Imagining a sustainable Melbourne - Short Films at Fed Square

Apparently VEIL has some short films showing on the big screen at Fed Square over summer created by students and lecturers of four Victorian universities imagining a sustainable Melbourne in the future. I'll post a program when I can find one.

via Sustainable Melbourne.

The role of population in moving towards a sustainable Australian society

A very fiesty debate on the role of population in progressive politics in this months' Overland between Dr Mark Diesendorf and former Greens senator Andrew Bartlett - available in full here on the interwebs.

Corporate repositioning based on sustainability drivers

An example of a company making significant adjustments to their business based on perceptions of sustainability.

"In recent years we have been aware of the shift in our market to more sustainable solutions, which has led us to reconsider our name and position."

http://glggreenlifegroup.createsend5.com/T/ViewEmail/r/CB8E65DB8086C5E8/03B34709663B4DCFC9C291422E3DE149

Transitioning to a more sustainable society

As a society, we are becoming better at identifying unsustainable practices and processes, however it is extremely unclear how we can make the transition to a more sustainable society, despite some ambitious attempts by people such as Tim Jackson. Here are some other approaches:

The Transition Response (via Kath Williams). Finally something that at least mentions gardens and horticulture! This does pose some interesting questions related to corporate sustainability, such as how the behaviour of corporations affects the resilience of the communities they operate in, and how they are planning to operate in a world without cheap fossil fuel. Also, this is a TED talk, and there is a TEDx event as part of the Sustainable Urbanisation conference in February.  



http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html

Or there is always the revolution...

The University of Strategic Optimism (via Crooked Timber)

Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil

Sustainability and corporate reputations

A confidentiality clause is used to hide the name of the bank funding a coal fired power station. The bank apparently also recently won a Dow Jones Sustainability Index award. via Rooted

Company sustainability - self published information

I came across this page of sustainability info by Gyprock (while trying to work out how to cut cornice) - may be worth compiling some info from a few corporate websites to start getting a handle on how companies are positioning themselves, and what metrics, indicators and regulations they refer to.

review of What’s Mine Is Yours by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers

A review of Botsman & Rogers' Whats Mine is Yours (via Larvatus Prodeo):


Radical Utility, Anti-Expertise and ‘Collaborative Consumption’

Prix Pictet 2011 shortlist

The Prix Pictet is a photography competition focussing on sustainability. The photos shortlisted for this years prize have been announced. (via The Telegraph)

http://www.prixpictet.com/home/

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