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A 2017 Case Study from a New Orleans Social Innovation Incubator Lab

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Dr Virginia Munro PhD from Griffith University will join us to discuss ‘Twelve Years On: A 2017 Case Study from a New Orleans Social Innovation Incubator Lab – With Example Startups and Sustainable Enterprises (The Calm That Came from the 2005 Storm)’. This presentation discusses a Social Innovation Incubation Lab Virginia visited in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) last year. The Social Innovation Incubation Lab has been assisting with social venture set-ups since 2009. When Virginia was invited to present on CSR Social Initiatives at the …

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Sprout Stack: Shipping containers provide farm-free vegies

Shipping containers could bring farming to the heart of the city as hydroponics and mobile phone apps are harnessed for large-scale urban food production. A Sydney start-up company Sprout Stack has perfected the commercial production of large volumes of leafy greens in shipping containers, producing as much lettuce, herbs or spinach leaves in eight weeks as a hectare of fertile farmland. The containers, filled with towers for growing vegetables, tomatoes and strawberries hydroponically, require only electricity and water. Sprout Stack founder Francisco Caffarena says the farming containers, which can be leased or bought outright, can be stacked on top of …

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Introducing Peta Ellis, CEO River City Labs.

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. The National Sustainability in Business 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. Joining us at the National Sustainability in Business Conference is Peta Ellis, a Communications Professional with 16+ years’ experience in Marketing Communications, Media Relations, Publicity, Social Media Marketing and Public Profile Management. Since 2012 Peta has worked alongside Steve Baxter, the founder of River City Labs to grow Brisbane’s …

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