Energy – A Necessity for Sustainability

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane. Mr Craig Froome, Vice President – Global Strategy & Business Development at Pathion Inc. joins us in March at the conference to discuss ‘Energy – A Necessity for Sustainability’. Without a supportable supply of energy, businesses will not survive, let alone be sustainable into the future. Businesses cannot operate without electricity, the ability to ensure there is 100% uptime is the only way to future-proof operations. It is recognized that fossil fuels have a finite supply and to ensure resiliency …

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Smashing the Split Incentive

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane. Mr Axl Driml, Principal Sustainability Manager at the Department of Housing and Public Works in Brisbane joins us at the conference to discuss ‘Smashing the Split Incentive’. The Department of Housing and Public Works (the Department) manages a portfolio of just over 1,000,000 square meters of owned and leased office accommodation on behalf of the State of Queensland and has a history of leadership in sustainability initiatives. Nationally, the property sector accounts for around 40% of the nation’s greenhouse gas …

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Join us at the 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference!

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  The 2nd annual conference will explore sustainability best practice within organisations, creating resilience in business and ways to implement change. The conference speakers and partners will provide insight into how they are interweaving sustainability practices within their organisations, navigating change and the differences they are making within national and multinational companies and small business. 2018 Topics Include: Integration Politics Technology automation Future of renewables Procurement Food security Sustainable construction Waste as a resource Click here to download the conference program. Visit the …

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Mr David Collins, Associate at Cundall to join us at #NSBC in March

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane. Mr David Collins, Associate at Cundall, Fortitude Valley QLD joins us to discuss ‘Cundall’s One Planet Journey’. Cundall’s global sustainability policy sets out a clear statement of intent. We will act to help achieve a world in which people enjoy happy, healthy lives within their fair share of the earth’s resources, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. In 2012, Cundall recognised that they could not only offer a service of sustainable design they also needed to embed sustainability into everything …

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Mr Simon Carter, Managing Director at Morphosis to join us at #NSBC18

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane. Mr Simon Carter, Managing Director at Morphosis will join us at the conference to discuss ‘Digitalised – Rethinking Sustainability in Real Estate’. While the application of digital technology, from AI, AR and AVs to big data, BIM and blockchain, is accelerating in the real estate sector there has been very little exploration into what it means in terms of sustainability and responsibility. Morphosis has been researching the sustainability implications of digitalisation in real estate and cities. It offers tremendous benefits, …

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2018 Program Available for Download

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference Program is now available online. The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  The sustainability topics that will be embraced include integration, politics, technology, automation, future of renewables, procurement, food security, sustainable construction and waste as a resource. Featured Speakers for 2018 include: Mr Lucas Cullen, Board Member, Blockchain Association of Australia Dr Helen Lewis, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney & Environmental Consultant, Helen Lewis Research Mr Chris Nunn, Head of Sustainability, Real Estate, AMP Capital Mr Tony …

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