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Woolworths introduces sustainability initiatives

Shoppers at Woolworths Collie will begin to start seeing a number of environmental sustainability initiatives introduced over the next few months. With single-use plastic bags being phased out from June 20, Woolworths has announced it will introduce a new reusable bag in-store. Woolworths Collie store manager Bec Fitzpatrick said the new bags would come with a lifetime warranty. “…When it gets damaged, we will replace it for free, no matter when you bought it from us. We’ll then recycle your old bag via the REDCycle program,” she said. The money made from the sale of the bags will be used to fund …

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How Do Food Scraps Turn Into Renewable Energy?

During a trip in India, Yair Teller, then a curious student and today the co-founder and CSO of Homebiogas, saw a family cooking on gas in a village of people who predominantly cooked over firewood. This was quite shocking. The family used the biogas their biodigester produced from food waste to cook their food, and the fertilizer it produced to nourish flowers, which they then sold  in the market to create extra source of revenue. They got all of those benefits simply from recycling their cow’s manure in a biodigester. Fast forward a few years and Yair was joined by …

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From drone swarms to tree batteries, new tech is revolutionising ecology and conservation.

Understanding Earth’s species and ecosystems is a monumentally challenging scientific pursuit. But with the planet in the grip of its sixth mass extinction event, it has never been a more pressing priority. To unlock nature’s secrets, ecologists turn to a variety of scientific instruments and tools. Sometimes we even repurpose household items, with eyebrow-raising results – whether it’s using a tea strainer to house ants, or tackling botfly larvae with a well-aimed dab of nail polish. But there are many more high-tech options becoming available for studying the natural world. In fact, ecology is on the cusp of a revolution, with new and emerging …

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Q&A With Project Seabin Co-Founder Pete Ceglinski

After seeing one too many pieces of plastic in the ocean, two avid surfers decided to do something about it, creating a “Seabin” that would collect trash, oil, fuel and detergents from the water. We had the opportunity to chat with co founder and CEO Pete Ceglinski about the Seabin Project and the ultimate goal of pollution free oceans for future generations. Q: How did the idea for Seabin Project come about? A: It came about from being sick of seeing floating debris in the water of marinas around the world. We needed a practical solution that was based upstream so we could catch …

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How Sustainable Is IKEA, Really?

IKEA is a Swedish-founded, Dutch-based global retail behemoth. Offering low-cost, visually appealing furniture in well-designed highly-coordinated warehouse spaces, it’s little wonder IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer and has been for the last decade. In recent years, the company has put sustainability front and centre, releasing its ‘People & Planet Positive‘ roadmap, a document outlining its 2020 sustainability strategy. Some of the objectives outlined in the report include: sourcing 100% of its wood, paper and cardboard from more sustainable sources, defined as recycled or FSC® certified wood using cotton sourced from “more sustainable” sources, such as “Better Cotton“ that 90% of products …

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Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef: going beyond our backyard to protect the reef

From place-based to problem-based campaigns, we are seeing a rise in initiatives aiming to foster collective environmental stewardship among concerned citizens across the globe. These international communities have arisen to meet new environmental challenges and seize the opportunities presented by our increasingly connected world. Traditional approaches to community engagement have tended to focus only on the involvement of local people. However, the recently launched Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef initiative highlights the changing nature of community engagement aimed at fostering environmental stewardship. In a globalised world, maintaining treasures like the Great Barrier Reef and other ecosystems affected by global-scale threats demands …

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Banking on Shared Value – The Bendigo Pathway

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held next week over Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  Kate Wakeling, State Community Manager – Queensland at Bendigo Bank joins us next week at the Conference as a Keynote Speaker and will present ‘Banking on Shared Value – The Bendigo Pathway’. Banking on Shared Value – The Bendigo Pathway Shared Value is a concept now gaining global momentum, although it has been central to the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank strategy for its entire 160 year history. With big banks, big business and our institutions such …

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Queensland’s journey towards ZNE 2050

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held over Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  Tony Roberts, Deputy Director-General, Environmental Policy and Planning at the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection joins us at the Conference as a Keynote Speaker to discuss ‘Queensland’s journey towards ZNE 2050’. The Queensland Government is committed to playing its part in the global effort to address the impacts of climate change and has set an ambitious target of transitioning the State to a zero net emission economy by 2050. The Government will achieve this outcome by preparing …

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Rethinking Sustainability to Enable a Circular Economy (Or to Resource the World)

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held over Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  Ms Simone Looi-Britton, Sustainability & Public Policy General Manager, Veolia Australia and New Zealand joins us at the Conference as a Keynote Speaker to discuss ‘Rethinking Sustainability to Enable a Circular Economy (Or to Resource the World)’. Veolia is committed to rethinking sustainability to create a greener future for our customers, our communities and ourselves. We rethink water through reuse, rethink waste through recycling and rethink energy through regeneration. By using yesterday’s old to build a new tomorrow globally, …

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Jurlique International – Sustainability has been part of our DNA since 1985

The 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held over Thursday 8 and Friday 9 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.  Jurlique is an Australian based global skin care company, founded in 1985 and based in the pristine Adelaide Hills. The company has been named as Australia’s Number 1 selling prestige skincare brand from 2014 to 2016, it  is present in over 22 countries and has been successful both due to the unique product characteristics and due to the brand which resonates with consumers globally. Jon Westover, Managing Director – Global Operations at Jurlique International joins us at the Conference as …

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