Black Rock is easily one of the world's largest asset managers and this week, for the second year in a row, CEO Larry Fink sent a clear message to the market in his annual letter. The message: – act on sustainability and climate change mitigation or risk business growth and prosperity. Black Rock claims climate change will drive a transformative and inevitable reallocation of capital towards sustainable investments. “Awareness is rapidly changing, and I believe we are on the

A comparison of Fitwel and WELL Indoor environments influence and impact almost every aspect of our lives as Australians, from the way we feel, our ability to focus all the way to how well we sleep and rest. Modern-day life has had an increasingly negative impact on our overall well-being as humans with sedentary behaviour, unhealthy diets, pollution exposure and nature-deprivation leading to health difficulties, social isolation, loneliness, reduced ability to focus and stre

"By 2050 the urban population will double its current size, nearly 70 out of every 100 people in the world will live in cities" - The World Bank Group. It is a fact, urban development is directly related to climate change, population growth and development are leading to increasing levels of energy use, reducing air quality and releasing global warming gases into our atmosphere. It has also been predicted by The World Bank Group that by 2030, climate change and natural disas

The simple answer is yes, they can! In Australia, we are seeing an exponential increase in community participation in local running events, often by sustainability minded individuals who love the out doors - so why aren't we seeing more organisations bring these two concepts together? Sustainable event management is the practice of integrating environmental and social responsibility  issues into your event planning process. Often this requires organisations to consider the ne

Reposted from First5000 - https://www.first5000.com.au/blog/what-does-the-modern-slavery-act-mean-for-smes/ The term modern slavery describes a range of exploitative practices including: slavery servitude forced labour child labour human traffickingf orced marriage and sexual servitude bonded labour and debt bondage, and other ‘slavery-like’ practices. The United Nation’s latest estimates suggest that over 40 million people around the world, including 4,300 people in Austral