BUSINESS & ENVIRONMENT
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The very best thing you can do for the planet
You may never have heard of me. Maybe you never will again. But hear me when I tell you – I am changing the world. And you can too! How many of us give up on trying to make the world a better place because, well, it’s just little old ...
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Australia’s recycling crisis
How do we deal with the changing conditions and growing problem around disposal and recycling of our waste? Recycling is a deeply ingrained habit in Australia, with a remarkably high 98% of households engaging in it to some extent. Roughly 60% of the country’s waste is either recycled or ...
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Car & ride sharing
There are several innovative car sharing models revolutionising the way we get around. Everybody needs to get around. And sometimes it is convenient to be able to access a vehicle for a short period without having to own one. In recent years, some innovative and creative options have been ...
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The hidden power of architecture
It is undeniable that our surroundings affect us energetically. They can cause us to feel cheerful or melancholy, free or constrained, connected or disconnected, clear or confused. Architecture: it creates the space that surrounds us. It is the cocoon that shelters us. And it inevitably helps to shape our lives. ...
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7 keys to cultivating authentic leadership
It is both a privilege and a great responsibility to be a leader. The responsibility being to lead with wisdom, compassion, and courageous authenticity for the benefit of those we lead, and for all humanity. Our organisations, our government, our communities, our businesses all need a new kind of leadership: ...
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Choosing renewable for a more sustainable future
As the years have gone by, everyone, including myself, has become more and more conscious about the environment. But the real question is whether there is more we can do besides recycling. The answer is yes – living a sustainable and renewable lifestyle and being responsible consumers. Being a responsible consumer ...
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The rise of purposeful business
The ‘purpose economy’ is here. Right now, it is unevenly distributed and poorly understood, as the future often is. But in the coming year, the purpose economy will redefine how we conduct business and derive meaning in our lives. We are at a similar moment for the purpose economy as ...
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Sustainability and the human death drive
Could our global crisis have something to do with our personal inability to balance and effectively manage our own creative and destructive impulses? Article and images by Andrey Tamarchenko. Sustainability means the ability to maintain at a certain level – a delicate balance between creation, maintenance, and destruction. Nature is forever ...
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Herbal medicine banned by the TGA
Herbal medicine arbutin (a.k.a bearberry) has been officially banned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. In May this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued information governing the sale of herbal products containing the chemical substance arbutin. Certain to be affected is uva ursi, also known as bearberry. Arbutin is a known ...
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Water and the next generation
Gemma tells how bringing experiential environmental education into schools is helping to create a healthier outlook for tomorrow. “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But ...
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Drastic plastic
What’s wrong with single use plastic and what you can do about it. Because plastic lasts for so long, every single piece of plastic ever made still exists, and will continue to do so for at least 500 years. Add to this that most Westerners throw away roughly 600 times their ...
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One element that can make or break your business
Let me set the scene. It’s 11.59pm, the job is due out tomorrow for a customer who is super picky about the packaging, and he won’t… A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… well in Cairns anyway, I had three different casual jobs in different restaurants ...
BUSINESS & ENVIRONMENT
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The very best thing you can do for the planet
You may never have heard of me. Maybe you never will again. But hear me when I tell you – I am changing the world. And you can too! How many of us give up on trying to make the world a better place because, well, it’s just little old ...
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Australia’s recycling crisis
How do we deal with the changing conditions and growing problem around disposal and recycling of our waste? Recycling is a deeply ingrained habit in Australia, with a remarkably high 98% of households engaging in it to some extent. Roughly 60% of the country’s waste is either recycled or ...
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Car & ride sharing
There are several innovative car sharing models revolutionising the way we get around. Everybody needs to get around. And sometimes it is convenient to be able to access a vehicle for a short period without having to own one. In recent years, some innovative and creative options have been ...
-
The hidden power of architecture
It is undeniable that our surroundings affect us energetically. They can cause us to feel cheerful or melancholy, free or constrained, connected or disconnected, clear or confused. Architecture: it creates the space that surrounds us. It is the cocoon that shelters us. And it inevitably helps to shape our lives. ...
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7 keys to cultivating authentic leadership
It is both a privilege and a great responsibility to be a leader. The responsibility being to lead with wisdom, compassion, and courageous authenticity for the benefit of those we lead, and for all humanity. Our organisations, our government, our communities, our businesses all need a new kind of leadership: ...
-
Choosing renewable for a more sustainable future
As the years have gone by, everyone, including myself, has become more and more conscious about the environment. But the real question is whether there is more we can do besides recycling. The answer is yes – living a sustainable and renewable lifestyle and being responsible consumers. Being a responsible consumer ...
-
The rise of purposeful business
The ‘purpose economy’ is here. Right now, it is unevenly distributed and poorly understood, as the future often is. But in the coming year, the purpose economy will redefine how we conduct business and derive meaning in our lives. We are at a similar moment for the purpose economy as ...
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Sustainability and the human death drive
Could our global crisis have something to do with our personal inability to balance and effectively manage our own creative and destructive impulses? Article and images by Andrey Tamarchenko. Sustainability means the ability to maintain at a certain level – a delicate balance between creation, maintenance, and destruction. Nature is forever ...
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Herbal medicine banned by the TGA
Herbal medicine arbutin (a.k.a bearberry) has been officially banned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. In May this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued information governing the sale of herbal products containing the chemical substance arbutin. Certain to be affected is uva ursi, also known as bearberry. Arbutin is a known ...
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Water and the next generation
Gemma tells how bringing experiential environmental education into schools is helping to create a healthier outlook for tomorrow. “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But ...
-
Drastic plastic
What’s wrong with single use plastic and what you can do about it. Because plastic lasts for so long, every single piece of plastic ever made still exists, and will continue to do so for at least 500 years. Add to this that most Westerners throw away roughly 600 times their ...
-
One element that can make or break your business
Let me set the scene. It’s 11.59pm, the job is due out tomorrow for a customer who is super picky about the packaging, and he won’t… A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… well in Cairns anyway, I had three different casual jobs in different restaurants ...
