Internal carbon prices – also known as shadow carbon pricing – could prod companies into taking decisions that are good for both business and the planet.
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Business strategies to slash carbon emissions don’t just protect our environment but can help Australian companies attract global investment.
Also known as alkaline hydrolysis or aquamation, the process is much better for the environment than burial or cremation.
A hemp renaissance could transform the construction industry – this fast-growing crop sequesters or stores carbon and has multiple environmental benefits and practical applications.
Business and management graduates can become the kind of sustainability champions the world needs today.
Sustainability reporting isn’t about producing marketing material. It’s an opportunity for companies to honestly share the risks of doing business and present an action plan for addressing them.
New research suggests educators can play a crucial role in changing attitudes and actions about food waste and equip future marketing professionals with the tools to tackle sustainability challenges.
Food waste is a serious emergency in Canada and around the world. Here are four practical steps we can take this Earth Day to eat more healthily, reduce food waste and save the planet.
Ballooning inventories are to blame for much of the fashion’s sector carbon footprint. Could on-demand production solve such problems?
West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
Coastal fishing communities in west Africa face increased poverty as fish stocks decline.
Controversies haunt Indonesia’s ambition for nickel processing. It’s time Indonesia move away from supplying electric vehicle battery material narrative and focus on sustainability.
Not all types of ground are the same and understanding how varied ground types react to environmental stresses is key to achieving true sustainability.
We could make our hot cities cooler with white roofs and light roads. But progress has been glacially slow.
We know fast fashion is bad for the environment. Ultra-fast fashion makes matters worse. This disturbing trend towards disposable clothing is the opposite of sustainable. Here’s what must be done.
Next time you do your laundry, think like an astronaut – wash your clothes as little as possible.
In the face of growing social and environmental challenges, organizations in the food and agriculture sector are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration.
Climate change is often seen as solely a technical problem. This is a misguided belief. Understanding how to build a better world begins, and ends, with understanding the societies which inhabit it.
Will it make a difference when companies have to track and report emissions and environmental impact? Only if policies with teeth follow.
This obsession with economic growth is destroying our planet. We must rethink private ownership of land – that’s where it all went wrong.
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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