INSIGHTS
22/07/2021
The First Global Climate Litigation
In a landmark climate ruling, a Dutch court has ordered Shell to expediate its emission target. Instead of reducing 20% by 2030, as the company had planned, the…
INSIGHTS
27/04/2021
Jobkeeper payments
Over a year ago, the government introduced JobKeeper in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 2020, companies were eligible for the A$1,500 fortnightly …
INSIGHTS
02/02/2021
COVID's impact on the environment
The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have unintentionally yielded positive impacts on the natural envir…
INSIGHTS
14/10/2020
Coronavirus changing the way we work
In tackling the pandemic, we have all had to adapt and embrace new ways to conduct our daily lives. It is all aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19, and h…
INSIGHTS
20/07/2020
Collaboration efforts to achieve sustainability goals
In September 2015, 193 world leaders signed up to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), to address what the world needs to do to tackl…
INSIGHTS
20/04/2020
Social Mission
Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, regulators around the globe have been putting in place various relief packages to help economies …
INSIGHTS
21/01/2020
Sustainability in the property sector
Global real estate is estimated to consume 40% of global energy annually, which accounts for more than 20% of international carbon emissions. So, it’s har…
INSIGHTS
21/10/2019
Global Climate Strike
Everyone is invited. Everyone is needed. On September 20th, over 300,000 Australians took to the street to join the young climate strikers to demand an end…
INSIGHTS
23/07/2019
Dealing with recyclable plastic waste
Earlier this year, it was revealed that most of Australia’s plastic rubbish (which had been diligently placed in recycling bins) was being shipped to Sout…
INSIGHTS
23/04/2019
The Role of Social Wellbeing in an Economy
In December 2018, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report calling for policymakers to look beyond traditional Gross…