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While physical flood barriers may seem like a no-brainer to providing a high level of protection against floodwaters, they have both advantages and disadvantages.

It’s nigh on impossible to calculate with accuracy how many ants are on Earth, but estimates put the number at about ten billion billion. And sometimes, it can feel like a good proportion of those ants are marching through our homes.

What do Beyond Good, Alter Eco, Tony’s Chocolonely and Whittaker’s all have in common? Besides producing delicious chocolate, they are the “good eggs” in this year’s chocolate scorecard.

Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the market, yet just 16% (179,000 tonnes) is recovered.

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Six kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, East Brunswick Village (EBV) is giving “village life” a new meaning with a unique inner-city development that puts sustainability and community at the forefront.

Mould is a serious health hazard. After a flood or heavy rains, killing it can be difficult.

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? 

With climate change literally knocking at our doors and threatening homes across Queensland and northern New South Wales, people are asking how they can future-proof their homes from floods, rising tides and increased rainfall that the recent IPCC report has flagged.