Soul Economy

Macquarie University is holding their first sustainability fair for students, staff and the community. There will be guest speakers including Natalie Isaacs from the Climate Coolers and Matt Grant from Peats Ridge  Festival. You can join in a yoga or sustainability in the curriculum workshop, sample some tasty organic food, listen to music, visit stalls, [...]

Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 June 2008
(Opens World Environment Day)
Sustainable commerce and living makes environmental & economic good sense. With the latest new “green” ideas and sustainable commercial developments you can help save the environment and save money!

Thursday
June 5
(12 noon to 8pm)
Business & Public

Friday
June 6
(10am – 6pm)
Business & Public

Saturday
June 7
(10am – 6pm)

Sunday
June 8
(10am – 5pm)

Admission: $ 15.00
Concession: [...]

This event will examine what is sustainability’s impact on business and the economy and what crucial, emerging issues in sustainability are confronting business. It will look at how organizations can boost their bottom line by taking advantage of sustainable and green initiatives.
Where: Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Cost: $1295 - $1995 including GST (depending on when you [...]

What does City Council have in store for Sydney? Sustainability is high on the agenda it seems. See plans, listen to podcasts and check out the many visions for the Harbour City all here.
You can also visit the 2030 Exhibition at Customs House until 30 May 2008.

This annual event combines sustainable living, interactive arts, eco-friendly entertainment and diverse foods.
The environmental emphasis of the Cooks River Festival will include a range of workshops, displays and information in the Sustainable Water Showcase, an arts program that will allow visitors the opportunity to work with artists using sustainable material, RiverLife interpretive tours of the [...]

A top-level think tank of brand professionals, The Medinge Group, has released its
5th annual Brands with a Conscience list. The Group selects nominees on principles of humanity and ethics, rather than financial worth.
The evaluations are based on reputation, self-representation, history, direct experience, contact with individuals within the organizations, media and analysts, an assessment of the [...]

The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility’s (ACCSR’s) 2008 annual conference is being held in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact and is being hosted by Westpac. The conference will explore the major international and domestic trends and policy developments affecting corporate social responsibility and sustainability. What will the new government mean for CSR [...]