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3 Climate Disasters in 2024 Pleading for Climate Action: Urgent Lessons for Businesses

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In this blog, we’ll explore three major climate disasters of 2024—Hurricane Helene, Typhoon Gaemi, and the Nepal floods and landslides—and explain how they are directly linked to the urgent need for climate action. We’ll also explore how businesses can take responsibility for their emissions using a carbon accounting tool like NetNada. 
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The Impact of Amazon Prime Big Deal Days on the Planet

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Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days 2024 (October 8th-9th) kicks off, with millions of shoppers taking advantage of deep discounts. However, behind the excitement lies a significant environmental cost—one that both businesses and consumers must consider.
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NetNada Empowers Zip Co in Global Carbon Emissions Reporting and Compliance

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Zip Co, an ASX-listed tech company, partnered with NetNada to streamline its carbon emissions measurement and reporting across Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Faced with complex compliance requirements, NetNada provided tailored, data-driven solutions that ensured accurate reporting for CDP, TCFD, and annual submissions. The collaboration not only helped Zip Co meet global sustainability standards but also improved internal efficiency, positioning the company as a leader in environmental performance.
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Turning the Tide: How Business Owners Can Address Extreme Weather After Hurricane Milton

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Hurricane Milton serves as a stark reminder of the devastating effects of climate change. As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, businesses must take action to reduce their carbon emissions. By embracing carbon accounting and implementing sustainable practices, companies can play a key role in mitigating the impact of climate change and building resilience for the future.
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Vanguard Investments Lost $12.9 Million in Penalty for Greenwashing - How to Ensure your Business is Safe

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Vanguard Investments Australia was hit with a $12.9 million penalty for making misleading claims regarding their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds. It was found that they falsely promoted their Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund as excluding industries like fossil fuels–when in reality, the majority of the fund was not screened for these criteria. This case serves as a stark reminder that greenwashing—misleading marketing of environmental claims—can have serious legal and financial consequences. Here's how you can avoid the same fate.
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California Sues ExxonMobil for Misleading Claims on Plastic Recycling: Is it Greenwashing?

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The lawsuit claims that ExxonMobil knowingly misled the public into believing that recycling was a viable solution to plastic waste, despite being aware that most of the plastic would not be recycled. This case brings attention to how large companies often shape sustainability narratives to their advantage, raising the question: Is this an example of greenwashing?
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Climate Week 2024 From Down Under to Wall Street: How Australia's Climate Regulations Can Inspire Global Sustainable Investment‍

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This blog delves into how Australia’s approach can inform and inspire sustainable finance practices worldwide, illustrating key lessons and strategies for advancing the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Sustainability That Sells: Mastering the Art of Building Trust for Partnerships

Discover proven strategies for pitching carbon accounting and sustainability solutions that build client trust, overcome objections, and leverage NetNada’s tools to close more deals while positioning your business as a trusted leader in a sustainability-driven market.
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Carbon Accounting 101 Webinar

Watch the recording of our webinar on Carbon Accounting 101 with Alex King
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Supply Chain Engagement Webinar

Watch the recording of our webinar on Supply Chain Engagement with Lochie Burke.
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Sustainable Events Masterclass - Master strategies in Responsible Events Management

November 27 | Discover essential strategies for reducing carbon emissions, explore eco-friendly sourcing and waste management, and learn how to navigate the evolving landscape of sustainability in the events industry.
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NetNada x Better Business Partnership (BBP) - Measuring Your Company's Carbon Footprint

October 30 | This NetNada x BBP joint webinar will demonstrate how embracing sustainability not only enhances your business reputation but also strengthens client relationships and attracts larger customers by highlighting your commitment to reducing emissions.
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Australian Mandatory Climate Reporting: What to do if your Business doesn't make $500M annually

October 16 | Discover the new regulations set to take effect in 2025, learn how to navigate mandatory disclosures, and gain actionable insights to align your business with reporting standards.
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Sustainable Procurement Pathways: Collaborative Strategies for Procurers and Suppliers

This engaging session is designed to bridge the gap between large organisations and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on the key questions procurement teams must ask to enhance transparency and the crucial steps SMEs need to take to be prepared.
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Event Sustainability Webinar

Learn the basics of carbon accounting and understand how it plays a crucial role in assessing and reducing your event's environmental impact.
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Sustainability 101: Introduction Carbon Accounting

Join us for "Sustainability 101: An Introduction to Carbon Accounting," a comprehensive webinar designed to demystify carbon accounting's essentials and its pivotal role in sustainable business practices. Learn how NetNada is leading innovation in this crucial area.
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Net-Zero & Government Procurement: What to expect with new legislation.

Exploring the implications of new government legislation on net-zero and government procurement. With a focus on the recent $75 billion shift in government contracts, this session will delve into how these changes impact tenders, contracts, and business operations.
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Bjarke Ingels Group Designs Telosa's Urban Utopia

A plan for the world’s most sustainable city has been designed and is expected to welcome its first residents by 2030. Proposed for construction in an undecided desert location in the United States, the city of Telosa is estimated to cost $400 billion and accommodate a population of 5 million.
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Air Company Wins NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge

Air company, which was founded by Australian Gregory Constantine has just won a huge award from none other than NASA! Air Company is a technology, engineering and design-based company in New York that participated (and won) NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge with a project that converts CO2 into sugars to create new resources on Mars.
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The COP26 Climate Conference

The highly anticipated U.N. climate conference COP26 is at “high risk of failure,” according to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Planned to take place this November in Glasgow, COP26 intends to bring together global leaders to address the climate crisis.
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Is Carbon Capture the Road to Recovery?

The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started running in Iceland, constructed by Climeworks, when operating at capacity the plant will draw 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year.
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Politicians vs water experts: making Sydney potable water reuse a reality

Vastly differing viewpoints exist between politicians and water practitioners regarding their sense of the likelihood of potable reuse uptake in the next 30 years.
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Businesses are problem solvers, but can they solve the climate crisis?

Businesses by nature are problem solvers as they respond to supply, demand needs and wants in their markets. From a sole trader in a small coffee shop to the board of directors at Starbucks, each day brings a unique set of challenges and requires necessary changes.
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Sustainable Business - Where is the ROI?

Return on Investment (ROI) is the term that is thrown around to identify if and when a company’s expenditure will return a profit, either monetarily or non-monetarily. This is based on spending, speculation, expectation and forecasting.
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Organics Recycling in your Business 101: How to Properly Recycle Food Waste

Food waste is the elephant in the room. Actually, it is the million-ton elephant in the room! Millions of tons of food go unused in Australia every year and one-third of all food produced around the world is wasted.
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What is Greenwashing?

As an attempt to capitalise on the growing demand for environmentally sound products, “greenwashers” aim to make their products or services seem healthier, more natural, less wasteful, recyclable, free of chemicals or made of natural resources.
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IPCC report - Code Red For The Planet

The most crucial report card on climate change has been released and it is a concerning reminder we all need to make some changes.
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How regenerative farming helps lower carbon emissions

Unconventional techniques can sequester carbon while improving the soil. A look into Canada’s advancements in regenerative farming techniques and their positive impacts.
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