Posts tagged "climate change"

Australia's corporate regulator promises to work with small businesses facing new green tape in the forthcoming climate-related reporting regime, as accounting giants urge the government not to heap a compliance burden on SMEs.

The Australian government’s Sustainable Finance Strategy has been released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Yet more needs to be done if Australia is to achieve the strategy’s stated ambition to be a global sustainability finance leader.

Insurance premiums could fall if insurers did a better job of recognising the disaster mitigation efforts taken by their policy-holders, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones said.

A growing rank of ‘climate intrapreneurs’ want to leverage their organisation’s resources to create a positive climate impact. Here's how.

A $5 million Google.org-backed partnership will see Climasens join forces with New York’s Urban Systems Lab (USL) to combat current and future climate risks.

Australia is getting older, the tax base is changing, but there are opportunities to boost productivity, the Intergenerational Report says.

Small and medium businesses struggling to keep up with rising power bills can now apply for up to $25,000 in federal government grants, with the funding intended to help enterprises install new energy-efficient technology and investigate ways to effectively reduce their power usage.

Climate change is forcing workplaces to find new ways to handle the heat, but the solutions need to be managed carefully, say experts.

KeepCup has welcomed sustainability initiatives included in the federal budget, following the appearance of reusable coffee cups in the hands of Labor leaders.

The Country Road Climate Fund will back early-stage and more established products and projects, with $1.5 million in grants over three years.

Even if currently declared commitments to reduce emissions are met, new research suggests coffee production will still rapidly decline in countries accounting for 75% of the world’s Arabica coffee supply.

The federal government is expected to adopt new methane reduction targets in the coming weeks, boosting Australian startups committed to slashing emissions in the livestock industry.