Bruce Rowse, following an interview with Alex Kraan about ISO 50001 at Gold Fields. Images are © Copyright Gold Fields and are used with permission. Gold Fields is a multinational gold mining company, operating eight gold mines across South Africa, Ghana, Australia, Chile, and Peru. Four if its mines are in Western Australia. I recently
We’re almost 1/4 of the way through the 21st century, and sustainability has become a hot topic. So what will the world be like, from a sustainability perspective, in 2050? Let’s look at this question when it comes to one of the great environmental challenges – the greenhouse gase emissions driving climate change. Now making
Sustainability lessons for business from the greatest sporting nation. 7 lessons for businesses about sustainability
Will net zero be achieved by 2050? This article looks at the technologies that might help this happen.
With the financial year in Australia just ended, I’ve been thinking about where business environmental sustainability may go over the next 12 months. These comments are based on various conversations with a handful of businesses and business advisors across three Asia-Pacific countries, and my broader interest in some of the technologies that enable sustainability. But
8020Green is pleased to announce its appointment by the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) to develop 21 introductory training modules on topics related to energy management and energy efficiency. As decarbonisation becomes critical in Australia, the EEC and Clean Energy Council forecast that there is a need for 2 million new workers to meet emissions reduction
Brazil’s is now undergoing a massive investment in energy efficiency skills. I was recently hosted by SENAI, the national industrial training organization, at its Institute of Innovation in Electrical Power Systems (SENAI ISI) in São Paulo. SENAI was established in 1942 and is funded by a 2% payroll tax on industrial companies. It provides training
Here are three interesting sustainability perspectives, from the Sustainability Education Academy. Neeta Ramnath: Sustainability – From Compliance to Value Driver. Sustainability is clearly at the center of the agenda for the corporate world. But has it really taken center stage? If one follows the career discussions in Sustainability, the focus has remained largely around compliance
The streets have been deserted for weeks during the latest COVID lockdown. So why aren’t commercial and industrial facilities acting to conserve energy while it’s quiet? It may be because energy is viewed as a fixed cost, rather than a variable one you have direct control over. How can we make energy conservation easier? Data
