Tag Archive for: environment

High Levels of Microplastics Found in Great Barrier Reef

By: Amy Cheng

Marine life in the Great Barrier Reef are at risk of plastic exposure due to high levels of microplastics found in the water, a new study has found. Read more

Why Sustainability is a ‘Package’ Deal in Business

By: Michael McQueen

The demand for sustainability has no less than revolutionised the way companies do business. In the last decade, the move towards sustainable products, waste solutions and emissions reductions has forced businesses to pursue purpose over profits, leading the way to a new and positive form of conscious capitalism. Read more

Want to “Go Green”? 6 Tips to Start Small from Educator Jessica Greer

By: Laura Bennett

Change happens gradually, and when it comes to “going green” and adjusting your impact on our environment, it’s the small incremental shifts that can make the huge difference. Read more

Mum Turns Her Kids’ Questions Into Award-Winning Education Series

By: Laura Bennett

Australia has one of the most unique and beautiful botanical environments in the world. We’re home to species you don’t find anywhere else, and we have a love-hate relationship with the fire that can both feed its renewal and be horribly destructive. Read more

Children’s Story ‘Little Pago’ Helps Kids Rethink their Plastic Use

By: Laura Bennett

With the UN Glasgow Climate Change Conference, and sustainability and environmental stewardship continuing to be a hot topic, it’s important these issues are accessible – and not scary – to the kids that are becoming increasingly aware of them. Read more

Why Sustainability Is The Most Sustainable Opportunity for Your Business

By: Michael McQueen

It wasn’t always trendy to be sustainable. In the past, speaking and acting on issues of climate change and the environment often rendered you a hippie or a leftie, or worse still, a vegan. Read more

How Sustainable is a Focus on Sustainability?

By: Michael McQueen

The need for environmentally sustainable moves in business has been common knowledge for years. However, while many businesses have implemented changes and strategies to address this, many others have been held back by the need to maintain profits and ROI. Read more

Want to Feel Happier and Care for the Earth? Do This for Just 20 Seconds a Day

By: Sheridan Voysey

Last year an Australian friend came to visit me. When Jason arrived I wasted no time showing him the best of Oxfordshire, taking him to Blenheim Palace, the Bodleian Library, Oxford’s old quarter, and cosy villages with thatched-roof cottages to prove such things really did exist outside of Midsomer Murders reruns. Visits to London, York and Holy Island followed, then some hiking around Northumberland. Read more

Plastic is Choking Bali – Meet the Aussies Running to Save It

By: Clare Bruce

Every year, a million Aussies flock to Bali for holidays, corporate conferences and schoolies parties, drawn by the island’s resorts, gorgeous beaches and laid-back lifestyle. Read more