SMEs could be forced to turn over utility bills under new mandatory accounting rules
Small businesses will be exempt from Australia's new climate risk disclosure rules, but may still be asked to turn over meter readings, utility bills, and other energy usage figures to their bigger business partners.
As El Niño hits Australia, here’s what small businesses need to know
Australia is now subject to an El Niño climate event, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says, boosting the likelihood of warmer and drier conditions than average in the coming months.
Waste not, want not: Up launches recycled plastic debit card with Seabin in sustainability push
Up has launched a new debit card made from 82% recycled materials and a fresh partnership with waste-data startup Seabin, as the digital bank targets a new generation of eco-conscious spenders.
Heaps Normal, Intrepid join with 50 SMEs to get climate action back on the election agenda
More than 50 Australian businesses have banded together to launch a new campaign called 'This Is Not Normal' to spur communities to vote with the climate in mind this month.
Northern Rivers resident calls for Canberra to “get their asses in gear” on flood support
Benjamin Berry went viral on the weekend after posting an emotional video slamming state and federal governments for being "lazy", and the media for not reporting what the region needs, in the wake of the deadly floods.
Businesses call for bolder action on climate change
More than ninety businesses and organisations and sixty prominent individuals have signed a statement addressed to politicians.
Concerns for Australian retail as “historic” UN plastic treaty signed
The UN has signed a legally binding agreement to take on the "full lifecycle of plastic" from production to packaging design and waste.
How SMEs should prepare for ‘rain bomb’ surging down the east coast
Businesses on the east coast should prepare now as a deadly 'rain bomb' heads their way. Here are 12 ways to do so.
The “new cigarettes” of sponsorships: Tennis Australia cuts ties with fossil fuel giant
Less than a year after it was announced, the peak tennis organisation has cut ties with natural gas producer Santos.
Why small businesses can’t ignore climate change anymore
Small businesses and the people who run them have the power to take real and definitive action on climate change — and it needs to happen soon.
Things are heating up: Small-business policy is aplenty as politicians try to tackle climate change
Australia's major political parties have adopted broad climate-change policies, and there's plenty small businesses need to know.
The world is leaving coal behind, and it’s up to startups to pick up the economic slack
There’s a change on the horizon in the Australian economy, and if we’re not able to adapt, it could mean a $54 billion hole, and thousands of jobs lost.