Four Walls and a Roof
eNewsletter December 2009/January 2010
The last few months have gone by like a blur. With the lead up to COP15, the impending launch of the Queensland Sustainability Declaration in January 2010, and the further growth of the FWR Team, it seems like the time has flown past in the run up to Christmas. The FWR Team hope you are taking some time off to celebrate the year gone past and enjoy time with family and friends over Christmas and New Years. We are planning to take some time off ourselves to refresh and plan for 2010. The office will be closed December 22nd to January 2nd . However, we will still be checking and responding to E-mail and phone calls, so don't hesitate in getting in contact with us.
We thought we would end out the year with a few little info bites we hope get you thinking about sustainable development in 2010. Enjoy! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
P.S. A late entry in this eNews is Congratulations to FWR Group team member Mike Duggan and his wife Lauren on the birth of their baby daughter, Addison Michelle Duggan, on Monday, December 14th. What a great early Christmas present for the Duggan Family!
Feature Articles
In October, 2009, the Queensland State Government announced the introduction of a Sustainability Declaration. The only thing for sure is that on January 1st 2010, the declaration will become mandatory and it will be another normal part of the selling process after a few short months...READ MORE.
Sustainable Development and Triple Bottom Line Analysis
Holistic sustainable development requires solutions for future development that address economic and social change while enabling remediation of landscape and ecosystem protection. FWR Group have been utilising a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Analysis framework in the development of the Molonglo District sustainability strategy project commissioned by the Land Development Agency, Canberra.....READ MORE.
Behind the Four Walls and under the Roof
FWR Group have continued to grow throughout the first quarter of the 2009/2010 financial year. We have been taking on new projects and have seen our Team continue to expand. Here are some of the recent highlights:
On December 8 th , Smart Company , an Australian business community and source of up to the minute business information, released their report The 12 Sales Trends of 2010 . Great to see that number 7 on the list is ‘Sustainable Selling'....READ MORE .
The rest of the FWR Team is pretty excited to welcome Luke Whistler to the company over the past 6 months. Luke is a highly experienced sustainable development professional and project manager with a background in both engineering and the land development sector......READ MORE.
Sustainability News
The Year of Environmental Sustainability
In 2010 the Queensland Department of Education and Training is encouraging students, schools and staff members to embrace all things ‘green' with the launch of the Year of Environmental Sustainability (YES). This initiative forms the Department of Education and Training's response to the Queensland Governments Q2 Vision and Climate Smart 2050 Policy....READ MORE .
Green Drinks Brisbane is a monthly event for socialising and professional networking. Green Drinks Brisbane is part of an international network of Green Drinks events and established for environmentally-minded Brisbane professionals who meet for a monthly drink...READ MORE .
Partner News
Our allied partners at Greenbizcheck are just about to launch their new online tool, GreenITCheck . GreenBizCheck and the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) are pleased to announce the launch of one of the most comprehensive Green IT Assessment and Certification Standards called GreenITCheck....READ MORE .
The Sustainability Challenge is a unique and innovative tool that will serve as a catalyst for shifting thinking about sustainability in your organisation and creating change. It is adapted from the globally successful Diversity Challenge , which is used by a wide range of organisations across the globe...READ MORE .
And, hey, if you are bored with your day job and want to talk to us about where you might be able to both contribute to or join the FWR Group Team, we are actively looking for Team members as we continue to expand over the coming months. Give us a yell!
Enjoy and thanks for reading!
Regards,
The FWR Group Team
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