We regularly share our thoughts and tips on creating a truly sustainable business on our blog.
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...
WA Fungi
Did you know there are more fungi in Australia than there are plants? And that we have only discovered about 10% of the fungi in Australia? (Perth Urban Bushland Fungi Project, 2020) Fungi can be grouped into three major types: Multicellular filamentous...
What are Environmental Liabilities and When You Should Consider Them?
Environmental Liabilities Environmental liability refers to the potential environmental obligation and expenses that a company might incur when establishing a new development or purchasing an asset (Corporate Finance Institute 2015). Australia has a federal legal...
Aboriginal Heritage – The Need for Change
Heritage in Western Australia is protected and regulated under two separate Acts - the WA Heritage Act 2018 and the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The current Aboriginal Heritage Act makes provisions on behalf of the community for the preservation of places and objects...
Western Australian Heritage
Heritage is important for understanding the story of Western Australia – its history, identity and its people. Heritage values can take the form of landmarks, buildings and their contents, structures, gardens, cemeteries, memorials, landscapes, archaeological sites...
How cool is this – Water Battery
OK, so I know things are a little out of the ordinary at the moment, and we are not too sure of what the near future is going to hold, but wait!! Hold up!! How cool is this innovation from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in Queensland? In partnership with...
Stress Management
Stress is a natural human experience. When faced with a challenge, our bodies react with physical, mental, and emotional responses (Cleveland Clinic 2015) (Robinson, Smith and Segal 2018). Everyone experiences stress from time to time. Often the short-term stressful...