Sustainability Matters

2 weeks ago | sustainabilitymatters.net.au | Ross Thomson

Mandatory climate reporting has been front of mind for Australia’s largest companies and financial institutions who entered their first reporting year on 1 January 2025. As we wave goodbye to Q1 in an intensifying global risk equation, climate strategy is feeling a big counterweight — geopolitical volatility. AI and cybersecurity is a third Goliath in the boardroom. Where to from here on climate? As the world gets hotter, governments across the world are reacting.

Jul 23, 2024 | sustainabilitymatters.net.au | Peter Philipp

With mandatory and “high-ambition” ESG reporting requirements on the horizon, organisations need a way to collect big data and bring it together. Australian organisations face mandatory sustainability reporting requirements from the start of next year, pending passage of related legislation. As is the case in other geographies, such as the EU, extra time is being afforded to smaller organisations.

Jun 12, 2024 | sustainabilitymatters.net.au | James Currie

Alternative water sources provide a sustainable pathway for water-scarce economies, like Australia, to produce large amounts of green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is produced when water electrolysis is powered by renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Green hydrogen can be stored, transported and burned to generate power. Green hydrogen production does not result in carbon emissions. Green hydrogen is an important technology in the shift towards cleaner energy.

Apr 14, 2024 | sustainabilitymatters.net.au | Carolyn Jackson

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed his government’s plan for the future of Australian manufacturing, with the announcement of a planned Future Made in Australia Act as the nation looks to accelerate its transition to net zero by 2050. Announced on Thursday, 11 April 2024, the plan was likened to the AU$520 billion Inflation Reduction Act in the US. Hydrogen, green metals, solar power, emerging renewable sources and technologies form the future of the country under the plan.

Mar 20, 2024 | sustainabilitymatters.net.au | Jacob Duer

The dawn of the plastic age was a milestone in human development, driving our technological revolution, transforming industries, enabling innovation and saving lives — as well as making lives easier. It now threatens to be a millstone, with runaway waste levels that are rising as our population increases and becomes more affluent. It is everywhere — in all industries, across food supply chains and sadly in our environment.