Madimetja Phineas Ramothole
Senior Environmental And Social Specialist
Midstream
Summary
Senior Environmental and Social Risk Specialist with deep expertise in ESG performance management and data analysis. Managed diverse projects across Renewable Energy, Mining, Agroprocessing, Automotive, and Manufacturing sectors in Africa, delivering innovative solutions aligned with ISO, IFC Performance Standards, and Sustainable Development Goals.
Overview
4
4
Certifications
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Environmental and Social Specialist (ESG)
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
03.2017 - Current
- Guided Business Units, clients, and subsidiaries on Environmental and Social issues to enhance compliance and sustainability initiatives.
- Advised investment teams to promote sustainable and responsible investments to reduce climate change impacts and environmental effects of investee industries.
- Monitor subsidiaries and existing clients’ compliance with the IDC’s environmental policy and health and safety policy.
- Provide guidance on Environmental and Social issues to Business Units, clients and subsidiaries
- Manage and coordinate environmental impact assessments conducted by IDC or its consultants.
- Monitor environmental impact assessments conducted by subsidiaries and clients.
- Monitored compliance of subsidiaries and existing clients with IDC’s environmental and health and safety policies to ensure adherence to standards.
- Climate Change: Extent of IDC portfolio exposure to climate change risks is well-known; opportunities and actions are advised to reduce exposure - Subsidiaries: identify opportunities to reduce carbon footprint across Scope 1 using available instruments and Loan book: analyze climate-exposure of portfolios.
- Coordinate relevant capacity building interventions on environmental compliance.
- Manage and coordinate environmental impact assessments conducted by the IDC or its consultants.
- Monitored client E&S performance and undertook post-investment assessments to facilitate improved close-out rates.
- Review and update the IDC’s Environmental and Social Policy to ensure alignment to changing circumstances on a regular basis.
- Provide support and input into IDC’s Annual Integrated Report.
- Mentored junior staff on foundational job skills.
- Reason for leaving: Looking to expand my skills and experience gained to date in a different environment (sectors).
Environmental Officer
Lonmin Platinum
01.2014 - 02.2017
- Implementation of environmental management systems, standards and associated programmes.
- Monitor compliance to environmental standards and regulations.
- Conduct daily inspections and audits.
- Monitor the application and compliance to environmental standards.
- Conducted thorough investigations of environmental incidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Establish action plans to eliminate second incident occurrences.
- Compiled comprehensive daily, weekly, and monthly reports on environmental performance to inform stakeholders and drive improvements.
- Document incidents and near misses for compliance and analysis.
- Update and manage environmental database to ensure accurate records.
- Maintain environmental database.
- Preparation and presentation of risk and quality improvement initiatives.
- Engage with project personnel related to environmental topics and focus areas.
- Ensure alignment to all environmental standards and requirements.
- Continuous communication of environmental standards and regulations.
- Engaged with relevant stakeholders to discuss results and findings from inspections and audits, fostering collaboration and accountability.
- Communicate environmental management topics and focus areas.
- Engage in environmental-related conversations to stimulate an environment of continuous support to zero harm and quality.
- Ensure that all personnel are trained and coached on environmental standards and regulations.
- Participate in the development of training material and guidelines related to environmental management.
- Compile comprehensive training and coaching session schedules.
- Conduct training and coaching sessions with relevant stakeholders to improve knowledge and capacity related to environmental management.
- Receive nominations for training and participate in the identification of candidates for training and coaching.
- Reason for leaving: IDC offered a better career development
Senior Practitioner SHE: Environment
Sasol Group Service
02.2013 - 12.2013
- Achieved environmental performance objectives through implementation of solutions, schedules, legal requirements, and procedures in mining environment.
- Maintenance of the Environment Management System and assure compliance with legislation regulations and ISO 14001 standard.
- Implemented environmental best practices to enhance sustainability efforts.
- Environmental monitoring and reporting. Gathering data, analysing and report writing.
- Compliance with environmental legislation
- Involved in cross audits for SHE PSS on other Sasol Business Units
- Environmental risk assessments
- Environmental impact assessments
- Risk management associated with groundwater impacts
- Propose improvements in environmental monitoring or pollution control practices
- Collaborated with line management on environmental improvement projects to drive effective practices.
- Reason for leaving: Lonmin offered a better career development
Environmental Officer
Coal of Africa
02.2012 - 01.2013
- Effective monitoring of the environmental impact of the operation.
- Monitoring dust fallouts samples, portable and ground water samples, and air quality (delivering of water and dust samples to the laboratory).
- Managed the day-to-day operations of the on-mine environmental management system.
- Monitored waste separation through daily skip inspections and ensured proper placement of skips.
- Identified, reported, investigated, and followed up on environmental incidents to ensure compliance and mitigation.
- Monitored contractor safe disposal activities, received safe disposal certificates, and recorded waste disposal quantities.
- Perform site inspections and check compliance (internal audits) with all environmental measures: waste separation; water processes; oil spillages and compile inspection report, assess and manage environmental degradation.
- Monitor contractor safe disposal activities and receive safe disposal certificates and keep record of waste disposal quantities.
- Reason for leaving: Sasol Offered better career development
Biodiversity Planner – Internship
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
04.2010 - 03.2011
- The use of GIS software (Arc Map and ArcView) to map biodiversity across municipalities in South Africa;
- The use of GIS data in biodiversity planning (spatial and attribute data sets);
- Assisted in quality control for municipal biodiversity summaries project, ensuring accuracy and reliability of data;
- Capturing, manipulation and analysis of biodiversity data in South Africa;
- Provided spatial data processing for biodiversity conservation, facilitating effective decision-making;
- Assisted in developing approaches for biodiversity conservation research, contributing to innovative strategies.
- Assist in development of approaches in biodiversity conservation research;
- To maintain and use the GIS database (for creating maps);
- Reason for leaving: Contract expired.
Education
Analysing Context, Impacts, And Social Risks - Social Impact Assessment
GBS - UCT
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
BSc - Environmental & Resource Studies
University of Limpopo
11-2008
Grade 12 - undefined
Tshebela High School
Polokwane12-2005
Skills
Environmental legislation expertise
Environmental impact identification
Risk assessment
IFC performance standards
Climate evaluations
Environmental evaluation tools
Equator principles knowledge
Responsible investing principles
Sustainable development goals
TCFD disclosures
Data visualization tools
Skills achieved to date:
Certification
Implementing Environmental Management System ISO 14001 – April 2013
Institution: University of North West- Potchefstroom
Timeline
Senior Environmental and Social Specialist (ESG)
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
03.2017 - Current
Environmental Officer
Lonmin Platinum
01.2014 - 02.2017
Senior Practitioner SHE: Environment
Sasol Group Service
02.2013 - 12.2013
Environmental Officer
Coal of Africa
02.2012 - 01.2013
Biodiversity Planner – Internship
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
04.2010 - 03.2011
Analysing Context, Impacts, And Social Risks - Social Impact Assessment
GBS - UCT
04.2001 -
Grade 12 - undefined
Tshebela High School
BSc - Environmental & Resource Studies
University of Limpopo