Adv. Nicolai Massyn
Managing Director of Green Gain Consulting
Responsibilities:
Nicolai is responsible for the day to day management of the company, and strategic positioning.
He is also involved in a professional capacity, in providing environmental legal and management consultation to our industrial, mining and government clients. He deals with litigation support, environmental management systems implementation of legal compliance elements (ISO 14001), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA's), and assistance with all legal compliance aspects.
Nicolai has developed several environmental training courses, and also presents the management legal liability training courses.
Nicolai has developed the DigiLex legal compliance and SHEQ management system for Green Gain that is positioned to change the way organisations ensure legal compliance.
He is actively involved in performing environmental legal due dilligence and risk assessments.
Due to his experience in environmental management and environmental legislation, he has been a member of several multi-disciplinary project teams.
Key work experience:
Delivering papers at seminars dealing with the effects of non-compliance to environmental legislation, EIA's, ISO 14 001.
Providing environmental legal consultation to other environmental consultancies.
Planning and executing environmental permitting processes from a management perspective.
Acting as lead consultant in a project by the Danish Commission for Environmental Development (DANCED) on redrafting the waste management regulations for the Southern Metro Local Authority (Johannesburg).
Practical environmental and other legal experience, gained as advocate at the Pretoria- and Cape Town Bar.
Currently Managing Director of Green Gain Consulting, a company specializing in environmental legal and management consulting and training to industries, with the head office in Randburg.
Consulting to industry on environmental law related issues.
Compilation of legal registers for ISO 14 000 purposes.
Development of environmental related training courses (including site specific courses).
NQF accredited trainer.
Planning and managing Environmental Management and legal compliance Software development.
Member of the Board of the Aldo Leopold Institute.
Course development for Aldo Leopold Institute.
Trainer/Facilitator for Aldo Leopold Institute.
Member of the IAIA
Member of the Environmental Law Association
Academic Qualifications:
Masters In Environmental Management, Potchefstroom 2006
Urban Environmental Management Diploma, Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2000
S.A. BAR EXAM, Cape Town 1997
DIPLOMA in Business Management, Damelin College JHB 1996
LLB, Stellenbosch 1992
B.COMM, Stellenbosch 1992
Green Gain has partnered with a diverse group of experts in order to offer a full service to customers, even in disciplines outside of our direct area of expertise. Contact us for any need within SHEQ management and compliance.
One such a company is Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd which is an environmental consultancy, established in 2004 in South Africa. They provide a comprehensive range of services, primarily to small-medium businesses and local authorities.
They help their clients to achieve cost savings, resource conservation and increased efficiency, in conjunction with improvements in environmental performance.
Their Services
* Environmental impact assessments (EIAs)
* Water use license applications and authorizations
* Environmental legal compliance audits
* Environmental due-diligence assessments
* Strategic environmental reporting
* Specialist Environmental consulting and advisory (Biophysical and Socio-economical)
* Independent public participation process design and roll-out
* Environmental Monitoring and Measurement (Water, noise and dust)
* Environmental training and awareness courses
* Contractor upliftment programme design and roll-out (Environmental performance and compliance)
* ISO 14001 Environmental management system design and implementation
* Environmental seminars, conferences and workshops
Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd has more than 25 years combined experience in helping organizations achieve competitive advantage through improved environmental, social and health & safety performance
Environmental Assessment (Pty) Ltd
