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 motivating their peers in improving environmental practices and unlocking multiple business benefits.
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 Market – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand, Carbon trading, Emissions.
- Trends, Policies and Strategies – current and emerging trends, technologies, research, government policies and industry initiatives within the environmental and sustainability sector
- Financial Impact – social and environmental risk, industry development, operational and managerial impact, market risk and opportunity, stakeholder issues
- Innovation – energy transition, application and feasibility, social and economic change, research & development opportunities
Click here to download the conference program.
For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.
