Turning Green would like to wish all our clients and candidate a very restful holiday season and we look forward to working with you in 2012. This Christmas 2011 e-newsletter features two articles of interest written by our e-newsletter contributors Jodi Smith and Kate Bennett.
Jodi’s article highlights that venture capital investment incentive, particularly in cleantech, is integral to ensuring that Australia capitalises on its natural resources and scientific expertise. It also highlights a recent report by Australian Cleantech, which profiled over 767 Australian cleantech companies, and contained data indicating that as a sector, revenue topped $22 billion (which equates to nearly half of the revenue of the construction industry in Australia), with an employee base of 25,000+. Figures also showed a 31.4% increase in average total revenue per cleantech company in Australia between 2009-2010. According to the report, the majority of cleantech companies are in the water industry, followed by the energy efficiency sector, solar and then waste.
Kate’s article tackles the issue of communicating intangibles. Her article cleverly cuts through the plethora of tools, frameworks and approaches to identify and outline the key steps and requirements for evaluating an organisation’s intangible assets and social impact. Kate also highlights in the resources section, a great book titled The Green Scorecard: Measuring the Return on Investment in sustainability initiatives. The book tells us that in order to succeed, companies must adopt a results-based, return on investment (ROI) focus that helps them identify, develop and implement green projects that add value-from an economic, environmental and societal perspective.
We hope you enjoy and look forward to working with you in 2012.
