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Strategic Sustainability and Risk Management (SS&RM) for Liveable Cities

Dr. Ian R Kirkwood PhD, MBA, DipMechEng, MAICD, JP Associate Dean – MBA program, James Cook University, Brisbane. Trainer, Coach & Consultant www.iankirkwood.org This article is about creating and maintaining ‘Smart Businesses”. Smart businesses are businesses that are wholesome and knowingly sustainable in all dimensions: ethically, socially, ecologically, economically, and with sound ongoing governance. Unfortunately, a high percentage of managers and owners are untrained in this aspect of business management. In his management career, Ian Kirkwood was involved in two separate company ‘turn-arounds’ where both companies were considered ‘normal’ but in reality, were making losses and heading towards ultimate closure. …

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Land of opportunity – accommodating population and social diversity from the ashes of manufacturing

Preston is a typical Melbourne working class suburb characterised by industrial properties along key routes with surrounding ¼ acre worker housing. The recent decline in Australian manufacturing has resulted in many sites becoming vacant and jobs going out of these areas.  In many cases these vacated sites are large enough to accommodate significant residential, commercial and civic infrastructure and therefore generate local employment. They also present a great opportunity for exemplary urban design outcomes due to the sheer scale. Oakover Square is such a property.  This proposal is an example of industrial land being successfully knitted back into its suburban …

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Three way communication creates place making results

Two years ago, the town of Nambour on the Sunshine Coast was a little lost. It had great ‘bones’ but the surface was looking a little tired. The place was a bit … well, directionless. Fast forward one year, and the local council adopted the Nambour Activation Plan. Unlike many plans, the Activation Plan does not prescribe what must happen, when and at what cost. Rather, it is an ‘enabler’ – providing the webbing and stimulation for locals to define the types of projects and place Nambour wants to be. Fast forward another year to the present, and the catchphrase …

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Sustainability Lite? Has Business Lost Touch with the “True Meaning” of Sustainability?’

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Scott Losee, Director at Losee Consulting Pty Ltd joins us this month to discuss ‘Sustainability Lite? Has Business Lost Touch with the “True Meaning” of Sustainability?’ This presentation offers an unapologetic critique of mainstream business sustainability based on a re-examination of its original intent, juxtaposing this with examples of current practice and branding. The focus is on prominent and recognisable businesses, products and services that appear to not live up to these original intentions, or their own marketing claims. It begins to formulate some approaches …

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Incubators to Jump Start SME’s Sustainability Assessment

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Delwyn Jones, Director Sustainability Assessment at The Evah Institute joins us this month in Brisbane to discuss ‘Incubators to Jump Start SME’s Sustainability Assessment.’ This inspiration hub is for advocates seeking to facilitate eco-positive outcomes. Our vision is of eco-positive competition, collaboration and synergy across global markets. The purpose is business networks accelerating uptake of life cycle thinking, benefit and impact analysis. Services are to enable project and business practice by mentoring and enabling eco-positive business and careers. The platform is for business, interns, practitioners, …

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Peer to Peer Model Leading by Example for Sustainable Behaviour Change

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Katrina Woolfe, Manager, Business Productivity at Sustainability Victoria joins us this month to discuss ‘Hume Business Champions – Peer to Peer Model Leading by Example for Sustainable Behaviour Change.’ Hume Business Champions – an Australian pilot of businesses leading by example.  Peer to peer learning is generally held to be an effective model for motivating business behaviour change. Hear how Sustainability Victoria, ten regional Councils, GO Tafe and Regional Development Victoria have teamed up with local businesses to create a model of businesses sharing and …

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Partnering for Success

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Alice Cahill, Manager, Sustainability Advantage, Office of Environment and Heritage joins us next month to discuss ‘Partnering for Success’. Sustainability Advantage is the NSW Government’s flagship sustainability program encouraging and enabling medium-to-large businesses to be productive contributors to the NSW economy while minimising their impact on the environment. Now in its 10th year, this adaptable and flexible program continues to work with a broad range or organisations across NSW to help drive positive environmental and business success. Sustainability Advantage is a unique, award winning business …

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Dr Jennifer Alden on ‘The Business of Sustaining our Edible Future’.

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Dr Jennifer Alden is a Health Broker, her business Growing Change brings people together to activate ideas to improve community health and wellbeing.  Seeing the link between what we eat and how it affects our health and that of the planet, Growing Change was established to support local community food initiatives and to consult to organisations, government and community to create opportunities to strengthen local health, environmental and social outcomes in addition to supporting local food economies. Dr Jennifer Alden will join us at the conference …

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Introducing Keynote Speaker Miss Parrys Raines, Founder of Climate Girl.

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. We are pleased to announce Miss Parrys Raines, Founder of Climate Girl will be joining us as a Keynote Speaker at the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference in March and will discuss ‘Business as a Solution, Intergenerational Collaboration as a Platform’. Today’s youth will be the generation that proves business can be a force for good and etches into history that a primary role of business is to improve society. Young people believe that business will play a crucial role in …

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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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