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Sean Kelly, 9th December 2009
Horn Noise Press Release
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ABC – Train noise reduction transcript
By Stephen McGrail, The Age, January 29, 2009
Shining a light on sustainability of sustainability
Several possible futures emerge from the crisis...
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By Stephen McGrail
Beyond the green bag - Futureye thinkpiece
Is green consumption about to take-off and evolve beyond tokenism, or will the promised green revolution fizzle into a fad?
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By Anna Degotardi, The Age, August 16, 2007
Activists tip a bucket on big companies
High profile activist, Erin Brockovich, took community grassroots activism to a new level last week when she flew into Western Australia to investigate the possibility of a class action against Alcoa for alleged Wagerup refinery pollution.
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By Anna Degotardi, The Age, August 13, 2007
Companies choosing to take the sustainability path will reap the rewards
If the doyen of investors, Terry Campbell of Goldman Sachs JB Were, believes that sustainability can add 25 per cent to a company’s value, the question is why aren’t more Australian companies doing it? In many cases, the answer is as simple as the solution is complex. They don’t know how.
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By Stephen McGrail, The Age, June 22, 2007
Not going it alone in the 21st century
"Humanity's challenges are beyond the reach of the individual..."
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Australian Financial Review, April 10, 2007
In search of a social licence to operate
“The Gunns scenario should force all politicans to rethink…”
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Age, January 30, 2007
Westpac banks on change of direction
“There is now officially a new dimension for choosing a bank: the social responsibility of its lending practices…”
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By Stephen McGrail, The Age, January 25, 2007
Climate change must be put on the front burner
“If there is one issue that is forces most businesses to think seriously about the future, it is climate change…”
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Age, June 22, 2006
Have a heart, or business suffers
“Australian companies have been put on notice…”
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Age, February 14, 2006
Making good: the money in ethics
“If someone is trying to organise a boycott of your produce you’ve already got a problem. You’ve probably had one for a long time and you’ve probably ignored it for a long time.”
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Sunday Age, January 22, 2006
Ethics is a lot more than fuzzy patter
" As the latest business corruption scandal unfolds, corporate culture is
again under the microscope."
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By Katherine Teh-White, The Age, July 14, 2005
A tale of two mines – and how it was a far, far better thing that BHP did
" BHP Billiton and Anvil Mining have one thing in common: they both own mines where massive protests have led to temporary mine closure."
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By Anne Marie DeRose, Parks Magazine, Vol 14 No 2, 2004
Overview of community participation at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
" The World Parks Congress was organised around the theme of ‘Benefits Beyond Boundaries’ acknowledging that protected areas do not exist in vacuums…"
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By Dave Richards and Scott Houston, Parks Magazine, Vol 14 No 2, 2004
Mining and biodiversity: observations and reflections from ICMM on the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
" The Vth IUCN World Parks Congress marked an important milestone for the mining industry as, for the first time, it was invited to participate and contribute to the formulation of the conservation agenda for the following decade."
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