Who’s paying? The cost of rebuilding on floodplains
Recent flooding events have raised questions on how governments and communities can manage the risk of living on floodplains, and when the decision needs to be made to abandon certain areas...
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Five things: Changing the weather
China is a world champion in climate control, but shots of silver iodide aren’t the only thing that affects the weather...
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Five things you didn’t know about electric vehicles
With electric vehicles back in the news as an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, are we any closer to seeing EVs in every driveway? Here are five things you may not know about this growing...
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A farmer’s friend in NZ’s greenhouse gas countdown
BDO’s Charles Rau FCA says CAs are well placed to help NZ’s farmers calculate greenhouse emissions by the 2022 deadline...
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The rise of responsible investing
Responsible investments are the hot new trend, but transparency and reporting standards are needed to avoid greenwashing...
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From macro to micro: social trends and business
How are broad social trends translating into how we do business? Acuity talks to CAs on the front line of change...
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How accountants can help clients recover from natural disasters
Floods, fire, drought and earthquake continue to test our communities’ resilience. Here’s how CAs can help in any recovery...
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People, planet and the corporate balance sheet
Can accountants link profit and the fate of our planet? Corporate reporting could help shift us to a low-emissions economy...
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What’s the future of your fleet?
Lease, buy, car share – what’s the smart way for a business to manage a vehicle fleet and get the best return on investment?...
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The pros and pitfalls of online shopping
The upward trajectory of online shopping seems unstoppable. Sure, it’s convenient, but at what cost to the planet?...
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5 things you didn’t know about fake meat
It’s true – the future of food could lie in delicious fakery. Here’s what you need to know about plant-based ‘meat’...
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Accountants and the path to a zero carbon economy
CA ANZ has joined 13 other accounting bodies globally supporting a Call to Action on Climate Change...
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A short timeline of the international plastic waste trade
China’s ban on plastic waste imports had a knock-on effect across Asia and hit Australia’s waste industry hard...
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Why China’s rubbish ban could change everything
The rising cost of taking out the trash will be a major challenge for corporate finance leaders in the short term...
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Can we turn trash into treasure?
If Australians were better at sorting their rubbish, we could recover A$328 million in resources a year, says an EY report...