Food court food waste – new system, big reductions
August 23, 2019
Food waste handling upgrade in Sydney shopping centre – recognising the cost of waste AND providing alternatives.
River swimming and communication
August 10, 2019
Engaging people in change includes offering a tangible, visuable outcome – such as a “swim-able river”
Ocean plastic swimwear
August 9, 2019
Lovely example of Circular Economy products and The Blue Economy principle of “meet local needs from local resources creating local jobs”.
Optimising city-fringe food bowls
March 27, 2019
This recent article “To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls” in The Conversations highlights “thinking local” as a key regenerative design opportunity.
Meet the bottom up revolutionaries of Yackandandah
March 15, 2019
Innovation comes up from the bottom and in from the sides. Local innovators in Yackandandah are leading a quiet revolution (or two).
Othering, opportunity and Project Drawdown
October 4, 2018
The language we use to describe our goals can create division and conflict – here’s one climate veteran’s alternative. Some excerpts from Paul Hawken’s 2018 UQ talk.
4 places to seek sustainability advantage
September 23, 2018
In an earlier post, I talked about the 10 key assumptions that blind many businesses to sustainability opportunity. Once you understand them, it’s time to explore your business.
The future of HVAC-R in a post-zero world
September 23, 2018
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration Airconditioning and Heating gathered in Melbourne in September to discuss “The Future of HVAC”. This industry is a powerful player in reversing global climate disruption, with the ability to deliver on solutions comprising nearly 15% of the action.
Talking Drawdown and optimism with Climactic.fm
September 19, 2018
An awesome conversation with podcaster Mark Spencer on the solutions side of sustainability, from The Blue Economy to Project Drawdown.
The other PERMA – practices for personal sustainability
May 16, 2018
Most people with “green” leanings know about perma-culture – but there’s another PERMA. It’s a set of principles for personal flourishing in a challenging world.
Which of these 10 assumptions are blinding you to opportunity?
May 15, 2018
This is the first in a series of posts exploring the growing opportunities of strategic sustainability. We’ll dig into the 10 alternatives in depth over the next couple of months. Once upon a time, psychologists and scientists used to believe that we see everything in front of us, then decide what’s worth exploring in detail….
Nudging sustainability into action
May 14, 2018
Turning solutions into action is a human systems game – and neuroeconomics offers lots of valuable tools.
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