Sydney-based coffee pod company, Tripod Coffee, has a sustainable proposition for its customers: a premium coffee in truly compostable packaging that ends up as green electricity and organic fertiliser.
TGL news: 2020 is here and we’re building resilience
In our first newsletter for the year, it would be easy to wail and gnash our teeth about the state of the planet and the climate emergency. But instead, we’ve decided to take inspiration from the bush – and one particular part of the bush – and talk about resilience.
5 tips for more sustainable travel
By now you’ve heard how bad air travel is for the planet and how poorly some animals are treated in tourism. If you want to make your holiday as socially and environmentally sustainable as possible, here are five more tips that will get you thinking.
10 gift ideas that won’t cost the earth
Millions of unwanted gifts go straight to landfill each year. So to help set a better, greener pace with your gift giving, we’ve compiled a few ideas to get you started
How buildings can exceed Net Zero with EcoStruxure
Office buildings and construction are responsible for about 36 per cent of global final energy consumption, according to Schneider Electric. Find out how its EcoStruxure service can help reduce a building’s footprint by providing consumption visibility and flexible tools to reduce its environmental performance.
Amy Beattie: On how a small green bank can make a big difference (and save you money)
Quick Chat: Amy Beattie of Good Green Home Loans says it would take just 15,000 loans moving away from the Big Four for ethical reasons for them to take notice.
TGL News: Zero-waste milk and zero-paper notebooks
A notebook made from mining and construction waste, an app that marries unsellable food with hungry mouths, and a clever use of 1850’s technology to reduce waste.
CRC for Low Carbon Living: Guide to the benefits of low carbon social housing
TGL News: The end of an era
News from the Collaborative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Built. and CitySwitch.
Paul Davy: On South Australia’s sustainability champions
Quick Chat: “Irrespective of federal party lines or policies, the South Australian government finds ways through the sustainability maze,” says Paul Davy of dsquared.