We regularly share our thoughts and tips on creating a truly sustainable business on our blog.
How to get the most out of your Native Seed during rehab
The development of a mining operation, can involve the alteration of existing landforms and hydrological conditions, remove of flora and faunal habitats, and potentially create contamination (Bennett & Lacy, 2016). At the end of mining, it is the proponent's...
Cool technology for environmental monitoring
As Peter Drucker said, “If You can't measure it, you can't improve it”. There can be significant challenges when managing environmental changes and impacts, such as monitoring and generating reliable and real-time environmental data, so taking corrective actions to be...
Handy Tips for Safety Workplace
Safety in the workplace can be a dry topic, and while many a meme is made about the foibles of unsafe work practices, it remains a pertinent (and expensive) issue – Safe Work Australia estimates that workplace injuries cost Australian businesses more than 61 billion...
EPBC Act Review – Interim Report
Within the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, there is a requirement for the Act to be independently reviewed at least once every ten years. The second statutory review of the EPBC Act commenced on the 29th of October 2019 and is...
Ethical Protocols for working with Indigenous Australians
As companies move towards a more sustainable business model, becoming cleaner, greener, and more transparent with their operations, it is important to also consider the current socio-political climate we exist in. We need to ensure our activities are morally, ethical,...
Staying Safe With Effective Communication
I’m a talker, a bit of a chatterbox when you get to know me actually, I have even been told that I could talk underwater with a golf ball in my mouth. However, in the last few years, I have been trying to improve my communication style and listening skills to make...
Material Characterisation – the things we need to consider
If you have ever tried to build anything out of blocks, you will be familiar with that heart-wrenching moment when it all comes crashing down as a result of the wind, the toddler or pet. From the onset, the chance of the tower surviving is minimal, despite the limited...
Bats of Western Australia
Bats are so unique in nature that a particular category was created for them in the order of mammals, called “Chiropterans”, which means "winged hands". Bats constitute around 20% of all mammals in the world (Treehugger 2019), and they are the only ones capable of...
Community-Business Partnerships
The Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership (CBP) was established in 1999. The Partnership brings together leaders from the business and community sectors to promote philanthropic giving and investment in Australia. The Partnership also advises the Government...
The AIATSIS Songlines Project – Preserving Aboriginal Cultural Songs
An Endangered Culture One to two Indigenous languages are being lost every year (Slattery 2016). Of more than 300 languages that existed pre-colonisation, fewer than half remain and all are considered endangered; many are considered critically endangered. Experts say...