Mining — The Necessary Evil of Our Time?

For outsiders looking inwards on the world of mining, it seems like a fairly miserable…

Changing Minds - The Power of Consumers

As I ride the train along Adelaide’s west coast, listening to Aretha Franklin, I can’t…

Econ 101 vs. The Environmentalist

Econ 101 was my favorite course in university, not because I enjoyed it very much, but because I was…

A Planet of Our Making

The history of humans is marked by crossover points.

There’s no transition without transmission

A shift towards economically sustainable growth, and an…

Green is the new black

What is a Chief Sustainability Officer, and will it make big business ‘green’?

Investing in smart buildings — is it smart?

Commercial Real Estate managers are investing in technology to measure and report…

Solar power — Don’t expect perfection, demand progress

It’s as easy as ESG: beware, the devil is in the detail.

Restoring the Oceans

Every single living organism has developed a finely-tuned relationship with their surrounding ecosystem. I still find it baffling how perfectly designed our planet is, especially in the intricate relationships that exist between some of its smallest and largest creatures. One of my favourite…