January 7, 2025
From Coal to Communities: The Push for Jobs and Housing After Mine Closures
Across NSW, coal mines that once powered entire communities are beginning to look to the future. From Gloucester, the Hunter Valley, Lake Macquarie, and to Wollongong in New South Wales, mining towns are grappling with the same urgent question: What comes next? Its not going to all hit now, but as mines naturally arrive at […]
December 8, 2024
Unlocking the Benefits of Carbon Accounting: Beyond Compliance
As ESG reporting continues to dominate global conversations, businesses are increasingly expected to account for their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In Australia, mandatory carbon reporting requirements, such as the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme, ensure accountability and transparency. But is carbon accounting just a compliance exercise, or can it deliver real benefits to […]
November 29, 2024
ASIC releases guidance on mandatory sustainability reporting
ASIC has released the Draft Regulatory Guide RG 000 Sustainability reporting to assist businesses in preparing for mandatory sustainability reporting, which will begin in Australia on 1 January 2025. Key elements of the draft guide include: If you’re a director of a company that’s required to release annual financial reports under the Corporations Act, you […]
November 23, 2024
Driving Sustainability Together: Partnering with Our Suppliers for Carbon Neutrality
At IEMA – Integrating Sustainability, Business & Community, sustainability is more than a priority—it’s central to how we operate. In line with our commitment to reducing our environmental impact, we’ve made meaningful strides by calculating our real-time carbon footprint with the assistance of NetNada (www.netnada.com.au). For FY24, our total carbon footprint amounts to 216.301 tCO₂e, […]
November 10, 2024
Preparing for the Future: What New Sustainability Reporting Standards Mean for the Quarries and Extractive Industry
Australia is poised to adopt sweeping new sustainability reporting standards that will change how companies approach environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) will soon require large companies and listed entities to disclose sustainability-related information, in alignment with international frameworks like those set by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). […]
August 29, 2024
Choosing Flexibility Over Size: The Case for Small Environmental Management and Advisory Firms
In a world increasingly preoccupied with size and scale, it can be easy to assume that bigger equals better. For some reason, clients feel comfortable because they think the big firms have it all covered as a “one stop shop”. But when it comes to environmental management and advisory firms, this is not necessarily the […]