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Greenpeace welcomes Telstra as first off the block to 100% renewable energy
SYDNEY, March 4 2020 – Telstra has become the first Australian telecommunications company to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2025 in an announcement made this afternoon.The announcement by CEO Andrew Penn details Telstra’s commitments to become carbon neutral from this year, enabling 100% renewable energy by 2025, and reducing absolute emissions 50% by 2030,…
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Bushfires the fuel for corporate Australia’s climate action
Most Australians would not realise the biggest brands they interact with daily are some of Australia’s biggest energy users. Some of Australia’s biggest companies have stepped up to help amid an unprecedented bushfire season. This is how they can keep stepping up when the fires are extinguished. Sydney and several of Australia’s biggest cities have…
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Is your schooner sun-powered?
Fancy a refreshing drink over the holiday season but also keen to support businesses that will help us achieve a sustainable future? Check out where some of Australia’s most popular beers rank when it comes to switching to 100% renewable energy. ||||| Good News! If you’re a fan of some of Australia’s biggest selling beers,…
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Over 10,000 years worth of jobs could be created by corporate climate action
SYDNEY, December 5, 2019 – Over 10,000 construction job-years and over 5,000 ongoing jobs would be created if 80 of the biggest and best-known brands in Australia moved to 100% renewable energy, according to the latest report released today by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.In conjunction with the launch of Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s REenergise campaign and website…
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Coles is going clean, will Woolworths be next?
Coles has just announced a landmark 10-year deal to build three new solar farms in regional New South Wales, which will generate enough clean renewable energy to power 39,000 homes.According to a media release, Coles will purchase more than 70% of the power generated by the three solar farms in order to meet 10% of…
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City of Sydney’s 100% renewable pledge shames federal government inaction
Sydney, March 28, 2019: In response to the news that the City of Sydney will use 100% renewables to meet its electricity needs, Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Alix Foster Vander Elst said today:“We applaud the City of Sydney for taking this significant step that will see the city getting behind the renewable energy revolution. It’s…
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The pristine waters of the Philippines are being choked by single-use plastics
The Rainbow Warrior has discovered plastic littered throughout the heart of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines.
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5 Times Businesses Kinda Missed The Point When It Came To Reducing Plastic
We love it when businesses, especially big ones, decide to change their policies to reduce their impact on the planet. In fact, encouraging them to do so is part of why we exist! But sometimes, businesses seem to forget that when they make these promises, they have to actually follow through with genuine, sustained action.…
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Greenpeace response to Coles setting an August deadline for the availability of free plastic bags in their stores
Greenpeace campaigner Zoe Dean welcomes the move by Coles to begin charging customers 15c for their reusable plastic bags from late August after the supermarket giant yesterday declared they would offer free bags indefinitely.”This is a fantastic outcome and shows exactly what we said yesterday – that Coles had put too much stock in the…