Member Co-Labs and Roundtables

Measuring your business carbon footprint - Calculating the greenhouse gas emissions from your procurement

Many thanks to Afonso Firmo from Net Nada for showing us how you can use your firm's financial records to estimate your annual greenhouse gas emissions (especially those scope three emissions). 

Watch the roundtable videeao here  HERE 

With increasing expectations on carbon footprint and carbon neutrality disclosures and certifications, law firms need to understand all the emissions involved in providing their products and services.

Whilst some emissions are easy to measure, information about others is harder to obtain and more complex. This can make it harder and more expensive to develop a climate action strategy and avoid greenwashing.

Netnada is an innovative start-up that has developed a tool that allows your firm to tap into the power of your financial accounts to identify, reduce, and communicate the emissions from your firm.

Bio

Afonso Firmo is an environmental engineer and the co-founder of NetNada, a sustainability software company supported by the University of NSW and Skalata Ventures. He is a serial entrepreneur, business and innovation academic, and recipient of an Australian Global Talent visa at 25. As a migrant with international ESG experience, Afonso is ambitious about the opportunity to bring a different lens and technology to tackle the complex problem of democratising access to sustainability.

Firstly a special thank you to both Kostan Banos, Senior Project Officer, Clean Energy Programs and Anja Fuechtbauer on behalf of the attendees from last week’s AusLSA Climate Action Round Table – GreenPower.

We were delighted to see 22 attendees from our AusLSA members on the day. The session was another great success and yielded lots of every valuable information and discussion.

Below is a recording from the Roundtable and some resources we discussed in the session to help you explore and share the information more widely. Kostan has also provided a copy of the slides he spoke to during the session.

1. You can review or share a copy of the webinar recording HERE
2. GreenPower’s general website can be found at https://www.greenpower.gov.au/
3. Information on aggregating your electricity demand can be found at the Business Renewables Centre https://businessrenewables.org.au/
4. How you can promote your purchase of renewable electricity can be found here https://www.greenpower.gov.au/about-greenpower/promote-greenpower
5. Information about how much renewable electricity if concluded in your General Tariff can be found here https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/RET/Scheme-participants-and-industry/the-renewable-power-percentage

Finally Kostan has offered his contact details should you have any further enquiries greenpower.admin@planning.nsw.gov.au  

Firstly a special thank you to Dr Cameron Kelly, General Counsel at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and his colleague Jordie, on behalf of the 31 attendees from this week’s Round Table.

It was a privilege to have someone with so much experience and expertise to speak with us. The session was another great success and yielded lots of every valuable information and discussion.

Below is a recording from the Roundtable and some resources we discussed in the session, compiled by Cameron’s colleague Jordie, to help you explore and share the information more widely.

1. You can review or share a copy of the webinar recording HERE
2. ARENA re-funding UNSW ACAP - up to $45million to expand operations until 2030: https://arena.gov.au/news/up-to-45-million-to-extend-operations-of-the-australian-centre-for-advanced-photovoltaics/
3. Clean Energy Regulator Renewable Energy Target: https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/RET/About-the-Renewable-Energy-Target/History-of-the-scheme
4. Integrated System Plan 2022 - https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/major-publications/isp/2022/2022-documents/2022-integrated-system-plan-isp.pdf?la=en
5. Hysata - H2 under $2: https://arena.gov.au/blog/rewired-game-changing-electrolysers-with-hysatas-paul-barrett/
6. ARENA Solar 30/30/30 - to improve solar efficiency to 30 per cent and reduce the cost of solar modules to 30 cents a watt by 2030: https://arena.gov.au/blog/investing-in-australias-net-zero-future/
7. CSIRO Gen Cost Final Report 2021-22: https://doi.org/10.25919/mb22-c107
8. GreenPower: https://www.greenpower.gov.au/

Finally Cameron has offered his contact details should you have any further enquiries cameron.kelly@arena.gov.au

Thank you to Wayne Westcott, CEO of Greenfleet and all the attendees from last week’s AusLSA Climate Action Round Table – Carbon Offsets.

The session was another great success and yielded lots of very valuable information.

Below is a recording from the Roundtable and some resources to help you explore and share the information more widely.

1. You can review or share a copy of the webinar recording HERE
2. Also attached is a Australian Financial Review article that helps explain the complex delineations within the carbon market.

Greenfleet is a leading Australian not-for-profit environmental organisation protecting our climate by restoring our forests.  Greenfleet plants native biodiverse forests to capture carbon emissions and help fight the impacts of climate change. Greenfleet is Australia’s first carbon offset provider and since 1997 has planted over 10 million trees creating more than 500 forests in Australia and New Zealand. Our forests are legally protected for up to 100 years, conserving biodiversity and restoring habitat for wildlife, including many endangered species. Please see the Greenfleet 2021 impact report and year in review video here

• ·         Greenfleet’s CarbonCover365
• ·         An introduction for corporate partners here

Examples of partner communications:

1. Flora & Fauna
2. Grill’d Health Burgers
3. Bared Footwear
4. Overview of Greenfleet partners.
5. Upcoming projects.

Thank you to both Holly and Vic from the Energy Efficiency Council and all the attendees from last week’s AusLSA Climate Action Round Table – The Why, What and How of Office Energy Audits.

The session was a great success and yielded lots of very valuable information.

I am providing are some materials from the Roundtable to help you explore and share the information more widely.

1. You can review or share a copy of the webinar recording HERE
2. And I have attached a copy of the slides that were presented above.
3. I have also attached summary briefings from the EEC to expand on this material.
4. Holly and Vic also referenced a range of materials which you can access below
   1. Navigating a dynamic energy landscape  Helping Australian businesses understand energy prices and emissions - Learn more here: https://www.energybriefing.org.au/
   2. And access more details about energy management opportunities in offices here: https://www.energybriefing.org.au/sector-spotlights/offices
   3. And the quick guide to energy auditing: https://www.energybriefing.org.au/s/Energy-Auditing-Quick-Reference-Guide.pdf
   4. And the tax incentives here: https://www.energybriefing.org.au/tax-incentives-guide
5. Finally both Holly and Vic have offered their contact details should you have any further enquiries  holly.taylor@eec.org.au or victoria.townsend@eec.org.au

Thank you to Robin Mellon from Better Sydney and all the attendees from last month’s AusLSA Modern Slavery Round Table – The importance of Collaboration.

The session was a great success and yielded lots of very valuable information. Robin’s depth of understanding and frankness about the issues highlighted many of the priorities we need to address.

I am providing a recording from the Roundtable to help you explore and share the information more widely. You can review or share a copy of the webinar recording HERE

Robin kindly offered his contact details should you have any further enquiries ceo@bettersydney.com.au