green network
The Advance Green Network brings Australians and worldwide colleagues together to stimulate new perspectives via networking events, exchange of information and the development of new partnerships and business opportunities.
The Green Network seeks to connect members in the fields of water, energy, health, agriculture, biodiversity and climate change, and help members stay informed on the progress of Australia towards meeting the sustainability challenge.
If you are an Australian and work in the Green technology sector please register at our Advance Green Directory. If you are interested in receiving our updates and getting involved please select Green Network as your Industry Network when you join:
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green network
objectives
The Advance Green Network helps global Australians get involved in the quest for a sustainable future. For example, we aim to:
· Build the Green Network in support of Advance’s role as Australia’s premier overseas professional networking forum;
· Inform Advance members about major green issues (energy, water, waste, agriculture, etc);
· Encourage business leaders and policy makers to bring about change towards a sustainable future;
· Participate in discussions of new sustainable business models and highlight innovative companies;
· Encourage better alignment between shareholders and companies to offer long term sustainable growth;
· Develop a coherent voice that knits together the powerful interests in finance, technology and the new sustainability sectors;
· Foster research, development and commercialization of Australian and global green technology.
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internet resources
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news & events
Guest perspective - an interview with Martijn Wilder
Martijn Wilder heads Baker & McKenzie's Global Climate Change and Emissions Trading Practice which was the first of its kind, established in 1997 and now with over 50 specialist lawyers across the firm's international network. In this ‘interview’ with Jack Whelan, Martijn shares some insights on the recent vacuum to appear in the Australian and international climate change policy environment. [More...]
Minister for Resources announces Australia's biggest ever renewable energy roll out
The Australian Government will commit a further $652.5 million over four years to establish a Renewable Energy Future Fund to support Australia’s response to climate change. [More...]
Recent Events
 Australians discussed post-Copenhagen international Climate Change negotiations, at Commonwealth House in London this week and agreed that delayed action will reduce Australia’s competitiveness in the market. [More...]
 A dominantly corporate group attended the launch of the founding partnership between Westpac Institutional Bank and the Advance Green Network. The event came on the heels of the announcement in Davos Switzerland that the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations had just recognized Westpac as the 15th most Sustainable Corporation in the World. [More...]
down under / ON TOP
 Welcome to our monthly video profile of Australians marking their mark on the world – a joint production between Cameron Daddo and Advance. This month meet Danny Kennedy. A Greenpeace activist turned solar power entrepreneur. Danny is one of the leading thinkers behind the arrival of a clean energy economy. Watch the video [here] 9th Annual CCS Conference
Australia's leadership position in carbon capture and storage (CCS) took centre stage at a series of events in the U.S. and Canada in May. Austrade Post staff in Chicago, Washington, DC, New York and Toronto collaborated to take advantage of Australian experts who were in the U.S. to attend the 9th Annual CCS Conference in Pittsburgh. [More...]
Melbourne Secures World Geothermal Congress
Melbourne officially became the next city to host the World Geothermal Congress, which is expected to generate millions of dollars for the state’s economy. Welcoming the official handover, via video link to Bali, Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor said hosting the congress in 2015 was a coup for both Victoria and Australia. [More...]
Meet Sarah Backhouse
Australia's very own Sarah Backhouse is a global host, writer and producer specializing in environment media. Sarah currently anchors The Planet 100, a daily news show for Planet Green. [More...]
The Buzz Carbon cuts will 'create 4m jobs'
The Sydney Morning Herald - Big cuts to carbon emissions and heavy investment in green technologies will create 3.7 million jobs across Australia by 2030, economic modelling commissioned for unions and green groups shows.news.com.au - Developers will be able to bulldoze environmentally sensitive land in Sydney if they pay to protect equivalent land elsewhere, under a scheme that puts a dollar value on animals and plants.
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view from the top
Hugh Killen joined Westpac in New York in 2001 after being based in the UK for 7 years. He runs Institutional FX globally, which encompasses Commodities, Carbon and Energy (CCE) and is responsible for Westpac's overall operations in North America. "Westpac's reputation, market position and global institutional banking activities were all factors in making my decision to join - as was the attraction to potentially one day return back to Sydney in a global role. [More...]
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After working in prestigious law firms all over the world, Charles Robinson found his way to New York in 1999 and joined Freshfields, where he is now a Partner, continuing his work on energy related matters with a focus more recently on renewables. [More...]
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