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Profit with Purpose: driving change through the market
At GreenCollar, being a ‘Profit for Purpose’ business means more than maintaining a coexistence between our environmental impact and our bottom line. For us, business strategy is entirely inextricable from our environmental and social goals, and they grow actively...
Case study: Peeling the Lid off the Banana Plastic Industry
The humble banana is both delicious and nutritious – a fruit beloved by kids and adults alike. But did you know that plastic banana bunch covers, used by farmers to protect bananas from insects, chemicals and environmental factors, generate up to 300 tonnes of plastic...
From Co-Benefits to Core Benefits: Reframing the Real Value of Carbon Farming
By Nerida Bradley, Chief Operating Officer This week, the UN-backed ‘Race to Zero’ had its first anniversary. In marking it, the campaign estimated that net-zero pledges now cover more than 70% of the world’s economy via commitments of many thousands of businesses as...
GreenCollar pioneers market-based mechanism for plastic waste reduction
In the 65 years between 1950 and 2015, global plastic production snowballed from 2 million tonnes annually to a whopping 381 million tonnes a year. And yet in 2015, only 45% of this plastic waste was incinerated or recycled. Meaning more than half was discarded,...
What are Plastic Credits and how are they generated?
Plastic Credits: what are they – and how do they help people and the planet? We explore the ins and outs of this new environmental market below. The problem with plastic Plastic pollution is one of the planet’s greatest environmental challenges, with around 400...
HAPPY WAYS: GREENCOLLAR RANKS THIRD IN THE AFR BOSS BEST PLACE TO WORK AWARDS 2021
At GreenCollar, the health and happiness of our staff isn’t just a priority – it critically informs the structure of our organisation and the way we do business. Which is why we’re honoured to have been awarded third place in the Agriculture, Mining and Utilities...
GreenCollar acquires innovative environmental start-up Go Neutral
$90: that’s the amount it costs to offset the average annual CO2 emissions of a car in Australia. And with GreenCollar recently acquiring Go Neutral – a consumer-facing online platform that connects consumers with simple and meaningful action on climate change – it’s...
Webinar: Restoring the Future – Investing in a Healthy Reef
GreenCollar CEO, James Schultz, joined Greening Australia in its second 'Restoring the Future' webinar to discuss how the creation of new markets like Reef Credits addresses crucial environmental issues by paying land managers for on-farm actions. Discover more about...
HSBC and the Queensland Government purchase world-first Reef Credits
The Great Barrier Reef is an iconic Australian landmark that attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is valued at $56 Billion, contributing $6.4 Billion to the national economy and supporting more than 64,000 jobs, making its health an economic as well as an...
‘Scientist for a Day’ at Babinda Reef Carbon Project
Check out this Qantas Future Planet video from our hands-on ‘Scientist for a Day’ at our Babinda Reef Carbon Project site. Situated only 20km upstream from the Great Barrier Reef, the Babinda project focuses on reducing pollution that enters our waterways. The...