Building on our Responsible Products webinar, this series is designed to deep dive into some of the most important challenges product manufacturers face. We know that the shift to more responsible products can’t be achieved alone, so these sessions are aimed at connecting the sector to help organisations ask and answer questions and share experiences and resources to make it easier.
Session 1: Product Certification
Certification experts will discuss the growing significance of certifications in light of regulatory changes. Learn how to choose the right certification for your product and organisation, followed by a discussion on overcoming challenges.
Speaker: Josh Begbie, CEO, GECA
Other sessions in the series:
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Session 2: Environmental Product Declaration
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Session 3: Avoiding Greenwashing
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Session 4: Communicating Responsible Product Benefits
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Session 5: Responsible Product Guidelines
Reducing embodied carbon is one of the biggest challenges facing the built environment sector. But as we move towards net zero goals, how do we consider the carbon cost on a project from the outset?
Join us for this webinar in which we tackle carbon budgets and the challenges of costing lowered embodied carbon into projects. We examine the latest work on measuring embodied carbon, gaining quality data and what impacts this has, through a series of short presentations and robust discussion.
Our panel includes:
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James Elks, Head of Product Development, NABERS
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Nicole Sullivan, Impact Director, thinkstep-anz
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Tom Dean, Director Carbon Planning, Slattery Australia
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Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager for Green Star Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia
Future design plans need to consider how buildings and places are used and inhabited by all. From gendered spaces to neurodivergent design thinking, this breakout will look at strategies we can employ to create spaces built for equitable usage.
- Sensory design solutions
Magda Mostafa, Associate Chair, Department of Architecture Professor of Design, The American University in Cairo - Panel: Widening the spectrum for inclusive design
Lisa Whinnen, Social Sustainability Manager, Stockland - Building healthier cities
- Panel: Wellbeing and resilience – future planning
This recording took place during Transform 2024
2023 saw another record year of companies contracting renewable energy through corporate PPAs.
But with a complex Australian energy market, and more urgency than ever to meet sustainability targets, how can organizations navigate the intricacies of energy procurement to deliver successful PPAs, also aligned with broader goals.
Join this webinar to hear the latest on the current market, examine the opportunities and learn from successful PPAs in Australia, their outcomes and lessons learnt.
Key themes we will cover:
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Understand the current energy market
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Comparing different PPA models and structures
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How to manage the risk involved
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Driving wider long term benefits
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Lessons from leading PPAs
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Exploring energy procurement more broadly and the different innovations being seen
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Jackie McKeon, Program Director, Business Renewables Centre Australia (BRC-A).
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Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager, Strategy and Development, GBCA
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Ben McCluskey, Operations Efficiency Manager, Charter Hall
Australia and Hong Kong are two Asia Pacific regions with divergent building characteristics but they share a common goal of striving for a low-carbon future in the building construction and real estate sector.
Australia leads the world in real estate sustainability, with their property companies topping the results of the GRESB Real Estate Assessment ranking for 11 consecutive years. In GRESB, Hong Kong’s companies are also frequently named global leaders in the “Mixed Use” sector as the city is famous for its mega-sized multi-function developments.
To foster cross-regional exchange of knowledge and best practices, Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) are delighted to hold this joint webinar in which we share with the audience the key characteristics of the two regions’ green building markets, the latest developments in their green building rating tools as well as the upcoming challenges.
Join us to hear from the two councils’ speakers:
- Mr Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership at GBCA
- Ir Dr Eddy Lau, Head of Green Labelling at HKGBC
Data is a powerful tool with which to improve property operations. By harnessing technology and innovation, the performance and value of property can be improved. But with challenges around maintaining access and uniformity of data, how do you achieve consistent, usable insights and have significant impact? How do use these insights to drive more informed decision making across both management on site and reporting?
Join our panel of experts as they share case studies and examples of how they have leveraged data effectively:
- Emma Baird, Associate Director – ESG Consultancy, CBRE
- Julian Loh, Sustainability Manager, QIC
- Howie Mann, VP Product, CIM
- Helen Bell, Research Manager, GBCA
This session offers an overview of proposed changes to the next edition of the National Construction Code.
The National Construction Code sets the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility and sustainability of buildings. Between 1 May and 1 July, the Australian Building Codes Board will be seeking public comments on the proposed changes.
The proposed changes include an increase in the stringency of Section J, which deals with energy efficiency
This webinar is aimed at portfolio owners and project teams working on Green Star Performance v1.2 and looking to transition to Green Star Performance v2 by 2026. It delivers an update from GBCA on Green Star Performance v2.
- About Green Star Performance v2
- Registration and Fees
- Digital Platform
- Early Access Partners
- Transition
Around the world, the real estate industry has increasingly embraced sustainable finance tools such as green loans and green bonds. However, greater collaboration is needed between the Australian real estate and finance sectors to reach our national climate goals and to unlock enormous environment and investment opportunities.
The Green Building Council of Australia with the support of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute have prepared the Sustainable Finance Guide that addresses the steps needed to embrace collaboration and achieve impact at scale.
Please join us for this interactive webinar that unpacks the guide and what it means for both the property and finance sectors. Through a mix of short presentations and a dynamic panel discussion, this is your opportunity to hear first-hand the steps being taken to drive change in the sustainable finance space.
The world of ESG is experiencing a shift as growing interest in social sustainability and an increased focus on transparency and reporting means that organisations are re-evaluating their ESG targets and approaches. A changing market also means that investors are now driving ESG demand, with their environmental and social values determining where money is being spent.
With investment more integral than ever, how can organisations ensure their ESG strategies are meeting market demand and that the scope and depth of their targets are positioned to add value to their assets? Plus, with so much change in the sector, how can the built environment future proof ESG plans to ensure they remain ahead of market, legislative and social trends?