Sustainable enterprise
Be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Ghandi
We think the business leaders of tomorrow should take corporate responsibility and sustainability as seriously as the bottom line.
That's why we are integrating corporate global responsibility principles across all of our programs - and hosting public lectures in our 'Sustainability in Business Series' - highlighting issues and solutions in global business leadership.
We are proud to be members of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, and hope you will join us in our drive for greater corporate responsibility.
Sustainability in Business Series 2009
March
- Affordability verus sustainability in the built environment
- Thursday 19 March
- Our first Sustainability in Business Series event for 2009 discussed affordability verus sustainability in the built environment.
May
- The cost of climate change - finance industry perspective
- Thursday 14 May
- The cost of climate change was discussed in the second installment of our 2009 Sustainability in Business Series.
July
- Sustainable supply chains: retail and transport perspectives
- Thursday 2 July
- Join us as we discuss the green supply chain, as part of the Sustainability in Business Series.
September
- Renewable energy targets and living off the grid
- Thursday 24 September
- Join us we discuss energy security and renewable fuels in this Sustainability in Business Series event.
Resources
Selected podcasts and presentations from previous Sustainability in Business events are available for your interest.
- The cost of climate change: a finance industry perspective - Dylan Byrne, Partner Sustainable Advisory, BDO Kendalls and Brooke Burke, Special Counsel, DLA Phillips Fox
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation: approaching the costs - Tricia Caswell, founder and CEO of Tricia Caswell + Associates: Sustainability Expert, Dr Warren Parker, CEO, Landcare Research Ltd (New Zealand) and Charlie Hargroves, Executive Director, The Natural Edge Project
- Sustainable Business through Managing Risk - Grant Whitehorn, President, Risk Management Institution of Australasia
- Culture and Leadership in Sustainable Business podcast - Distinguished Professor Dexter Dunphy, University of Technology, Sydney
- Sustainable Communities and the Built Environment podcast - Brian Stewart, CEO and General Counsel, Urban Development Institute of Australia and Allen Kearns, Deputy Chief, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
- Tesco goes green: Putting strategy into practice (PDF 129k) - Abi Rushton, Head of Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing, Tesco Clothing, United Kingdom
Related websites
- Greenfest - Brisbane's free green festival and the place for people to come together to win the race against climate change
- Carbon Market Expo - Australasia's industry-hosted carbon market trade fair and conference.
- Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society - provides a platform for working collaboratively toward the understanding and establishment of a sustainable role for business in societies of the Asia Pacific region.
- Deeper Luxury: Quality and style when the world matters - analysis of environmental and social performance of the luxury goods sector
- Models of Success and Sustainability - Australia's industry body for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Principles for Responsible Investment - guidelines about environmental, social and corporate governance issues for investment practitioners
- Sustainnovation - sustainability consulting services
- WWF - Australia website
- Carbon offset your flights