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BONUS: Turning a Toxic Legacy into Community Land

Hosted by: Phil Dillard

In this bonus episode, Host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, speaks with Sofiane, a Senior EHS Consultant with Baden Consulting in Switzerland. Sofiane walks through the extraordinary remediation of a major hazardous waste site, one of the largest and most complex environmental cleanup projects in Swiss history. He explains how decades of contamination were safely excavated, contained, and transformed into a site that now serves both the environment and the surrounding community.
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Angelique Dickson

Angelique Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance

Angie has over 20 years of global management and consulting experience, focused on complex projects and services that promote business sustainability. She pursues her commitment to creating a safer, cleaner and more sustainable world through dual roles. She serves as a Executive Vice President of Antea Group USA, an international environmental consulting firm, where she works with name brand companies.

She also serves as the president of the Inogen Alliance, a tight-knit, global group of EHS and sustainability consultancies, bound by a common commitment to solve some of the greatest challenges that global organizations face today. Through this role, she has the opportunity to collaborate with 6,000 consultants in over 70 countries, giving her unique insight into the world of EHS, and into how we need to rethink our strategies to achieve global goals.

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Sofiane Kessouar

Sofiane Kessouar

Baden Consulting - Switzerland

Sofiane Kessouar Senior EHS Consultant based in Switzerland, working for Baden Consulting. He has over 15 years of expertise in ergonomics, global EHS and lean manufacturing, and an extensive career in the various activities of medical device companies. He has also performed Internal Audits, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics assessment in many well-known multinational companies.

Time Stamps

00:45 The Long History of the Site: From Clay Extraction to Waste Disposal
 04:05 Safely Removing 500,000+ Tons of Hazardous and Contaminated Material
 05:40 Shared Responsibility: Local Authorities, Industry, and Federal Support
 06:25 From Hazard to Habitat: Agriculture, Natural Reserves, and Regeneration
 07:40 Core Lessons: Prevention, Collaboration, and Lifecycle Stewardship
 08:20 Waste-to-Energy Insights: Why Reduction Still Comes Firs

 

Guest Quote

“The site is no longer a hazard. It is now a resource for the community and the environment. It shows that land contamination can be reversed if action is taken.” - Sofiane

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