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National Sustainability in Business Conference 2016

Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital

Following feedback from Association members and partners the “National Sustainability in Business Conference” will be re-convened on the Gold Coast in October 2016.

The Conference will have the following focus;

  1. Renewable Energy Systems and Sources such as Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal energy,  Energy Storage and Wind Power.
  1. Think Local Firstl – development of the local economy and community, urban agriculture, Buy Local.
  1. Innovative business opportunities, Incubators, Start Ups, Venture Capital / Entrepreneurs.
  1. The Energy Markets – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand,  Carbon trading

National Sustainability in Business Conference 2016

Conference streams will include but not be limited to;

  • The Markets – The Regulators
  • Business Opportunities/Venture Capital
  • New Trends and Technologies
  • Policies and Strategies that address the conference themes
  • Energy Transformation from Renewable Energy System to Grid
  • Energy Research and Application for Business
  • Public Awareness and Education
  • Future Challenges and Directions

The program will consist of keynote presentations, concurrent sessions and workshops.

All presenters will have the opportunity to have their paper published internationally with an ISBN in the “Book and Proceedings and Outcomes” which will be available post event.  The program will have over 40 presenters and all attendees will have access to the pod-cast archive included in the registration fee.

Details on how to speak or present a workshop at the conference will be released later this month.

Like minded Associations or groups who want their members to have access to special discounted rates should contact the secretariat (E) [email protected]

The conference is an initiative of the Association for Sustainability in Business Inc (a non-government not for profit organisation) and its partners.

 

Why Buy Locally Owned?

There are many well-documented benefits to our communities and to each of us to choosing local, independently owned businesses. We realize it is not always possible to buy what you need locally and so merely ask you to Think Local FIRST!

This is a concise article from Sustainable Connections in the USA…  read it here https://sustainableconnections.org/thinklocal/why

2015 Sustainable House Day opens homes to the public this weekend

The Advertiser, 11 September 2015.

Mountain River sustainable home owner Liz O'Leary (right) with architect Detlev Geard. Picture: ROGER LOVELL

Mountain River sustainable home owner Liz O’Leary (right) with architect Detlev Geard. Picture: ROGER LOVELL

For people with sustainability on their minds who are looking to build a home, put 2015 Sustainable House Day this weekend on your to-do list.

Sustainable House Day on Sunday will see homeowners around Australia swing open their doors and welcome the public into their sustainability-focused properties.

Sustainable House Day provides a unique opportunity to look around these houses, meet and talk to the owners and designers and get some insight into the principles of sustainable design and solar architecture.

Each of the houses was designed around sustainable design principles using passive solar design, solar hot water heaters, solar panels for creating electricity and many other sustainable design features.

Sustainable House Day is the only national event of its kind, offering an opportunity for the general public to view and access practical information on sustainable living from fellow homeowners.

For more than 10 years, Sustainable House Day has provided a great opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people to visit some of Australia’s leading green homes – ones  that are not only environmentally friendly, but cheaper to run and more comfortable to live in. For more information on Sustainable House Day please visit their website.

Read the full article here.

Association 5 year commitment to Developing Northern Australia Conference

Peter Sugg, Developing Northern Australia Conference

Peter Sugg

The Association in business has made an initial commitment to host the Developing Northern Australia Conference for the next five years.

Our members believe that developing the Northern Regions will be one of the most significant undertakings in Australia since Federation.

Following the outstanding success of this year’s event in Townsville, which will see 6o presentations added to the podcast resource, planning has commenced on the destination and venue in 2016.

We will continue to provide business, policy makers, academics and communities with a vehicle to access and share information on the journey to a successful and sustainable transition in Northern Australia.

We invite delegates, presenters and conference partners to submit articles which will be promoted and distributed via the Blog and the Association’s extensive social media platforms. You will find the guidelines for submitting content on the website.

The Book of Proceedings based on presenters who wish to have full papers published will be distributed through the National Library in Canberra and will also be available in soft copy format from the Association website.

We would like to thank our partners and sponsors with a special mention for James Cook University, Trade and Investment Queensland, City of Townsville, The CSIRO and Ergon Energy.

Prof Allan Dale, Developing Northern Australia Conference

Prof Allan Dale

The committee would like to also thank and acknowledge Allan Dale, Professor of Tropical Regional Development, for his excellent stewardship of the conference program.

Allan has a strong interest in integrated natural resource policy and management in northern Australia. He has both extensive research and policy expertise in governance systems and integrated natural resource management and is Chair of Regional Development Australia Far North Queensland and Torres Strait.

 

 

 

How will the carbon pricing mechanism impact your business? :: SustainabilityMatters

The Australian government has announced plans to introduce a carbon price mechanism from 1 July 2012. There will be a three-year fixed price period. The carbon price will start at $23 per tonne in 2012-13 and will be $24.15 in 2013-14 and $25.40 in 2014-15. From 1 July 2015 onwards, the carbon price will be set by the market. Under the plan, Australia will cut 159 million tonnes a year of carbon pollution from its atmosphere by 2020 – the equivalent of taking over 45 million cars off the road.

In the article below, Elisa de Wit, Anthony Hobley, Noni Shannon and Dominic Adams from law firm Norton Rose Australia outline the impact of the carbon pricing mechanism on businesses.

How will the carbon pricing mechanism impact your business? :: SustainabilityMatters.