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Latin America moves centerstage in drive for accountability on biodiversity impacts

By Andrea Pradilla, Director of GRI Latin America   Latin America will be at the forefront of major global discussions on biodiversity this year. For the first time, my home country of Colombia will host the UN Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP16), which starts on 21 October in the city of Cali. COP16: local […]

AUSTRALIANS EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE

  Sustainability is now a primary driver of value for Australians. New research by global consultancy firm Simon-Kucher reveals while half of the nation’s consumers are willing to pay a premium for environmental products, brands are pricing their products just above their purchase limits. Over 1,000 Australians were surveyed as part of a larger global report gauging […]

TOMRA leads global effort in circular economy: Takes on the role as Business Champion of the Global Circularity Protocol

TOMRA, a global market leader in circular economy technology and solutions, has taken on the role of Business Champion for the Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP), the landmark framework developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the One Planet Network (OPN) to enable accountability and address key gaps in scaling […]

Yutong Releases YEA Technology in Asia-Pacific: The First EV-Specific Platform for Commercial Vehicles

YEA technology integrates software and hardware to support all-scenario needs of buses Launch coincides with the debut of Yutong’s E7S electric bus Company introduces its first Australian-manufactured E12 battery electric chassis Yutong announces Global Carbon Free Forest initiative pledging to plant a tree for every bus sold Yutong, a global leading manufacturer of buses and […]

Stay Tuned To Our Planet: This new YouTube series is helping youth turn climate anxiety into action

A first of its kind docuseries with Australia’s leading ‘eco-warriors’ has been released to help inspire, educate and activate the next generation around climate action. A new YouTube and TikTok series, Stay Tuned To Our Planet (STTOP), has launched in Australia to equip young people with the tools they need to take climate action and […]
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KEVIN COOPER [Life on death row]

For many years, I have followed the life of Kevin Cooper, a man sentenced to death for the murders of Douglas and Peggy Ryen,...

PAUL ALEXANDER [The Man in the Iron Lung]

During one of the worst polio outbreaks in history, in a time that feels all to familiar to todays Corona-19 pandemic, the last known...

STEVE “CRIKEY” IRWIN [The Crocodile Hunter]

STEVE IRWIN Unlike wildlife and nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough, Steve Irwin led his viewers on recklessly close encounters with deadly, unusual and endangered animals,...

HODDLE STREET MASSACRE [Julian Knight shooter]

The Hoddle Street Massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on the evening of Sunday, 9 August 1987, in Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, a...

THE CUCKOO RESTAURANT [Closes its doors for Good]

This Victorian iconic restaurant which has survived more than 60 years in business, has fallen victim to the COVID pandemic. For this Cuckoo, time...

THE HINDENBURG (Zeppelin Airship)

The Hindenburg (also known as a Zeppelin) was a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin. He pioneered...
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