Research / Carbon & Climate

Making our own luck: What will it take to build an inclusive, resilient and prosperous Australia?
Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) hosted the Inaugural Fiona Wain Oration and Luncheon on 27 May 2014.
Climate change and aging population shape construction
Megatrends will drive new construction business to more than double by 2023, creating huge opportunities across the globe, Lux Research says
Autodesk C-FACT methodology arms cities to tackle climate change
Free, openly available tool from Autodesk enables cities to set science-based climate targets. By Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Head of Sustainability Solutions, Autodesk and Daniel Aronson, formerly Research Lead Director, Sustainability …
Stimulating interim demand for REDD+ emission reductions
Immediate action is needed to stimulate demand for REDD+ emission reductions. There is currently no source of demand that will pay for medium to long-term emission reductions from REDD+ in …
SMART2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of …
CDP Asia ex-Japan Climate Change Report 2013 - Facing the Challenges of an Uncertain Future
This report analyzes the 2013 responses from the Asia ex-Japan 400 sample. The Asia ex-Japan 400 sample consists of the 100 largest companies by market capitalization in China, 100 largest …
Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World, Part 3
In this report we offer a starting point for discussion. We present a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. …
Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World, Part 2
In this report we offer a starting point for discussion. We present a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. …
Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World, Part 1
In this report we offer a starting point for discussion. We present a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. …
Expect the Unexpected

Carbon & Climate

Expect the Unexpected

The executive summary (PDF 585 KB) of the Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World report shows that population growth, exploitation of natural resources, climate change and …
China Outpacing Rest of World in Natural Resource Use
The ‘Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for China’ report supplements the ‘Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific’ report published by UNEP in 2011, with more detailed …
GEO-5 for Business: Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Corporate Sector
Global environmental trends are creating new risks and new opportunities for businesses in every industry. Indeed the transition to a green economy, now in its early stages, will open up …
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