Team Tellus was delighted to participate in the 50th Annual WM Symposia, Inc held last week in Phoenix, Arizona, sharing our expertise with other global industry leaders.
That’s not just technical expertise, but also the experience we’ve gained in developing our model for consent-based siting.
In his final presentation at the Symposia, in a session appropriately titled “The Stakeholder’s Voice,” Tellus CEO Nate Smith explained that gaining community consent and partnership for its projects was not simply one more feature of the Tellus approach.
It’s part of our DNA.
Citing Tellus’ Chandler project https://lnkd.in/gD6yrUSw as an example, Nate explained how the consent-based siting approach has the potential to build trust, foster transparency, and ensure the long-term viability of the project.
Chandler, a deep geological repository about 120km south of Alice Springs, is being developed in genuine partnership with the Titjikala people of Central Australia, the traditional custodians of the land upon which Chandler is sited.
In Phoenix, Nate detailed how engagement with the Titjikala community had stretched over a decade, and had taken a critical turn when Tellus learned to do more listening and less talking.
“Why hadn’t we reached agreement? The issue wasn’t the technology, it was building trust in our relationship.”
Earlier this month Tellus opened an EOI seeking a Strategic Development Partner for Chandler
