October 2024 Issue, The Race to Net Zero: How Industries Are Uniting for a Greener Future

PLUS: Young leaders are redefining climate action

In this issue, we explore how industries are joining forces to accelerate the path to net-zero and nature positive future. Highlights include key takeaways from energy, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, and infrastructure leaders.

Also in this issue: The growing movement toward a circular economy is redefining how we view waste, transforming it into a valuable resource. Advocates are pushing for solutions that go beyond recycling, focusing on innovation, collaboration, and systemic change to address pressing issues like e-waste and textile pollution. Insights from Mark Jobbins (Pure Storage); Kate Hart (Kearney);  Devon Long )(Regrow AG); Belinda Paul (RCYCL); Tim Lee (Utilitarian); Anthony Karam (Sircel).

 

 

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Young leaders are redefining climate action – and our future

Young leaders are boldly challenging traditional approaches to the climate crisis, emphasizing justice, inclusivity, and equity. They stress the urgency of intergenerational collaboration and highlight the lived realities of marginalized communities, reminding us that their perspectives are essential to shaping a sustainable and thriving future.

From addressing the real world impacts of climate change to questioning the status quo of economic and technological solutions, these leaders are calling for a future that is both sustainable and socially equitable.

 

Panel: Industries and the Race to Net Zero

The global push toward net-zero emissions requires unprecedented collaboration across industries. Key sectors — energy, manufacturing, built environment, transport, and agriculture — are aligning their efforts to tackle climate change. Featuring distilled insights that were the product of in-depth discussions facilitated by Michael Battaglia, Mission Lead for Towards Net Zero at CSIRO; Rob Law, Senior Manager for Energy Transitions at WWF Australia; Heidi Lee, CEO of Beyond Zero Emissions; Deo Prasad, CEO of the Decarb Innovation Hub; Portia Odell, City System Lead at Climateworks Centre; and Sharelle Polack, Senior Manager for Sustainable Agriculture at WWF Australia.

 

How Business Leaders Are Shattering the Sustainability Divide

Business leaders are bridging the gap between environmentalism and capitalism as climate urgency intensifies. In the APAC region, where sustainability challenges are critical, innovative alliances, technology, and a shift from viewing sustainability as a cost to an opportunity are key.

 

Can IT Innovation Be the Secret to Achieving Net Zero?

Explore how innovative data storage and energy-efficient IT infrastructure are essential to curbing the sector’s environmental impact, highlighting new solutions and the urgent need for change.

 

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