Opinion: The BCA masquerading as an advocate for climate action is beyond farcical
Bernard Keane explains why the Business Council’s (BCA) “Seize the moment” report is so heavily laden with irony.
Country Road injects $547,000 into three innovators providing climate solutions for the fashion industry
The first three recipients of the grant funding were revealed today with a total of $547,000 to be shared between the projects.
UK-Australia free trade agreement may be “gold standard” but misses the mark on climate action
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade analysed the impact of the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom but did not raise concerns over its climate ambition.
After quitting sugar, Sarah Wilson wants Australia to quit its next big habit: natural gas
A decade after Sarah Wilson published her book I Quit Sugar, she’s launching a new campaign to sound the alarm about the health dangers of gas in our homes. Fittingly, the campaign, which has launched in partnership with the Climate Council, is called ‘I Quit Gas’.
Something is better than nothing on climate action, right? Right?
The general response to the safeguard mechanism negotiated between Labor and the Greens is it’s far from perfect climate policy — but it’s a start.
How taking climate action in your business can be easy and help your bottom line
According to a recent Cogo report, 75% of responding businesses believe that their customers are starting to prioritise sustainability over price, while a 2020 IBM study found that 71% of consumers say they would pay more for brands that are sustainable.
Country Road unveils $1.5 million fund to back startups and innovators driving climate action
The Country Road Climate Fund will back early-stage and more established products and projects, with $1.5 million in grants over three years.
Net zero vs reality: Bridging the chasm for Australian businesses
The disparity between Australian businesses knowing they need to devise and action net zero plans and the reality of achieving those goals is huge.
How to reduce your carbon footprint when managing a remote team
The emissions created by WFH employees should be included in the measurement of a business’ carbon footprint, in the same way they would be included if they were working from a centralised office.
Atlassian’s Cannon-Brookes wants to deliver “cheap, reliable and clean energy” as AGL’s biggest shareholder
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has become the largest shareholder in AGL Energy and vowed to stop its demerger, less than two months after his failed bid to buy the energy titan.
“Be a force for good”: How Canva is setting goals to tackle emissions beyond net zero
"We’re tackling our emissions using a priority framework built upon offsetting, reducing, and removing," writes Canva co-founder Cameron Adams.
Businesses call for bolder action on climate change
More than ninety businesses and organisations and sixty prominent individuals have signed a statement addressed to politicians.
