-
Jan 28, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | Kimberly Moore |commerce. Eco Voice
By Kimberly Moore is a Senior Attorney in Washington, D.C. and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and author of The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals, Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom. The United Nations reports that the world is witnessing the greatest number of wars and conflicts since the end of World War II. A war-weary world is feeling the heavy burden of large-scale violence.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
For many Australians, the summer holidays are a time of joy, togetherness and celebration, but they also come with an often-overlooked fire risk. Many gifts, from toys and gadgets to decorations, rely on loose or portable batteries. But by January, homes across the country are left with an excess amount of used batteries, creating a hidden and potentially dangerous hazard.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
We’ve just unveiled major performance and sustainability upgrades to Dell’s AI PC portfolio, setting new benchmarks in circular innovation. We’ve enhanced performance, extended battery life, improved efficiency, and designed for greater durability and easier repairs. Circular innovations realisedFirst showcased in late 2021, our vision for sustainable PC design, Concept Luna, accelerated the expansion of sustainable technology innovation across our portfolio.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
Leading global Chinese automotive manufacturer Geely Auto announced breakthrough 2024 annual sales results of 2.17 million units, marking a 32% year-on-year increase. The international business exported 403,923 units, a new record representing a 53% growth compared to last year’s performance.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Martin GreenUNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Martin Green has helped change our country and the world with his groundbreaking work on solar panels. Now millions of Sydneysiders and visitors to our beautiful city will have the chance to learn more about him as they see his ferry in Sydney Harbour and along the Parramatta River.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
Credit: Peter Allen / Monash UniversityA world-first study of birds migrating across Bass Strait has shown they travelled directly through zones earmarked for the federal government’s two declared offshore wind farms. Monash University researchers studying Tasmanian Boobook owls have become the first to examine flight migration paths from Victoria to Tasmania, tracking the birds via satellite to map their over-water journeys.
-
Jan 8, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
Littered cigarette butts cause roadside firesThe Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has joined forces with seven Western Sydney councils to urge smokers—particularly motorists—to “bin their butts” this summer as the bushfire season approaches. WSROC President, Mayor Brad Bunting, said roadside fires caused by discarded cigarette butts remain a serious concern. “Every year, fire brigades respond to hundreds of roadside fires caused by cigarette butts littered from vehicles.
-
Jan 8, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Program aims to collaborate with startups working to advance breakthrough innovations across the circular economy, climate action and sustainable agriculture. The Greenhouse Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific offers finalists equity-free grants of $20,000 USD and the potential to pilot their innovations. Finalists also have the opportunity to collaborate directly with PepsiCo executives through a customised learning module.
-
Jan 8, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | commerce. Eco Voice
The Future of Jobs Report 2025, published today by the World Economic Forum, reveals that job disruption will equate to 22% of jobs by 2030, with 170 million new roles set to be created and 92 million displaced, resulting in a net increase of 78 million jobs. Technological advancements, demographic shifts, geoeconomic tensions and economic pressures are the key drivers of these changes, reshaping industries and professions worldwide.
-
Jan 7, 2025 | 
tooraktimes.com.au | Mahesh Krishnan |commerce. Eco Voice
By Mahesh Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer for Oceania, FujitsuFrom devastating bushfires to the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, climate change continues to reshape Australia’s biodiverse ecosystem. Globally, we have seen average temperatures rise by more than 1 degree since pre-industrial levels with most of the increase occurring in the past 50 years. The escalating impacts demand urgent attention, and more importantly, action.
