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Updated Program for 2017 National Sustainability Conference

The updated 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference program is now available online.  The Presenter editorial pages, which include abstracts, will help you choose from over 50 sessions that are now available. Delegates attending on the 23rd and 24th of March at the Grand Chancellor in Brisbane, will receive the following benefits: Attendance to all conference sessions, with over 50 presentations to choose from. Exclusive access to the Presenter Podcasts to catch up on any sessions you may miss. Copy of the Book of Proceedings. Enjoy meals for the duration of the event including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Click …

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Mr Antony Sprigg, CEO of ISCA joins us in March

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Antony Sprigg, CEO of ISCA joins us at the conference to discuss ‘Changing the Infrastructure Legacy’. We have the opportunity to change the legacy of infrastructure in Australia for current and future generations. The path that will enable the achievement of policy outcomes through a unified community of practice that drives industry productivity and efficiency beyond compliance has been developed; all we need to do is adopt it. In order to ensure infrastructure is planned, designed, constructed and operated to optimise short and long …

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Mr Stan Krpan, CEO of Sustainability Victoria joins us in March

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Stan Krpan, CEO of Sustainability Victoria joins us at the conference and will discuss ‘TAKE2: Victoria’s Climate Change Pledge Program and the Role of Collective Business Action to Reach a Net Zero Emissions Future’. TAKE2 is Victoria’s collective climate change action to help Victoria reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It’s the first state government-led program in Australia and one of the most comprehensive pledge programs of its kind in the world. It is a key plank in preparing Victoria to implement …

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Introducing Peter Castellas, CEO of the Carbon Market Institute.

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Peter Castellas is CEO of the Carbon Market Institute and will join us as a Keynote Speaker to discuss ‘The 2017 Climate Policy Review – Optimising Australia’s Position in the Transition to a Zero Carbon Economy.’ The Australian Government has scheduled a major review of domestic climate policy in 2017. The international target, set by Australia in our commitment under the Paris Agreement, of a 26-28 per cent reduction on 2005 levels by 2030 is a floor. The targets will be reviewed and strengthened over time …

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Mr Simon Berry, Partner at Berry Simons joins us in March

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 Simon Berry, Partner at Berry Simons joins us in March to discuss ‘Geothermal Energy in New Zealand – An Overview’. New Zealand has installed geothermal generating capacity of 750MWe with produces around 13% of New Zealand’s electricity supply. Most growth has occurred since the 1990’s. This paper provides an overview of geothermal energy production in New …

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Mrs Lissa Barnum, CEO/Founder of Peopleness: Social Design Action

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. Mrs Lissa Barnum, CEO/Founder of Peopleness: Social Design Action joins us in March to discuss ‘Converging Design with Business – Energising Business Models for a New Human-Centred Economy’. Motivated by lectures in design, a short introduction to concepts around the Quadruple Bottom Line, i.e.  people, planet, profit, purpose, as well as the concept of ‘disruption’ (also employed …

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Tony Wood from Grattan Institute to Keynote in March

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. Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute joins us in March and will keynote on the topic ‘Zero-emissions energy: dreams and nightmares’. Wind and solar energy have been rapidly adopted by Australians. More than 40 per cent of South Australia’s electricity comes from wind and more Australian homes have solar PV on their roofs than just about anywhere else …

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Join us at the 2017 Sustainability in Business Conference

The 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March and will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world. 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 …

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Lego-like buildings to tackle sustainability in the Australian housing market

Castlemaine architect Simon Disler thinks there is a crucial missing step when designing more sustainable houses for the mass housing market: flexibility. “We wanted to come up with a building concept that was really about having a modular floor planning system that means you can shuffle the parts of the building around to adapt to a site to get good performance,” Mr Disler said. That means thinking about lot size and orientation and then adapting a floor plan to the site so that a house faces the sun. He said this step is a cost-effective way to save energy consumption …

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Introducing Dr Rosanna Garcia from NC State University, USA.

Dr Rosanna Garcia, Faculty Director Business Sustainability Collaborative at NC State University USA will join us at the National Sustainability in Business Conference in March 2017 and will discuss ‘Driving the Benefit Corporations Movement with University Collaborations’. Rosanna’s paper was co-authored by colleague Prof. Jessica Thomas. In this presentation we will introduce the concept of Benefit Corporations and BLab Australia as it is a new movement in Australia. As a case study example we will present how Universities in the United States are partnering with local incubators to assist entrepreneurs as they undertake Benefit Corporation certification through BLabs. This experiential …

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