Your sustainability business case

Your sustainability business case

Most people agree a business case for sustainability is critical. However, the initial findings from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan Management Review 2010 sustainability survey finds nearly half of its responders have not yet developed one....
Google to Shweeb: Clean Transit

Google to Shweeb: Clean Transit

Want to fly above traffic propelled by your own legs? That’s the inspiration for Schweeb (pictured) inspired from Tokyo.It may sound a little unlikely but Google has invested $1 million in the project. The Schweeb is one of 5 winners, out of 150,000 ideas of...
What’s it worth? 60 billion AUD?

What’s it worth? 60 billion AUD?

Valuing natural assets, like near pristine bushland and water catchments, is not always easy. Dr David Suzuki, at a recent Legacy Lecture in Adelaide, put it succinctly saying: ‘in his view it was no longer acceptable to damage pristine environmental systems...
Sustainability, art and synthesis: sanctuaries

Sustainability, art and synthesis: sanctuaries

Sustainability is obviously more than numbers and measurements. We know this but sometimes decision making loses sight of our motivations. Consequently, art has a big role to play. The synergy between art and sustainability is strong. The picture above is from my 2005...
Global carbon prices and wind power growth

Global carbon prices and wind power growth

If Australia puts a price on carbon – tax or trading – we are not going it alone. The Climate Institute commissioned Vivid Economics to look at electricity in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.It compared clean...