The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. 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.
Mr Greg Edmonds, Managing Director at Charles Kendall Australia joins us at the conference and will discuss ‘Procurement as An Enabler for Sustainability’.
Greg Edmonds
In the past, there has tended to be a focus on technology as the key enabler for sustainability initiatives. After all, the implications of technological change can sometimes be more easily measured and the general public is more captivated by innovative technology, rather than contemporary procurement practices.
However, the continued drive and pressure to deliver sustainable outcomes has provided a broadened understanding of what measure can and should be implemented to achieve best practice sustainability. This presentation will provide an overview of sustainability in the context of procurement and discuss how industry can benefit from sustainable procurement practices.
2017 Conference Topics Include:
- Renewable Energy Systems and Sources – Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen and 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 and development opportunities
For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.