Tag: Environment
8 steps to creating a mentally healthy workplace environment
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Nothing to sneeze at: eco-Warrior Ziah Lane on the success of her sustainable tissue start-up
Each year, an estimated 15 billion trees are cut down worldwide to produce paper, timber and other consumables. Terrified by the statistics, Sydney-based entrepreneur, designer and self-proclaimed ‘eco-warrior’ Ziah Lane launched 100% tree-free tissue brand NO ISSUES, eager to drive a consumer revolution that would help preserve the planet for future generations. Validation, both of […]
Sipping on success: KeepCup’s co-founder talks spreading her ‘Reuse Revolution’ worldwide
Seven years ago, siblings Abigail and Jamie Forsyth founded KeepCup. They envisioned it as a business and a line of eco-friendly coffee cups in service of a campaign for behavioural change: ‘from discard to reuse’. Today, more than five million consumers worldwide have joined their ‘Reuse Revolution’. Abigail, the company’s managing director, spoke to Dynamic Business about the […]
Share a ride with Car Next Door’s Will and Dave: the duo challenging car ownership
Let’s face it: car ownership can be expensive and impractical, especially if you drive infrequently and live in or near an urban centre where parking is increasingly scarce. Still, people want the freedom to use a car at any time. Sydney’s Will Davies and Dave Trumbull saw an opportunity for an eco-conscious model of vehicle ownership […]
Reap the benefits of a higher purpose, says BioPak founder
For organisations, the decision to ‘go green’ and actively seek ways to conserve the environment goes beyond the warm, fuzzy feeling of being a good corporate citizen – it also makes good business sense. Just ask Richard Fine, founder of BioPak. Hailing from South Africa, Richard worked in his family’s plastic packaging business for 15 years […]
Game-changers: Winners of global technology competition announced
Sir Richard Branson has crowned the winners of global technology competition, the Talent Unleashed Awards, at a high profile event in Sydney on Friday. The Awards, now in their third year, set out to recognise disruptive entrepreneurs who utilise innovative technology solutions to improve communities, social problems and the environment. Supporting a range of not-for-profit […]
Tackling food wastage from the root
The NSW Government has awarded a grant to the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) in order to make food sustainability part of the curriculum for those entering the food industry.
Disfigured food wastage staggeringly high
The figures are startling: some $10 billion of fresh Australian produce ends up in the bin because it is ‘too ugly’ to sell.