Strategy - Social Impact - Resilience
Vaere SocialShaping socially sustainable cities for the future.
Strategy. Insight. Cities that work.
I’m Liesl Codrington — a strategic advisor and founder of Vaere Social. I work with governments, infrastructure partners, and planning teams to embed social and climate foresight into the way we shape cities, policy, and place.
Vaere Social is where I bring together 20+ years of experience in planning, policy, and social impact — to help create places that are inclusive, resilient, and future-ready.
What we do
We guide complex, city-shaping decisions — from major developments to urban policy — through strategy that centres people, place and long-term public value.
Our work integrates social foresight, inclusion, and climate resilience into planning and infrastructure — ensuring decisions are robust, responsive, and built to last.
We bring systems thinking, lived experience and real-world evidence to the table — shaping outcomes that are equitable, grounded, and future-focused.
Who we work with
We work with governments, councils, infrastructure partners, and policy teams to navigate complexity and make confident, evidence-informed decisions — keeping people and place at the heart of every project.
Whether embedded in a multidisciplinary team or engaged as a strategic advisor, we align stakeholders, cut through complexity, and shape outcomes that deliver enduring social and environmental value.
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We deliver rigorous, evidence-based analysis to support planning approvals, policy development, and investment decisions — ensuring projects create meaningful social value.
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We embed inclusion, accessibility, and lived experience into planning, infrastructure and policy — ensuring systems work for the people they’re meant to serve.
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We advise governments and infrastructure partners on integrating social foresight, equity and climate resilience into complex, city-shaping decisions — with clarity, strategy and long-term public value at the core.
Why choose Vaere Social?
1. We navigate complexity with clarity and purpose
Vaere Social thrives in high-stakes, multi-stakeholder environments where policy, planning, and delivery intersect.
We bring strategic clarity, empathy, and negotiation skill to politically and socially sensitive projects—helping align government, industry, and community perspectives to unlock momentum and progress.
2. We turn evidence into foresight
Our work is grounded in rigorous analysis—social risk, demographic trends, climate vulnerability—but always guided by purpose.
We help clients look beyond compliance to anticipate emerging challenges, shape investment priorities, and make decisions that hold up under real-world pressure.
3. We embed inclusion into strategy—not just design
We don’t treat community voice or inclusive design as add-ons. We build social value into the heart of strategies, public spaces, and infrastructure—connecting lived experience with governance, policy, and systems thinking to ensure decisions are equitable, resilient, and future-focused.
Recent insights
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Holding together: building social resilience in a changing climate
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Understanding the social impacts of climate change
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What a lone tree can teach us about social sustainability
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The future of sustainable cities is social—here’s why
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The challenge of measuring what truly matters
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Creating better places for people with neurodiversity
Get in touch
I’m available for strategic advisory, short-term contracting, and collaborative roles focused on socially sustainable and climate-ready places.
If you’re shaping policy, infrastructure, or urban environments and need trusted insight on social value, inclusion or long-term outcomes — let’s talk.