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UN Global Compact Network Australia launches inaugural anti-greenwashing course

New online training course for marketers and communications professionals targets greenwashing The UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA) has partnered with sustainability consultancy, Salterbaxter, and digital workforce learning provider, Cahoot Learning, to develop a new anti-greenwashing training course, tailored for marketers and communicators. The course, Greenwashing: Time to stop the spin cycle, was developed after an […]

Tenth annual Logicalis CIO Report 2024 finds 63 per cent of Australian CIOs prioritise artificial intelligence

Logicalis, a leading global technology services provider, has released the tenth edition of its annual CIO Report, revealing that artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability, and cybersecurity remain top priorities for business leaders across Australia and the globe. According to the research, which surveyed more than 1,000 chief information officers (CIOs) globally, 63 per cent of Australian CIOs identify […]

Fowles Wine goes batty for biodiversity

Victorian winery joins global viticulture game-changer project  Victorian winery and sustainability champion Fowles Wine has partnered with University of New England for a ground-breaking study of micro-bats that could see savings of $50 million per annum for Australia’s wine industry. Fowles Wine has also embarked on a partnership with Euroa Arboretum to implement insectariums and […]

Impact Bonds: A brighter outlook for 2024, and growing focus on the detail

Amid an evolving impact bond market in 2024, global issuance is seeing a potential uptick amidst a more favourable rate environment and heightened scrutiny on bonds and issuers. Global issuance of impact bonds should benefit from a more favourable rate environment in 2024, whilst market and regulatory trends will also support issuance but deepen scrutiny […]

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SCIENCE

THREE-FOLD RETURN ON INVESTMENT SHOWS VALUE OF RESEARCH

A three-fold return on public investment from Australian Research Council-funded research highlights "strong economy-powering returns" for taxpayers from university research - and makes the...

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)

Technology critical for a greener and more prosperous Australia – Intergenerational Report The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has welcomed the sharp...

TECHNOLOGY

Top engineers and applied scientists launch toolkit to create more diverse and inclusive Aussie businesses

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has today launched a toolkit calling on Australia's small and medium businesses to capitalise on...

A TAX INCENTIVE TO ACCELERATE DIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA’S WORKFORCE

A new tax incentive to drive diversity in Australia's largest companies could powerfully shift the dial on equality in the country's workforce – including...

COMPUTERS

Why do people overshare online? 5 expert tips for avoiding social media scandal

Image: Steve Gale / Unsplash Social media are increasingly blurring the lines between our personal and professional lives, leaving us at risk of posting sensitive...

5 big trends in Australians getting scammed

Image: Shutterstock Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital...

ENERGY

A clean energy grid means 10,000km of new transmission lines. They can only be built with community backing

Image: Thomas Despeyroux/Unsplash If you drive through central Victoria, you might wonder at the signs reading “Piss off AusNet” in shop windows or even mown...

Who’s holding back electric cars in Australia? We’ve long known the answer – and it’s time to clear the road

Image: Paul Miller/AAP New analysis this week found strong fuel efficiency standards would have saved Australia A$5.9 billion in fuel costs and emissions equal to...

ENVIRONMENT

Murray Darling’s reintroduced Numbat populations recovering post-drought

Sightings of the endangered species are up in western NSW and SA Reintroduced populations of Australia’s endangered Numbat appear to be increasing within wildlife sanctuaries in the lower Murray Darling Basin, five years after the 2018/19 drought triggered a decline in populations. Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) are hopeful that increased sightings of the species indicate […]

Eco Voice Q & A: Ben Fargher, Environmental Markets Lead at Cargill Asia Pacific.

Ben Fargher is Environmental Markets Lead at Cargill Asia Pacific Background Ben Fargher is Environmental Markets Lead at Cargill Asia Pacific. In this role he is responsible for a customer focused sustainability portfolio including carbon and water projects. Ben was previously the General Manager of Operations for a publicly listed cotton and grain agribusiness and […]

BIOLOGY

Laser eye surgery technology – ‘Wavelight Plus’ Now Available

Technology is a vital part of performing effective vision correction procedures. With an absolute commitment to optimal patient outcomes, Dr Rick Wolfe realises the...

Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

  Image: Shutterstock US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of...

ASTRONOMY

CSIRO TELESCOPE OFFERS NEW INSIGHT INTO COSMIC MYSTERY

Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have detected a 'fast radio burst' in a nearby galaxy that...

A cosmic time machine: how the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

Image: NASA/JWST It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images...

SPACE

The Artemis I mission marks the start of a new space race to mine the Moon

Image: NASA / Joel Kowsky NASA plans to launch the Artemis I lunar mission this Saturday, September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was cancelled...

After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning

Image: NASA / JPL On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going...

ARCHEOLOGY

Homo who? A new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel

 Picture: Yossi Zaidner An international group of archaeologists have discovered a missing piece in the story of human evolution. Excavations at the Israeli site of Nesher...

INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTRE TO ADVANCE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The International Space Centre at The University of Western Australia has been awarded Federal funding to advance optical communications between Earth and space –...