Dr Shanah Trevenna Live at #NSBC17
Dr Shanah Trevenna Political Scientist, The University of Hawaii at Manoa / Director, The Sustainability Association of Hawaii / CEO, Smart Sustainability Consulting Inc.
10 Reasons You Wouldn’t Invest in Solar and Storage
Dr Andrew Monk, Chairman at Enervest Pty Ltd will join us at The National Sustainability in Business Conference in Brisbane starting tomorrow to discuss ‘10 Reasons You Wouldn’t Invest in Solar and Storage’. Solar has now become an “economically rational” decision for businesses including for purpose organisations. It is no longer a matter of whether to or not, but how to best design and install. The problem is with this drive there are many misaligned and maldesigned systems that are being put in place. This presentation outlines 10 of the most common mistakes businesses make in this sector, with simple ways …
Increasing Social, Cultural and Physical Activity in Public Spaces.
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane this week from the 23-24 March 2017. Dr Nigel Cartlidge, Principal at Transitions: People, Place and Activity will be joining us this week in Brisbane to discuss ‘Pokemon Go, Increasing Social, Cultural and Physical Activity in Public Spaces’. The contribution of public space allocation, arrangement, design and governance to increasing levels of physical activity is largely focused on supporting the activities that are seen as healthy such as walking, cycling, jogging and organised sporting activities. These activities often have highly organised project groups that promote their needs and preferences to the …
The Conscious Business – How to Achieve Purpose with Profit
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane this week from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Alistair Coulstock, Director at Coulstock and Associates joins us this week at the conference to discuss ‘The Conscious Business – How to Achieve Purpose with Profit’. Strong collaborative teams with a clear vision are necessary to set key strategies to design and implement successful environments, products and solutions. To move towards a collective consciousness, where the humans’ spirit thrives, the knowledge of that which ignites the passion of each person must be found. What is it that drives their desire to learn and …
Innovations in Healthy Environments: Maximising your biggest asset (and cost)
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane next week from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr David Baggs, CEO at Global GreenTag Pty Ltd joins us next week to discuss ‘Innovations in Healthy Environments: Maximising your biggest asset (and cost)’. Staff in any businesses are their biggest asset. They are also the major driver to business efficiency. Recent changes to the way projects are being delivered has demonstrated significant improvements in workplace efficiency and able to be delivered when the quality of the indoor environment is designed and specified to optimise worker comfort and health. According to US DOE …
Mr John O’Brien, Managing Director at Australian CleanTech to join us at #NSBC17
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane next week from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr John O’Brien, Managing Director at Australian CleanTech joins us next week to discuss ‘The Visions 2100 Project: Recalibrating Environmental Communications through Positive Storytelling’. Visions can mobilise communities, countries and global networks to deliver extraordinary outcomes. The human race can do extraordinary things when it needs to. With the right motivation, humans can win unwinnable wars, put men on the moon, build pyramids or create atomic bombs. However, the complex issue of climate change is one that our race is struggling to address. The …
Understanding Climate-Related Risk at an ASX-Listed Company
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Jordan Groeneveld, Principal Advisor Sustainability, Strategy Team at Aurizon joins us this month to discuss ‘Understanding Climate-Related Risk at an ASX-Listed Company’ and will run through: What is climate-related risk? What is driving companies to disclose information publicly relating to climate-related risk? Why would an Australian rail company need to understand climate change policy in India? This session will focus on sustainability reporting of ASX200 companies, and describe the approach taken at Aurizon, a top 50 ASX listed company that provides rail-based transport and infrastructure …
The Digital Transformation of the Australian and Global Economies
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Lee Stewart, Head of Sustainability at Oceania Fujitsu Australia Limited joins us this month to discuss ‘The Digital Transformation of the Australian and Global Economies’. The digital transformation of the Australian and global economies continues at a rapid pace. It is the greatest force offering genuine innovation in the way that people work and live. As more people become more connected, we are witnessing, technology as a low carbon enabler of low-carbon growth. It is reducing travel, energy consumption and resource use while, for individuals, …
Green Buildings/Environments … Where to From Here?
The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Mark Thomson, Director at Eco Effective Solutions joins us next month to discuss ‘Green Buildings/Environments … Where to From Here?’ Businesses have no shortage of capital and operational cost expenditure demands during their typical financial year periods. Justifying dollars for sustainability initiatives and green buildings or fitouts, always attracts competition from other essential business considerations. There exist a series of actions that business must understand and implement in Sustainability. Addressing current business governance expectations is a good start, however in a world of shorter employments …
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 …
