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The future of cutting through the greenwash to reach eco-savvy customers “looks great, but a lot harder”

GBCA’S TRANSFORM: Across all sectors, consumer demand for sustainable options has never been stronger. But the other side of the coin is the uptick in “greenwashing” – how can consumers distinguish green companies from brands that just marketing themselves as green? And how can businesses communicate effectively to their customers to drive demand for their sustainable products and services?

How to feed a growing population sustainably – this revolutionary plant-based alternative is not just for vegans

News, Food and Drink

Even if you don’t follow a plant-based diet, you’ve probably tried it all – tofu, tempeh, seitan, Beyond Meat, and jackfruit to name a few. But I bet you’ve never whipped up a spag bol sauce made from… oats?

The secret life of plastic

News, Waste and Recycling

Nowadays, you just can’t get through even one day without encountering plastic in some form. Grocery bags, coffee cups, even clothing – plastic is everywhere.
But it hasn’t always been this way.

Quick Chat: Young Henrys founder Oscar McMahon on solar, algae, cows and community

Quick Chat, News

Quick Chat: Who doesn’t love a nice cold frothy one – especially when there’s bonus sustainability initiatives involved? You don’t need to feel guilty about the carbon in your carbonated beverages when you have a beer with Young Henrys.

Sustainability at Callicoma Hill eco-cabin

Callicoma Hill eco lodge

News, Tourism and Leisure

While ecological sustainability in tourism is often written about, it is less often practiced in action with complete commitment.

Big bag, big waste problem – and now a solution

News

Have you heard about the problem with big bags?

Around 60,000 tonnes of big bags are used in Australia each year. A large percentage (around 40,000 garbage truck loads) end up in landfill, burnt or buried on farms. That costs more than $150 million a year in landfill replacement and environmental management costs, producing nearly six million tonnes in CO2 (that’s the same as 900,000 cars on the road).

This company has the answer.

Plants are good for you – here’s how to pick your perfect plant with Greener Spaces Better Places

Homes, News

You’ve heard it before, and we’ll say it again: plants are good for you. Here’s how to pick your perfect plant.

Top tips for councils, brewtiful recycling, mycelium materials

Round Up

Happy Friday friends, We hope that you’re ready for a relaxing weekend whether it be in rainy Sydney, sunny Melbourne, or elsewhere in Australia and abroad. It’s been another rollercoaster week in the sustainability news world. Must-reads Is the future here? Researchers at RMIT have developed an innovative self-cleaning bioplastic that repels liquids and dirt,…

Reuse is brewtiful: beer can clip circular economy scheme expands to SA and WA

Containers and Packaging, News, Food and Drink, Waste and Recycling

Hospitality and liquor business Endeavour Group (owner of BWS and Dan Murphy’s) has announced that they are raising the bar on the reuse of the clips used in their beer cans with an expansion of the initiative to South Australia and Western Australia already underway.