a Master's in International Development Studies from the University of Ottawa and an Undergraduate Degree in Political Science from the University of Alberta. She enjoys finding creative solutions to new problems and finding the most efficient path in a logistical puzzle.
Mr. Sunderman is an economist and member of the Economic Development Association of Canada, the Association of Professional Economists of British Columbia, and the International Association for Impact Assessment Western and Northern Canada.
Jen is a naturally curious ally to Indigenous communities who has worked with various groups managing projects in the social services, education, and planning sectors of First Nations governance.
Jake Stemeroff
Human Environment Practice Lead
Paula Salter
Senior Social Analyst
Randy Sunderman
Senior Economist
Jen Gebert
Environmental and Indigenous Engagement Specialist
