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Dr Diane Dowdell

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Executive Consultant - Environmental & Social Due Diligence at SLR Consulting
📍 Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Dr. Diane Dowdell is a sustainability and ESG executive with over 20 years of experience in the mining sector. She is the President of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) and an Industry Fellow at The University of Queensland, where she earned her PhD. She specializes in environmental and social risk for major financial transactions.

Growing up in a small mining town in central Queensland, Diane was drawn to the sector from a young age. Her career has taken her to remote parts of Africa and South America as well as corporate offices in New York, reflecting a diverse international experience. She finds fulfillment in helping companies leave a positive legacy.

Diane works at the unique intersection of finance and sustainability, advising international banks on the social and environmental risks of billion-dollar mining projects.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Executive Consultant - Environmental & Social Due Diligence
Job Level
Senior
Location
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Environmental Offsets
Actively involved in shaping policy, Diane was a featured speaker at the 2024 WA Environmental Offsets Forum to help review and improve the state's framework.
ESG in Mining
With a career spanning two decades in the sector, she focuses on helping mining companies improve their ESG performance and act as responsible corporate citizens.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Executive Consultant - Environmental & Social Due Diligence
SLR Consulting
10-2021 - 4-2025
Executive Consultant
RPMGlobal
4-2020 - 12-2021
State Manager
Consult Australia
5-2017 - 11-2019
Global Environment Manager
Alcoa
5-2016 - 12-2017
Associate | Management Consultant
VCI Ltd
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Education
4-2021 - 11-2025
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Queensland
2010 - 2015
MBA
Curtin University
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