Category Archive for "Resources & links" | Getting to Sustainability

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September

21 August 2016: The Fifth Estate has released another ebook providing practical support for sustainable business - this time, green ICT is the focus. Australia’s corporations are realising they need to get green, not just for the environment, but also for better branding and.

4
February

Australians are spending more on mental health services and employers need to take notice

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By Allan Fels, University of Melbourne: New data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that Australians spent an estimated A$8 billion on mental health related services in 2013-14. The direct financial impact on Australian business is in the vicinity of $11 billion every year, largely due to absenteeism.

31
January

UK makes strong progress towards sustainable healthcare via emission reductions

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29 January 2016: The NHS and wider health and care sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change. A report from the Sustainable Development Unit for NHS England.

31
January

Suppliers tardy in carbon disclosure – risks for corporations

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January 26, 2016: The largest ever study of climate data from suppliers and their customers has raised concerns about a lack of supplier carbon disclosure. The report has been produced by CDP in partnership with BSR. It is timely given the historic international deal agreed at.

11
January

Enova game changer for community-owned electricity supply

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Enova founding partners Alison Crook, Steve Harris, Melissa MacCourt, and Patrick Halliday[/caption] Enova Community Energy Ltd has become Australia’s first community-owned electricity supplier. On 22 December 2015, the company announced a highly successful near.

11
January

CEFC has received an updated Investment Mandate from Parliament

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The CEFC has received an updated Investment Mandate that will come into effect 24 December 2015. A copy of the new Investment Mandate – entitled Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Investment Mandate) Directions 2015 (No.2) - can be found on Comlaw here: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2015L02114 The Investment Mandate was signed by the Ministers on 3 December 2015, was.

11
January

GRI convenes Technology Consortium to unlock power of sustainability data

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21 December 2015: GRI, architect of the world’s sustainability data is convening a new technology consortium to spur on innovations that will foster more inclusive and sustainable economies and businesses. Over the course of next year and beyond, GRI will convene a conversation, among prominent representatives.

22
December

National Energy Productivity Plan released

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4 December 2015: The National Energy Productivity Plan (NEPP) has been released by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council. Through the Plan, the Australian Government has set a National Energy Productivity Target to improve Australia’s energy productivity by 40% by 2030. The Plan presents a wide range of opportunities into a coordinated strategy. Read more

19
December

Naomi Klein’s ‘Leap Manifesto’: we can’t rely on big business for a climate fix

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by Peter Burdon Discussions at the Paris climate talks take place within incredibly narrow parameters. In fact, it would not be too great an exaggeration to say that the summit’s main purpose is to send the private sector a message about which way it should steer its future investments. The financial press tends to be the most.

14
August

Constructively framing a low-carbon future: ‘Scary science and happy economics: making sense of climate change’

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Julia Thornton discusses constructively framing a low-carbon future and climate change in conversations, business, policy and the media. Reproduced with permission from Dissent Magazine (Australia), Summer 2009/2010 1: What is going on? Climate change is complex. Taking the idea of climate change and making it into a clear picture of how you and I will live.

Category Archives: Resources & links

Green ICT ebook released

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UK makes strong progress towards sustainable healthcare via emission reductions

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Suppliers tardy in carbon disclosure – risks for corporations

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CEFC has received an updated Investment Mandate from Parliament

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National Energy Productivity Plan released

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Constructively framing a low-carbon future: ‘Scary science and happy economics: making sense of climate change’

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