With only 15% of the UN’s SDG on track business needs to take action, fast Opinion Ebony Gaylor 30 October 2023 We are halfway to the 2030 deadline and the Sustainable Development Goals are officially in deep trouble.
Eco-friendly footwear label Twoobs opens flagship store in Byron Bay Retail Kaycee Enerva 30 October 2023 Founded in 2016 by Australian sisters and fashion personalities Jess and Stef Dadon, Twoobs focuses on producing eco-friendly and comfortable footwear.
Not the cloud, but under the sea: The case for underwater data centres Sustainability Paul Haskell-Dowland and Kathryn McMahon 27 October 2023 Tech giant Microsoft and other companies want to relocate data centres into the world’s oceans. Here's what it means.
“Game-changing”: Uber makes massive EV push with 10,000 electric cars for drivers Sustainability Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson 25 October 2023 Ride-share drivers will be given quick access to 10,000 electric vehicles as part of a deal between Uber and BYD.
Lego abandons Bottles to Bricks initiative, renews quest for more sustainable, lower emission materials Sustainability Tinglong Dai, Hau L Lee and Christopher S Tang 9 October 2023 Lego’s ESG pivot is the beginning of a larger trend towards developing sustainable solutions for entire supply chains in a circular economy.
Coles’ Scope 3 goals a wake-up call for SMEs to track emissions Sustainability Jyotika Rangel 5 October 2023 Coles has stated that it intends to set Scope 3 sustainability targets with at least 75% of its suppliers over the next four years.
China leads the electric car race while Australia falls short of global average Sustainability Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson 4 October 2023 China continues to lead the electric car race globally, while BYD and Tesla remain locked in a battle to be the world's top electric car brand.
Textile recycling no longer for a few “sustainable” fashion firms Retail Quynh Do Nhu and Mark Stevenson 3 October 2023 Part of the challenge in scaling up textile recycling is the lack of information available about what happens to clothes that are thrown away.
Hybrid drivers “double-charged, overcharged” in EV tax scheme Sustainability Cassandra Morgan 29 September 2023 Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has fielded more than 30 complaints about the EV tax scheme by hybrid car owners.
Researchers find way to tackle Australia’s $36.6 billion food waste problem by turning it into a highly valuable material Agribusiness Alan Labas, Benjamin Matthew Long and Dylan Liu 29 September 2023 The global market for nanocellulose is expected to grow to US$2 billion by 2030 (A$3.1 billion).
‘Common goal’: Tasmanian carbon accounting startup Sumday forges partnership with Xero Startup News Morganne Kopittke 26 September 2023 Sumday's goal will be to make carbon accounting an extension of financial accounting and reporting for businesses on a global scale.
Why I quit Google to join the ‘green collar’ revolution Opinion Laure Legros 25 September 2023 A growing rank of ‘climate intrapreneurs’ want to leverage their organisation’s resources to create a positive climate impact. Here's how.
