“It doesn’t make sense to go carbon neutral and purchase carbon offsets that might be dodgy. The purpose of achieving carbon neutrality is that you want to prove to the marketplace that you care about the environment and that you are taking a stand against climate change.  You don’t want to open yourself up to reputational damage. “

In this special episode of “Driving Profit with Net Zero emissions” podcast, we're revisiting a recent webinar that we hosted in collaboration with TEM (Tasman Environmental Markets) — "How to confidently buy high-integrity carbon offsets."

The webinar breaks down the intricacies of carbon offsetting and provide a clear pathway for strategic carbon credit purchasing. 

In this episode, Barbara Albert and Nicolas Francois were joined by our guest speakers from TEM, Brett Giddings (Head of Digital Solutions), and Rebecca Heard (Manager of Corporate Partnerships and Digital Solutions).

In this episode, we cover:

• Understanding carbon offsetting: The basics and importance in today's sustainability landscape.
• Criteria for high-quality offsets: Identifying and selecting the most credible offsets.
• Climate Active certification: How offsets play a key role in achieving voluntary carbon neutral certification.
• Navigating greenwashing and greenhushing: Ensuring your organisation's practices are transparent and trustworthy.
• The offset market: Insights into market trends
• Risk management: Strategies to secure high-quality offsets and safeguard your organisation's reputation.

Connect with 100% Renewables:

• Visit our YouTube channel for lots of Net Zero explainer videos: Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions
• Visit our website: www.100percentrenewables.com
• Follow us on LinkedIn: 100% Renewables
• Follow us on Facebook: @100percentrenewables
•  Follow us on Twitter: @100pcRenewables

Get in touch with the speakers:

• Nicolas’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-s-francois/
• Brett’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettgiddings/ 
• Rebecca’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccataylor24/ 

“I think authenticity is really important. It's nice to look and learn from what other people are doing, but follow your own normative compass. Follow the path that looks right for you and your organisation, and just work your way through it, step by step. Be ready to have ethically defensible strategies when operating in areas that are open to critique, but it's more important to be a doer than a critic. We also need to be self-reflective and critical and be agile when we can. Take the opportunities when we can, be bold.”

In this podcast episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Roger Attwater, Senior Manager at the Environmental Sustainability at Western Sydney University’s Division of Infrastructure and Commercial. Roger leads the team overseeing the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Policy and the Environmental Sustainability Action Plan and related initiatives, including engagement opportunities through the Living Labs.

Roger and Barbara chat about Western Sydney University's efforts on climate action, their net zero strategy, and what led them to be ranked number 1 in the Times Higher Education Impact rankings for their overall action across the Sustainable Development Goals for two consecutive years.

In this episode, find out:

•  What showing up for climate action means for Western Sydney University
•  Western Sydney University’s  number 1 ranking in the Times Higher Eduction Impact rankings
• Western Sydney University’s  Living labs
• Western Sydney University’s  mitigation efforts
• Western Sydney University’s  interpretation of climate positive
• Western Sydney University’s  net zero strategy
• Western Sydney University’s  achievement of carbon neutrality
• Western Sydney University’s  biggest hurdles in achieving Climate Active certification
• Roger's view of nature repair markets of the Commonwealth government
• Intersection between biodiversity schemes and carbon offsets
• Emission sources of the University
• Emission reduction initiatives
• The importance of internal stakeholder support
• What's next in Western Sydney University’s  sustainability journey

Connect with 100% Renewables:

• Visit our Youtube channel for lots of Net Zero explainer videos: Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions
• Visit our website: www.100percentrenewables.com
• Follow us on LinkedIn: 100% Renewables
• Follow us on Facebook: @100percentrenewables
• Follow us on Twitter: @100pcRenewables

Get in touch with Roger:

• Roger’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-attwater-0587ba266/
• Western Sydney University website: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/
• THE Impact ranking: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings
• Podcast episode with Austral Fisheries: https://100percentrenewables.com.au/podcast/casting-the-net-zero-reasons-to-delay-climate-action-with-austral-fisheries/

“One of the most impactful things we can do if you're passionate about climate change is to support politics. It's striking at the root of what needs to be done to make sure that the people who are working on the policies are going to drive this transformation. If we don't have the right people working at the root in favour of this, then we can all be wasting so much of our time.”

 In this podcast episode, we speak with Simon Holmes à Court, an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who founded Climate 200, which is an initiative aimed at empowering communities to nurture their own political candidates and effect change on climate issues.

We talk about Australia's lost decade on climate action, and Simon’s book "The Big Teal' which was published in 2022. We also dive deep into the role of politics in supporting businesses in their transition to net zero and how business can support politics.

In this episode, find out:

• How Simon became so passionate about climate action
• What inspired him to write his book “The Big Teal”
• What is Climate 200 and how it differs from other climate change initiatives
• Whether Simon thinks that we can limit warming to 1.5C and the solutions that will get us to net zero
• Who, out of business, government, big finance, or the community, should do the heavy lifting to get us to net zero
• How a net zero world looks like for Simon Holmes à Court

Connect with 100% Renewables:

• Visit our Youtube channel for lots of Net Zero explainer videos: Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions
• Visit our website: 100percentrenewables.com
• Follow us on LinkedIn: 100% Renewables
• Follow us on Facebook: @100percentrenewables
• Follow us on Twitter: @100pcRenewables

Where to find Simon’s book ‘The Big Teal’:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Teal-National-Interest/dp/1922633569
• Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-big-teal-simon-holmes-a-court/book/9781922633569.html

Other relevant links:

• Simon’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonahac/
• Simon’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/simonahac?s=20
• Climate200 website: https://www.climate200.com.au/
• Book: The Big Teal: https://www.climate200.com.au/the-big-teal
• Podcast episode Griffith: https://100percentrenewables.com.au/podcast/how-to-dramatically-reduce-our-emissions-by-electrifying-everything-with-saul-griffith/
• Saul Griffith’s book: The Big Switch: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/big-switch