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In this podcast episode, we interview two outstanding behavioural scientists - Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb and Dr Philipe Bujold. We are going to investigate how behavioural science can help drive net profit with zero emissions. We look into how organisations can inspire and motivate their employees, suppliers and customers to make and sustain changes in behaviour at all levels that makes driving towards net zero emissions possible, collaborative and successful.

About Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb
Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb is a Chief Behavioural Scientist, Senior MBA Lecturer, Superstar of STEM and soon to be Antarctica explorer. Juliette has a PhD in Experimental Psychology from Cambridge University and has worked for a range of leading government and corporate organisations to develop programs of work encouraging and measuring positive behaviour change. She has a range of academic and commercial experience and runs her own behavioural science consultancy. She has published articles in many leading neuroscience and psychology journals and is featured in a range of media outlets such as Triple J Hack and the Australian Financial Review. 

• Email -  [email protected]
• LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/dr-juliette-tobias-webb-7937b154
• Website - www.behaviouralscience.com.au

About Dr Philipe Bujold
Dr Philipe Bujold is an applied behavioural scientist at Rare, a global non-profit that for the last 45 years has been a leader in environmental behavior-change efforts. Based out of their internal nudge unit, the Center for Behavior & the Environment, Philipe’s work focuses on translating the latest insights from the behavioural sciences into behaviour-change interventions for the commercial, government, and non-profit sectors. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, where - prior to joining Rare - he studied how the brain’s biological constraints lead to predictable biases in the way we make choices.

• Email -  [email protected]
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipebujold/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/Philipe_Bujold
• Website: https://behavior.rare.org/

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables:
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in.
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In this episode, we speak with Lion, one of Australia’s largest brewers to hear more about their climate change targets and their journey towards net-zero emissions. We talk about Lion’s carbon footprint in Australia and globally, including their scopes 1, 2 and 3 for their operations and supply chain emissions and what measures they take to reduce emissions. 

We talk about external factors such as sector trends, science-based targets, reporting under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, Sustainable Development Goals, and Lion's sustainability metrics for internal reporting. We dive deeper into the top climate risks, such as water security, which is important for Lion’s operations, and even more important upstream for crop growing. We talk about the need for regenerative agriculture and increasing soil carbon. The discussion then moves on to Lion’s carbon-neutral certifications to Climate Active as well as international organisational and product-focused offset programs. 

Justin also talks about how Lion works with their suppliers to reduce carbon emissions and how partnerships will be the next steps in Lion’s sustainability journey.

About Lion
As one of Australia’s largest brewers, Lion employs more than 1,500 people. Lion produces iconic brands such as Tooheys and XXXX, James Squires Zero, Steinlager Zero, as well as craft beers such as Furphy and Little Creatures, cider, alcoholic seltzer, coffee and kombucha.

Lion’s environmental approach is governed by the simple mantra of ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. As a large manufacturer and purchaser of agricultural goods, Lion’s priorities are focused on reducing their water and energy usage and waste. Lion has made great progress in emissions reduction and in 2020, became the country’s first certified large-scale carbon neutral brewer. As part of Lion’s Energy Optimisation Program, they aim to brew all their beers using 100% renewable electricity by 2025. In New Zealand, Lion has achieved “carbonzero” certification with Toitu. And in the US, New Belgium has committed to eliminating carbon emissions by 2030.

About Justin Merrell
Justin is the Group Environment Director at Lion. He is responsible for setting Lion’s environment strategy that focuses on carbon, sustainable packaging, and water stewardship. Prior to Lion, Justin held various roles in Qantas, but joined Qantas in 2012 as Group Environment Manager just in time to catch Australia’s first biofuel flight. If you want to get in touch with Justin, you can connect with him on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-merrell-4a799334/

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables:
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in.
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“I think it’s justified that the built environment moves much more quickly. Rather than casting out long-term scenarios, for many sectors of the economy, the question should be, why not net-zero today? If not, why not?”,  argues Bruce Precious in today’s episode, which discusses the question of how the built environment can achieve net-zero emissions. 

The built environment is a significant contributor to the global carbon footprint. It accounts for approximately 40% of our emissions. And in Australia, 50% of electricity consumed is in buildings, such as homes, offices, warehouses, shopping centres, or hospitals. On top of that, there are emissions generated through raw materials that go to construct these buildings. 

In this episode, Bruce and Barbara discuss how the built environment causes emissions, how to reduce them, NABERS and Green Star ratings for buildings, the use of carbon offsets to reach carbon neutrality and how the built environment can adapt to the physical impacts of climate change.

About Bruce Precious
Bruce is widely respected for his achievements in the built environment sector to transform how the property industry responds to the most significant sustainability challenges. Bruce has seen and championed the evolution of green building ratings right from their inception in the mid-1990s to where they are today.

In 2019, Bruce was awarded the NSW Green Globes Lifetime Achievement Award and, in 2020, was named a Green Star Champion by the Green Building Council of Australia. 

With a career spanning over 30 years, he is now Principal Consultant at Six Capitals Consulting. Before this role, he was GPT’s National Manager - Sustainability and Property Services. 

If you want to get in touch with Bruce, you can email him at [email protected] or connect with him on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/preciousbruce

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. It was the first time we had an opportunity to look holistically at a whole business to see how 100% renewables could be achieved.

When we developed that plan, we saw that organisations could operate with renewable energy and reach net zero emissions while driving financial performance. Based on this revelation, we named our business ‘100% Renewables’ – a name which encapsulates our vision that in future, all organisations will be powered with renewables and have zero emissions.

Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in.
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As more and more services are being offered digitally and more and more devices become connected, the carbon footprint of data centres, which host digital infrastructure, is growing rapidly.

In this episode, we are speaking with Craig Scroggie, the CEO and Managing Director of NEXTDC, a leading data centre provider in Australia. As well as operating energy-efficient 5-star NABERS rated data centres, NEXTDC now offers an industry-leading carbon neutral service to their customers. 

About Craig Scroggie
Craig is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of NEXTDC, Australia’s leading data centre as a service company and one of Australia’s fastest-growing technology organisations. Craig has more than 25 years experience in the ICT industry, having held senior positions with Symantec, Veritas Software, Computer Associates, EMC Corporation and Fujitsu. Craig currently serves as Chairman of the La Trobe University Business School Advisory Board and holds the position of Adjunct Professor. 

About NextDC Limited
NextDC is Australia’s leading data centre as a service company and one of Australia’s fastest-growing technology organisations. NEXTDC data centres and custom colocation solutions are engineered to grow in-line with the demands of a business and promote flexibility through solutions that scale, supported by the country’s most dynamic and highly skilled ecosystem of partners, carriers and cloud platforms.

As Australia’s most trusted data centre colocation services provider, they are the only data centre provider with a national network of premium data centres that are engineered and constructed to Uptime Institute Tier III, Tier IV and Gold certified standards for operational excellence. They deliver Data Centre as-a-Service (DCaaS) solutions to local and international organisations which champion industry-leading engineering, energy-efficiency, connectivity and security innovations that continue to lead the industry.

To find out more, have a read of our accompanying blog post here:

https://100percentrenewables.com.au/exploring-carbon-neutral-and-nextneutral-with-craig-scroggie-ceo-nextdc/

If you want to get in touch with NextDC, please visit the following:

• NextDC’s website - https://www.nextdc.com/
• NextDC’s email  – https://www.nextdc.com/contact
• NextDC’s social media:
  • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nextdc/
  • Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/nextdatacentre
  • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/datacentres

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in.

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Transitioning to net-zero is now prominent on the agenda in many boardrooms. As more companies embark on their sustainability journey, the challenge many face is whether to talk about it and how and when to meaningfully engage with stakeholders. 

In this episode, we are talking to Robyn Sefiani, CEO of Sefiani Communications Group. Robyn provides her insights and effective communication strategies for sustainability, citing some strong examples of companies doing it well.

About Robyn Sefiani
With a public relations career spanning three decades, Robyn is a specialist in corporate and brand reputation management, strategic communication counsel, issues management, crisis communications and crisis management. Robyn established Sefiani Communications Group in December 1999. Since then, she has built Sefiani into one of Australia's leading strategic communications consultancies. 

About Sefiani Communications Group
Sefiani helps companies enhance their brands and reputations through good communication and protect them when things go wrong through issues and crisis management. Their business focuses on designing strategic communications strategies to solve complex business challenges and seize opportunities. They work with clients to help them manage and share their sustainability journey in a way that is meaningful to their stakeholders, mitigates issues and builds brand reputation.

To find out more, have a read of our accompanying blog post here:

https://100percentrenewables.com.au/best-practice-for-communicating-your-net-zero-journey-with-sefiani-video/

If you want to get in touch with Sefiani, please visit the following:

• Sefiani’s website - https://www.sefiani.com.au/
• Sefiani’s email or social media - https://www.sefiani.com.au/contact-us/
• Robyn Sefiani’s contact details - https://www.sefiani.com.au/our-people/robyn-sefiani/

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. It was the first time we had an opportunity to look holistically at a whole business to see how 100% renewables could be achieved.

When we developed that plan, we saw that organisations could operate with renewable energy and reach net zero emissions while driving financial performance. Based on this revelation, we named our business ‘100% Renewables’ – a name which encapsulates our vision that in future, all organisations will be powered with renewables and have zero emissions.

Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in.
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Revolving Energy Funds are a great mechanism to finance climate action strategies. They are a self-sustaining funding mechanism, which you start with seed capital that you invest in sustainability projects, such as energy efficiency, water conservation, or solar projects, for example. The fund’s unique feature is that you return savings from sustainability projects back into the REF to finance the next round of investments. In this way, you can spend funds multiple times to drive emissions reduction, resource and cost savings.

For the first episode of the “Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions” show, Barbara is interviewing Briony O’Shea, the Chair of Corena. Corena is a grass-root, donor-funded, not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers. The premise of the Corena model is a revolving fund to which supporters donate, and the provision of zero-interest loans to not-for-profit and community organisations to implement climate action projects.

About Briony O’Shea
Briony is a chemical engineer with a Master of Laws in International Law. She specialises in renewable energy and future fuels such as hydrogen and biogas to support the transition to a low-carbon future. She joined Corena in 2017 as a volunteer and took over the role of Chair in 2020. 

About Corena
Corena is a grass-root, donor-funded, not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers. The premise of the Corena model is a revolving fund to which supporters donate, and the provision of zero-interest loans to not-for-profit and community organisations to implement climate action projects. Examples of funded projects are installing solar panels, improving energy efficiency, switching away from fossil gas use, or purchasing electric vehicles. 

To date, Corena has implemented over 40 projects Australia-wide, with most projects being solar PV installations and energy efficiency. Altogether, 663 kW of solar PV have been installed, generating over 1,800 MWh of renewable electricity. Corena has received donations of over $460,000, and because of the revolving nature of the fund, these donations have resulted in over $800,000 in loans given. They’re on track to exceed $1 million of loans given this year.

To find out more, have a read of our accompanying blog post here: https://100percentrenewables.com.au/corena-how-one-dollar-spent-can-fund-emissions-reduction-projects-multiple-times/

And if you want to donate or apply for a project loan with Corena, please visit the following: 

• https://corenafund.org.au/​ 
• https://corenafund.org.au/contact/​
• email at [email protected] or [email protected]

Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

About 100% Renewables
In 2015, we developed one of the first organisational plans to achieve 100% renewable energy. Since then, we have helped over 100 organisations develop their net zero plan and have grown the business to a national team of net zero specialists. We are known for developing strategies that are pragmatic, based on sound business cases, and have organisational buy-in. Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions

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Are you working for a business who wants to commit to, or has already committed to net zero emissions? Do you want to hear best practice stories of how other businesses are meeting this challenge?

Hi, I’m Patrick Denvir, Co-CEO of 100% Renewables, a consultancy specialising in the development of climate action strategies.
Join us on the Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions podcast, where we showcase best-practice stories of organisations who are leading in this space.

I am Barbara, Co-CEO of 100% Renewables and the host of the DNPZE show, where I interview expert guests from leading climate action companies. My guests offer their net zero journey insights across operations & supply chain, products and services, people, branding and climate risk so that you can learn from their experience and plan your own net-zero journey.

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