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Sustainability Lite? Has Business Lost Touch with the “True Meaning” of Sustainability?’

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017.

Mr Scott Losee, Director at Losee Consulting Pty Ltd joins us this month to discuss ‘Sustainability Lite? Has Business Lost Touch with the “True Meaning” of Sustainability?’

Scott Losee

This presentation offers an unapologetic critique of mainstream business sustainability based on a re-examination of its original intent, juxtaposing this with examples of current practice and branding. The focus is on prominent and recognisable businesses, products and services that appear to not live up to these original intentions, or their own marketing claims. It begins to formulate some approaches to reorienting business sustainability, so that the best of business (innovation, efficiency, coordination, responsiveness, value creation and sharing) can be brought to bear on humanity’s existential challenges.

2017 Conference Topics Include:

  • Renewable Energy Systems and Sources – Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal energy, Energy Storage and Wind Power. This can also include energy transformation from renewable energy system to grid.
  • Think Local First – development of the local economy and community, urban agriculture, Buy Local.
  • Innovative Business Opportunities – Incubators, Start Ups, Venture Capital / Entrepreneurs.
  • The Energy Market – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand, Carbon trading, Emissions.
  • Trends, Policies and Strategies – current and emerging trends, technologies, research, government policies and industry initiatives within the environmental and sustainability sector
  • Financial Impact – social and environmental risk, industry development, operational and managerial impact, market risk and opportunity, stakeholder issues
  • Innovation – energy transition, application and feasibility, social and economic change, research & development opportunities

Click here to download the conference program.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.

 

Responding to Global Warming

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017.

Adj Prof David Hood AM, Chairman, Long Future Foundation and Adjunct Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty, QUT joins us this month to discuss ‘Responding to Global Warming.’

It’s all about risk. Would you cross a bridge if the design engineer told you that you only had a 66% chance of getting to the other side? Would you board on aircraft if the aeronautical engineer said that ‘I only design aircraft with a 66% chance of them arriving at their destination? No? Neither would I. We engineers design and build to ensure as near as humanly possible that there will be no catastrophe. Why then are politicians and business leaders accepting a 66% chance that the world’s climate will be survivable by mid-century? We must declare a climate emergency now, and act as if we are at war. We owe it to our grandchildren.

2017 Conference Topics Include:

  • Renewable Energy Systems and Sources – Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal energy, Energy Storage and Wind Power. This can also include energy transformation from renewable energy system to grid.
  • Think Local First – development of the local economy and community, urban agriculture, Buy Local.
  • Innovative Business Opportunities – Incubators, Start Ups, Venture Capital / Entrepreneurs.
  • The Energy Market – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand, Carbon trading, Emissions.
  • Trends, Policies and Strategies – current and emerging trends, technologies, research, government policies and industry initiatives within the environmental and sustainability sector
  • Financial Impact – social and environmental risk, industry development, operational and managerial impact, market risk and opportunity, stakeholder issues
  • Innovation – energy transition, application and feasibility, social and economic change, research & development opportunities

Click here to download the conference program.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.

 

Workshop: The Long Future Executive Briefing

Join us at the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference this month in Brisbane over the 23-24 March.

The Conference theme ‘Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital’ will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world.

On Wednesday 22 March we will be hosting a workshop titled: The Long Future Executive Briefing

The workshop will be introduced and presented by David A Hood AM, Chairman, The Long Future Foundation and Presented by Guy Lane, Executive Director, The Long Future Foundation.

Price: $195 per person including Certificate of Attendance, afternoon tea, exclusive Networking Function with drinks & canapes.

Long Future Foundation Executive Director, Guy Lane, talks about the Executive Briefing in this YouTube clip below:

To book in for this workshop please click here as spaces are limited.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference please visit the conference website.

Peer to Peer Model Leading by Example for Sustainable Behaviour Change

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017.

Ms Katrina Woolfe, Manager, Business Productivity at Sustainability Victoria joins us this month to discuss ‘Hume Business Champions – Peer to Peer Model Leading by Example for Sustainable Behaviour Change.’

Hume Business Champions – an Australian pilot of businesses leading by example.  Peer to peer learning is generally held to be an effective model for motivating business behaviour change.

Hear how Sustainability Victoria, ten regional Councils, GO Tafe and Regional Development Victoria have teamed up with local businesses to create a model of businesses sharing and motivating their peers in improving environmental practices and unlocking multiple business benefits.

2017 Conference Topics Include:

  • Renewable Energy Systems and Sources – Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal energy, Energy Storage and Wind Power. This can also include energy transformation from renewable energy system to grid.
  • Think Local First – development of the local economy and community, urban agriculture, Buy Local.
  • Innovative Business Opportunities – Incubators, Start Ups, Venture Capital / Entrepreneurs.
  • The Energy Market – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand, Carbon trading, Emissions.
  • Trends, Policies and Strategies – current and emerging trends, technologies, research, government policies and industry initiatives within the environmental and sustainability sector
  • Financial Impact – social and environmental risk, industry development, operational and managerial impact, market risk and opportunity, stakeholder issues
  • Innovation – energy transition, application and feasibility, social and economic change, research & development opportunities

Click here to download the conference program.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.

 

How WWF Is Seeking to Accelerate the Uptake of Renewable Energy in Australia

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017.

Ms Monica Richter, Climate Change Business Engagement Manager at WWF joins us this month to discuss ‘How WWF Is Seeking to Accelerate the Uptake of Renewable Energy in Australia’.

Monica Richter

Purchasing renewable energy is a smart business strategy and there are good reasons for businesses committing to a zero carbon plan reduce electricity costs in the longer term and contribute to transition Australia to a cleaner energy system.  WWF has established a Zero Carbon Hub to educate, aggregate, accelerate, and advocate to achieve a zero carbon climate resilient future. The talk will cover WWF’s innovative program including the highly successful Renewable Energy Buyers Forum. See http://www.wwf.org.au/what-we-do/climate/renewable-energy-buyers-forum

The 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference will bring together leading academics, thought leaders, opinion makers and industry experts to deliberate and discuss sustainability issues confronting Australia.

There will be a B2B exhibition for companies and entrepreneurs to promote their ideas, products and solutions to assist businesses and government departments achieve profitable sustainability. It will provide an avenue for emerging technologies and services that enable sustainability within business to be reviewed, discussed and promoted. This Sustainable Education Forum will benefit businesses, individuals and government and provide viable sustainable business options to SME’s.

Click here to download the conference program.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.