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HERE ARE SOME FAST FACTS AND SHORT SNIPPETS
1.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY
Once again Jacinda Ardern has provided a breath of fresh
air on the world stage, urging leaders to get on the “right
side of history” and act on climate change. Sharing a
panel with Al Gore at the World Economic Forum, the
New Zealand PM put out a statement to leaders that, “You
don’t have to cede power by acting on climate change.”
“We have a chance here to transition and future-proof
our economies as well. That might be jarring if we do it
quickly, but if we take a longer term it can be something
we prepare our people for.” Ardern added that in politics,
when you do the right thing, you can surprise everyone.
womensagenda.com.au
2.
SUSTAINABLE FITNESS
A British fitness company committed to developing
sustainable fitness products, has created one of the world’s
first carbon-negative circular yoga mats - and they're
available to Australians. Form, a company established
in London by two entrepreneurs Toby Marshman and
Heidi Benham, aims to create a movement within the
fitness industry, developing high-performance fitness
products that have a positive impact on the environment.
Sustainability: With a strong focus on the environment,
the mats are made from recycled natural rubber and
recycled plastic bottles so no extracting of resources
and helping the fight against single-use plastic waste.
https://www.theform.co.uk/press
3.
FERTILITY RISKS
Despite increased education, Australians continue to
have a poor understanding of the age-related decline in
natural and IVF-assisted conception, potentially explaining
why many delay starting a family. A greater uptake of
ovarian reserve screening may help identify individuals at
increased risk of premature diminished fertility and that
such screening may prompt women identified as having
low ovarian reserve to bring forward their plans for natural
conception or possibly undertake fertility preservation
(oocyte freezing) – but he is alarmed that community
knowledge about ovarian reserve screening is scant.
Flinders.edu.au
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4.
FIVE YEARS OF GENDER EQUALITY
AGENCY DATA
Good news, after five years of data collection by
the Workplace Gender Equality Agency there have
been improvements in some key areas for working
women in Australia, including through a strong
increase in employer action on gender equality.
Australian Government
5.
GET YOUR LIFE SORTED
Jo Burgess and Vincent Buttigieg have created, Life
Sorted, the highest rated family organiser app on
the App Store. The founders are helping thousands
of families to live a happier life together, by giving
them a way to keep their family’s events, birthdays,
to-dos, shopping lists and reminders in one place.
The app is designed specifically to reduce stress and
overwhelm around family scheduling, through increasing
productivity and improving family communication.
https://www.lifesorted.com/
6. THE AIRBNB OF PARKING
7. WAR ON PLASTICS
Leading Kiwi Parking App, Parkable has acquired
Australian firm Park Genie in a transaction that cements
Parkable as Australasia’s fastest-growing park sharing
platform. Parkable is a sharing economy platform for
car parking that allows companies and individuals to
rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff
parking management solutions for enterprises and small
businesses. Sometimes referred to as ‘AirBnB for parking’.
www.parkable.com
Beer maker Corona has joined forces with a global
charity to draw attention to the 9 million tonnes of
plastic making its way into our oceans each year, with
businesses being urged to do their part in tackling
the problem. As part of a bid to raise awareness of
the marine plastic pollution in Australia, Corona has
teamed up with global initiative Parley for the Oceans in
a National Geographic documentary to demonstrate the
far-reaching effects that plastic pollution is having on
our environment, and with it our food chain.
www.mybusiness.com.au