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CitySwitch is a national program that helps office-based businesses reduce their emission by mapping a pathway to net zero and connecting them with others on the journey. We create resources and host events to help businesses reach milestones at each point of the net zero pathway. CitySwitch is free to join and run by local councils and partners across Australia. Businesses are welcome to join at any time.

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As the voice of international business interests, throughout Australia and the US in particular, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia's (AmCham Australia) story has always revolved around its members, and our ability to provide them with invaluable access to opportunity.

It’s a story of connectivity. Our members include CEOs, executives and professionals of all ages, and from all walks of business. Our strong and supportive network provides them with up-to-date information, unparalleled access to opportunities, a robust business events program, a diverse membership database, and a voice to potentially shape Government policy.

It’s also a story based around quality global participation: we actively promote international business with trade missions, including the highly regarded Offshore Technology Conference.

And our story is one of generosity: we work with the U.S. Commercial Service and Austrade to welcome and host inbound business missions. With over 100 AmChams located worldwide – including 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region alone – AmCham is one of the best B2B networks in Australia and overseas.

And it’s our members who make it; we simply provide the networks, the opportunities and the support for you to do what you do best.

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The authority is an independent statutory body established under the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 to provide expert advice to the Australian Government on climate change policy and has been in operation since 1 July 2012.

The authority plays an important role in the governance of Australia's climate change mitigation policies including by providing independent advice on:

• the preparation of the Annual Climate Change Statement to Parliament; and
• greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets to be included in new or adjusted nationally determined contributions (NDC).

The authority also undertakes reviews and makes recommendations on:

• the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, known as the Australia Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme
• the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act 2007, including the Safeguard Mechanism
• other matters as requested by the Minister responsible for climate change or the Australian Parliament.

The authority conducts and commissions its own independent research and analysis.

All reviews include public consultation and all reports are be published on the Authority's web site after they have been given to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy.

The authority is made up of a Chair, the Chief Scientist and up to seven other members.

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We're Australia's national science agency. At CSIRO, we solve the greatest challenges using innovative science and technology. We’ve advanced Australia with a range of inventions and innovations that have had significant positive impact on the lives of people around the world. Our Towards Net Zero mission is supporting Australia’s hard-to-abate sectors like steel, aviation and agriculture, to halve their emissions by 2035. We are Australia’s most trusted research institution and most connected innovator, working with universities, governments, Australian businesses of all sizes across all major industries, and communities around the country.

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GreenCollar was founded in 2011 as a conservation-driven profit-for-purpose organisation, and is now the leading environmental markets project developer and investor in Australia across the carbon, water quality, biodiversity and plastics markets. GreenCollar works with landowners and managers throughout Australia to develop projects that create commercial opportunities by generating environmental credits, while caring for the environment. GreenCollar’s management team was fundamental in helping to establish Australia’s carbon market framework, as well as Queensland’s Reef Credit program, and are widely recognised as thought leaders in the carbon and biodiversity markets industry.

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Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm. For nearly 100 years, we have been a trusted advisor to C-suites, government bodies, and nonprofit organizations. Our people make us who we are. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we work alongside our clients to regenerate their businesses to create a future that works for everyone.

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Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) uncomplicates data storage, forever. Pure delivers a cloud experience that empowers every organisation to get the most from their data while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. Pure’s commitment to providing true storage as-a-service gives customers the agility to meet changing data needs at speed and scale, whether they are deploying traditional workloads, modern applications, containers, or more. Pure believes it can make a significant impact in reducing data center emissions worldwide through its environmental sustainability efforts, including designing products and solutions that enable customers to reduce their carbon and energy footprint. And with the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world. 

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Together with our partners, team members and investors, we’re making regenerative agriculture accessible to more farmers and acres around the world. That’s why we’ve been named one of TIME’s Top 100 Influential Companies for 2023 and one of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2023 — and why our work won’t stop until we’ve fulfilled our mission.

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The University of Sydney is ranked as one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

We are ranked 19th in the world overall and 1st globally in sustainability, social impact and impact of education.  In addition, we excel across an incredible breadth and depth of disciplines, from arts to architecture, engineering to education, geography to technology, and business. 

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Third Hemisphere is a specialist climate, tech, and finance PR and marketing agency for innovators and leaders who are breaking new ground, and changing the world for the better.

We help our clients lead the conversation to create impact and become category leaders, through strategic and integrated communications across tier-1 news media, social, and digital channels. This drives commercial outcomes with their investors, customers, partners, talent, and governments.

Our experience and influence is broad and deep across investment and capital markets, sustainability and ESG, deep tech, fintech, and the climate transition. Our team is composed of tier-1 media writers, technical and science writers, venture investors, business builders, former journalists, TV producers, and marketing experts.

We invest in our clients and build sustainable value from Seed to IPO and beyond.

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ANZ’s Purpose is to shape a world where people and communities thrive. This Purpose underpins all we do with our customers, employees, shareholders, the communities in which we operate and other stakeholders.

As an institution on its own journey to net zero, we understand the opportunities and can offer sustainable financing to support your energy transition plans. We operate in close to 30 countries globally, with an on-the-ground presence in more than 10 markets across Asia.

ANZ is committed to funding and facilitating at least A$100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving social and environmental outcomes for our customers. The bank is actively working to encourage and support 100 of its highest-emitting business customers to identify their climate change risks, create transition plans and report publicly on their progress.

We are proud to have been voted the Best Bank for ESG and Sustainable Finance* and we are dedicated to ensuring that environmental sustainability is at the centre of our strategies, planning and decisions.

*No.1 Market Leader in ESG & Sustainable Finance and No.1 for Advice and Insights for ESG & Sustainable Finance in Peter Lee Associates Large Corporate & Institutional Relationship Banking surveys, Australia 2023

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AXA Climate is a subsidiary of AXA Group, the global Re/Insurance company headquartered in Paris, France. AXA Climate's mission is to provide science-based tools and resources to organizations to accelerate their sustainability transition - with consulting, training, insurance, and financing solutions.

Starting in 2019, AXA Climate invested heavily in developing a library of sustainability content for its 150,000 employees worldwide. Later, in 2021, it came out with its offering Climate School, which helps organizations to engage and upskill their workforce on environmental and social issues. The content is:

• White-labelled so that employees see only their organization's branding
• Tailored for specific roles: Marketing, HR, Procurement, etc.
• Available in 10+ languages and easily integrated with any LMS
• 100% digital and customizable for self-paced learning

Today, more than 4 million employees from 130+ global brands have access to the Climate School.

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Climate Friendly’s driving purpose is to urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon farming and nature repair.

To achieve this Climate Friendly is partnering with land managers, Traditional Owners, and environmental organisations on 160+ carbon farming projects across Australia. We’ve already stored 30M tonnes of carbon across 10 million hectares and our goal is to store 150 million tonnes in the landscape through the lifecycles of projects we will establish by 2025.

Our vision is for a productive, sustainable land sector that makes a significant contribution to a zero.

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Conservation Volunteers Australia is the environmental organisation that gets things done for communities and ecosystems. If you want to help nature but don’t know where to start, talk to us. For 40 years, volunteers have been protecting and restoring the places, plants and incredible wildlife that make Australia so unique. Now, anyone across Australia can take action for nature with CVA. Whether you’re a researcher with a great idea, want to help fund our work or lend your time to volunteer, please get in touch.

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EnergyCo is responsible for the transition from coal-fired electricity to renewable energy, in NSW. Our aim is to deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy to the households and businesses of NSW.

We’re leading strategic planning, consultation and investment so the new transmission infrastructure is developed in the right place, at the right time, and at the right pace. To do this, we’re establishing Renewable Energy Zones to harness renewable energy, and Priority Transition Projects to store and share it.

In our regions, this will generate profound economic opportunities as cheap renewable energy underpins new low carbon industries such as green hydrogen, manufacturing and metals production.

The transition to renewable energy that EnergyCo is leading will power NSW for decades to come.

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FLINTpro is a leading nature analytics platform that empowers you to transform the vast trove of land management data into credible insights and confident decision-making.

With our platform’s granular-level models and insights, you can dissect, customise, audit and re-evaluate every aspect of your assets down to the pixel-level. This allows you to build complete analyses that can reveal the intricacies of a specific region and comprehend its broader global implications.

By seamlessly integrating the rigor of hard science with collaborative partnerships, we are building a future where every risk is managed, every impact is measured, and every opportunity is identified—ensuring a sustainable world for all.

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GHD recognises and understands the world is constantly changing. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation.

We are a global professional services company that leads through engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Our forward-looking, innovative approaches connect and sustain communities around the world. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are focused on building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 11,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 160+ offices, across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region.

Find out more about us at ghd.com

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $16 billion in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

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We exist to provide our clients with an evidence base for sustainability decisions. As LCA specialists, our mission is to consult, teach and empower clients as we transition to a circular economy. Everything we do is underpinned by honesty, transparency and collaboration. We believe this collaborative approach is critical to stem the tide and create a sustainable future.

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LMS Energy is Australia’s largest and most experienced landfill biogas company. The recovery of landfill biogas reduces methane missions and provides a reliable source of renewable energy. Each year, LMS’ projects reduce over 4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases from being emitted into the atmosphere, making LMS one of Australia’s largest emissions reducers. LMS has successfully delivered more landfill biogas projects than any other Australian company and are highly recognised as innovators in this industry.

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Ofload is Australia’s leading digital road freight service, helping businesses achieve efficient, flexible and sustainable supply chains, with a nation-wide carrier network servicing over 10,000 monthly shipments of all types of road freight.

Ofload connects leading brands such Asahi, Kimberly-Clark, Metcash, Noumi and Sara Lee with carriers in a smarter way to utilise otherwise spare shipping capacity, thereby eliminating empty KMs and unnecessary emissions.

The company actively supports Australia’s small business carriers, connecting reliable small-to-medium-sized transport operators from the "long tail" of the nation’s AUD$66B road freight industry, with Australia's largest brands and shippers.

In 2023, Ofload was ranked in the Top 100 Innovators by the Australian newspaper. In 2022 Ofload made the Australian Financial Review’s BOSS Most Innovative Company list.

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Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is the Swedish electric performance car brand determined to improve society by accelerating the shift to sustainable, electric mobility. As a young brand, Polestar is legacy free, which allows the company to challenge old notions, lead with transparency and embrace the power of exponential technology. Together with design and technology, sustainability is one of the three pillars that form the foundation of Polestar. The company plans to create a truly climate-neutral production car, without offsetting, by 2030. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Polestar’s vehicles are available online in 27 markets globally across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach, and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Our consulting solutions span critical business problems in sustainability, technology, business process, analytics, risk, compliance, transactions, and internal audit. Our more than 11,000 people serve clients through the network of Protiviti and independently owned Member Firms in 90 offices in 29 countries, including in Australia, where we have offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. As an organisation, we believe that by teaming together, with each other, and our clients, we can see beyond the surface of changes and problems organisations face in this fast-changing world to discover opportunities others might miss.

Named to the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For^® list for the past 10 years, Protiviti has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100, nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies and 75 percent of the top ASX listed companies. The firm also works with federal and state government, and smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public. Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI). Founded in 1948, Robert Half is a member of the S&P 500 index.

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Reforest is an Australian startup with a software platform that enables businesses and events to take authentic climate and nature positive action, and deliver that impact as engaging and personalised campaigns for customers, attendees, and staff. We create tailored programs for our clients that integrate localised, high-quality ecosystem restoration for carbon removal and biodiversity protection into any stakeholder touch point. Together we are creating an economy in which every product and service helps restore the planet.

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S1T2 stands for Story First, Technology Second. We are experience design studio built on the belief that technology has the power to revolutionise the way we tell and experience stories.  We’re dedicated to using interactive technologies to create experiences that realise the future of storytelling: a future where you can explore any world through your own story. Over the years, we have had the privilege of collaborating  with ambitious teams at brands, cultural institutions, government organisations and NGOs across the globe. This work has taken us from our home in Australia, to our neighbours in Asia and the Pacific Islands, and as far abroad as the Middle East and United States. 

Our purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software, and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure, and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive, and Empowered values.

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Sircel is an Australian green-technology company addressing one of the world’s fastest-growing environmental problems with a world-leading proprietary system that enables up to 100% diversion of e-waste from landfill. The electronic devices that run our lives today will no longer be thrown “away”, collected in cupboards, forgotten in storerooms, shipped to t up to 60 tonnes of e-waste a day. Once e-waste is within our system, we can recycle up to 100% of the individual commodities and redirect those commodities back into the circular economy.

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We are a major provider of electricity and energy solutions to the Queensland component of the National Electricity Market and large energy users throughout Australia.

We are creating a new, lower carbon generation portfolio that is complemented by firming solutions, we are driving the development of a renewable hydrogen industry in Central Queensland, and we are providing an essential service by powering the State.

Our current portfolio includes new wind and solar farm projects, in which Stanwell has either an equity interest or an offtake agreement, and two battery storage projects which are under development. We have more than 3,000 MW of renewable generation projects and firming capacity either under operation, under construction or under development in the regions surrounding our Stanwell and Tarong power stations.

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Terrascope is an enterprise grade, end to end, smart carbon measurement and management SaaS platform. By combining data science, machine learning and sustainability expertise, Terrascope provides the data, analytics and digital tools to help large companies to decarbonise their business operations and supply chains. Publicly launched in June ’22, Terrascope has worked with customers in multiple sectors from Agriculture, Food and Beverages, Industrial manufacturing, to Luxury, Transportation and Public Sector, all over the world. Terrascope is backed by Nupo Ventures, formerly called Olam Ventures, built in partnership with BCG Digital Ventures, and supported by Singapore’s Emerging Stronger Taskforce’s (Sustainability Alliance for Action). Terrascope is globally headquartered in Singapore, and is a key partner of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s ESG Impact Hub.

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ThinkPlace is an award-winning strategy, design and innovation consultancy. We work with government, organisations and communities to design sustainable futures that address climate change, promote clean energy, and protect biodiversity.

Climate policy, regulation, and strategy

We collaborate with stakeholders and governments to refine sector policies and regulatory frameworks. The aim is to optimize the transition to net-zero futures, essential for combating climate change.

Codesign just transitions

We engage sectors and communities to understand the needs, barriers, and aspirations of different sectors and communities for the new energy economy.

Coalition building for mission-led impact

We help build coalitions among industry sectors, governments, and NGOs to achieve collective and mission-led impact.

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With a digital-first perspective, Content Capital empowers businesses through premium editorial content designed to inspire action and drive meaningful change.

What sets us apart? Our brand journalism approach is rooted in the rigour of traditional journalism, ensuring content that informs, engages, and resonates with your target audience. By combining human judgment and creativity with the precision and efficiency of advanced technologies and tools, we create content that elevates your brand and your mission to the world.

Every member of our team is a specialist in his or her own domain. We use technology to connect. We use common sense to collaborate. We use trust to build loyalty. Our team is composed of a collective of passionate talents, not just office workers.

Our single-minded goal: to empower our customers through thoughtful narratives that grow their business and contribute positively to the world.

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Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) is an organisation of medical professionals that protect human health through care of the environment. The devastating impacts of climate change on human health and the solutions needed to address this grave threat are a major focus of our work. 

Our members are GPs, surgeons, physicians, anaesthetists, psychiatrists, paediatricians, public health specialists, academics, medical students and researchers, bringing leadership and expertise from every branch of medicine. 

All our members are volunteers and are the foundation of our organisation, donating funds, their time, knowledge and expertise to educate, advocate and campaign for action to protect human health. 

DEA is funded predominantly by our members (doctors and medical students), along with some philanthropic funding. 

Since DEA formed in 2001, we have been guided by our vision ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’. We use compelling scientific evidence to demonstrate the important health benefits of clean air and water, biodiverse natural places, stable climates and sustainable health care systems. 

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At Impact Leadership Journal (ILJ), we are dedicated to charting the path toward a net zero and nature-positive future. We aim to be a platform of knowledge and inspiration, focusing on crucial topics such as net zero, sustainability, and impact technology.

Our mission: to inspire action by spotlighting impact leaders, innovative impact technologies, and sustainable solutions.

With this commitment at our core, we research and curate valuable content that educates and ignites a collective sense of urgency and climate action.

Join us on this journey to reshape our future into one that is net zero and nature-positive.

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The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is a collaboration of Australian and New Zealand institutional investors focused on the impact of climate change on investments. IGCC represents investors with tens of trillions in funds under management around the world.

IGCC members cover over 7.5 million people in Australia and New Zealand.

IGCC aims to encourage government policies and investment practices that address the risks and opportunities of climate change, for the ultimate benefit of superannuants and unit holders.

We aim to:

- Raise awareness of the potential impacts, both positive and negative, resulting from climate change to the investment industry, corporate, government and community sectors;

- Encourage best practices approaches to facilitate the inclusion of the impacts of climate change in investment analysis by the investment industry; and

- Provide information to assist the investment industry to understand and incorporate climate change into the investment decision.

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Greenhouse is a climate action ecosystem dedicated to accelerating the collaboration, adoption and impact of climate technologies on a global scale to achieve rapid reduction in GHG emissions to hit our 2050 net zero goals and beyond.

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We make climate leadership possible 

The planet is in a climate emergency but we know that a decarbonised economy is also an opportunity. Our team has the expertise to help your organisation reduce emissions right now. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2023 has seen the planet’s hottest average global air temperatures on record. It will be businesses and investment in climate action that gets Australia – and the world – to net zero before 2050. 

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Remarkable is the startup venture arm of Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF).

By accelerating Disability Tech startups, investment and partnerships, we are on a mission to create a world of opportunity, access and possibility for people with disability.

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Responsible Wood is a not-for-profit accredited standards development organisation, licenced by Standards Australia to develop standards. Responsible Wood also operates the Responsible Wood certification scheme, which demonstrates that products produced under those standards are sourced from sustainably managed forests. Responsible Wood is endorsed by, and mutually recognised by, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), the world’s largest forest certification scheme. To achieve endorsement, the Responsible Wood certification scheme is subject to rigorous assessment by PEFC to confirm it was developed in line with international best practice, meets global expectations and the PEFC International benchmark sustainability standards. The Responsible Wood certification scheme, covers almost 20 million hectares of forest in Australia, making Responsible Wood Australia’s largest forest certification scheme.

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We work to inform, inspire and engage the Australian community and leaders with the work, goals and values of the UN to create a safer, fairer and more sustainable world. Established in 1946, the UNAA offers you the opportunity to be involved in the wide range of international affairs issues that are relevant to Australia's future.

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