As policymakers convene for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings, a new report by the Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate documents the extent to which unsustainable debt burdens, loss of nature and escalating climate change are compounding one another in a hugely destructive ‘triple crisis.’ Commissioned by the governments of Colombia, Kenya, […]
With its third resilience credit, FM will have allocated more than US$1 billion to help clients protect their purpose over the last three years Commercial property insurer FM today announced its third resilience credit, bringing the total allocation to more than US$1 billion since the program’s inception in 2022. The recent catastrophic hurricane events in the southeastern […]
Botanic Gardens of Sydney New research has revealed how harnessing the power of plants through the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s Community Greening program is improving the health and well-being of vulnerable and at-risk communities. A new paper published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology has identified community gardening as a successful nature prescription tool to address social […]
Credit: Daniel Tran/City of Sydney City of Sydney Sydney has been named the number one Australian city on the Global Destination Sustainability Index, reaffirming it as a top location for business events and visitors. Announced in Belgium, the index ranked Sydney 10th out of more than 100 cities, achieving its highest ever score. Melbourne finished […]
Dave Witty’s book ‘What the Trees See: A Wander Through Millennia of Natural History in Australia’, is one of the six shortlisted finalists for this year’s $40,000 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, an annual celebration of the very best of Australian research-based literature. The book examines aspects of Australia’s history through our indigenous and […]
The alliance will promote sustainable and high-performance practices within the construction industry, with the goal of working towards a carbon-neutral future. Builders, designers, and industry professionals are invited to the launch of the Sustainable Builders Alliance (SBA), marking a critical step towards the construction industry’s goal of a carbon-neutral future. The alliance, a collective of […]
Robust water and wastewater defences are required as Australia dries out under the effects of El Nino and Climate Change. By Michael Bambridge*, Managing Director, CST Wastewater Solutions As Australia’s weather patterns turn drier with the arrival of the El Nino forecast by the Weather Bureau to arrive by the end of this year, our water […]
The Quilted Oyster Doona. OzFish Unlimited continues to innovate the shellfish revolution with the upcoming trial of Quilted Oyster Doonas (QODs) set to bring an added layer of versatility to restoration projects. Robbie Porter, OzFish’s Senior Special Projects Officer – Shellfish Revolution, who invented the QOD, said: “No one has ever done something like this before and we think it […]
Research from Monash University Business School has tested whether monetary or non-monetary incentives can encourage households to shift their daily electricity use to better align with solar energy output. Rooftop solar has created opportunities for households to consider shifting their electricity consumption to times of the day that are more cost effective. During the daytime […]
Critically Endangered Plains-wanderer Funds will be used to deploy solar powered recorders for 24/7 monitoring Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has secured $145,045 in state government funding to implement a search and monitoring program for threatened species on the North Australian Pastoral Company’s (NAPCo) Coorabulka Station in western Queensland. Funds from the Queensland Government’s Threatened Species […]
Peter Philipp, Neo4j ANZ General Manager Peter Philipp, General Manager ANZ, Neo4j The race is on for companies and countries to achieve net zero by 2050. In Australia, the government and private sector are redoubling their efforts to develop and adopt low-carbon solutions and policies as they pursue green growth opportunities to address environmental and social […]