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Responding to Global Warming

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Adj Prof David Hood AM, Chairman, Long Future Foundation and Adjunct Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty, QUT joins us this month to discuss ‘Responding to Global Warming.’ It’s all about risk. Would you cross a bridge if the design engineer told you that you only had a 66% chance of getting to the other side? Would you board on aircraft if the aeronautical engineer said that ‘I only design aircraft with a 66% chance of them arriving at their destination? No? Neither would I. We engineers design and …

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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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How WWF Is Seeking to Accelerate the Uptake of Renewable Energy in Australia

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Monica Richter, Climate Change Business Engagement Manager at WWF joins us this month to discuss ‘How WWF Is Seeking to Accelerate the Uptake of Renewable Energy in Australia’. Purchasing renewable energy is a smart business strategy and there are good reasons for businesses committing to a zero carbon plan reduce electricity costs in the longer term and contribute to transition Australia to a cleaner energy system.  WWF has established a Zero Carbon Hub to educate, aggregate, accelerate, and advocate to achieve a zero carbon …

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Creating Sustainable Community Lands in Western Sydney

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Suellen Fitzgerald, Executive Director at Western Sydney Parklands Trust joins us this month to discuss ‘Creating Sustainable Community Lands in Western Sydney.’ Suellen Fitzgerald, Executive Director, Western Sydney Parklands Trust will discuss the opportunities for activating long vacant public lands on the urban fringe of one of Australia’s most dynamic cities and the challenges that these lands can present.  In particular she will focus on the Trust’s strategies to build a self-sustaining financial model, to create an agricultural future in the city, to generate jobs …

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Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Cities while Creating Business Opportunities

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Prof  Deo Prasad, Chief Executive Officer at CRC Low Carbon Living joins us this month to discuss ‘Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Cities while Creating Business Opportunities.’ There is ongoing discussion on future energy mix in cities – from a coal based to renewables.  The long term aspiration may be fine but how do we navigate the transition?  More and more roof top PVs or local area mini-grids, storage – all at households to community to network scale are being explored. What is more certain is …

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“Wellness” Building Syndrome

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Ms Peta Earley, Associate/Senior Sustainability Consultant at Norman Disney & Young joins us next month in Brisbane to discuss ‘”Wellness” Building Syndrome –  is this the future for the built environment?’. Wellness is the fastest growing global sub- trend in 2016 and it extends to all areas of our lives. The WELL building standard is a product of seven years of research and assesses building characteristics for their impact or benefit on human psychological and physiological health. The WELL standard is having a significant impact on …

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The E-Waste Gap: The Need for Education and Awareness

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. The Conference theme ‘Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital’ will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world. Ms Carmel Dollisson, CEO of the Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform Ltd joins us next month to discuss ‘The E-Waste Gap: The Need for Education and Awareness’. E-waste is becoming harder to find, presenting a challenge to a Scheme like the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, which has defined annual targets for collection volume. This presentation …

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Australia’s First Automated Underground Waste Collection System

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. Mr Tom Jamieson, Manager, Project Delivery at Sunshine Coast Council joins us to discuss ‘The Sunshine Coast Leads the Waste Revolution with Australia’s First Automated Underground Waste Collection System in the New Maroochydore City Centre’. This project, a first for Australia, is part of Sunshine Coast Council’s $253 million capital works program for 2016/2017. This significant and innovative infrastructure investment demonstrates why the Sunshine Coast is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading city regions for the 21st century and delivering its core strategy of becoming a …

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Why business will make or break the SDGs

Achieving the ambitious global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which include ending poverty, improving global health, ensuring universal education, and mitigating climate change by 2030 – will cost a lot of money. The total will be far more than governments can make available, and the gap cannot be closed by official development assistance, now at $132 billion per year. The private sector, as well as updated financial markets, will be essential. Until recently, international organizations and governments had relatively well-defined roles in the global development and sustainability agenda, whereas the private sector’s participation in the process was often viewed through …

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