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Understanding the impact of carbon price on your business
By Dan Atkins
Shaper Group | Business Shaper

Australian businesses are facing a number of cost pressures to their businesses including increased labour costs, a rising Australian dollar, rising energy and water costs and increased waste levies. Whilst the introduction of a carbon price will present more costs for many businesses, it is important to understand that it also represents new market opportunities.
An overview of carbon price
By Dan Atkins
Shaper Group | Business Shaper

Utilising Information Technology
By David Solsky
CarbonSystems

Each year we use the equivalent of 1.5 planet Earths catering to our material needs and desires. By 2030 we will need the capacity of two Earths to absorb carbon emissions and replenish our natural resource use.
Managing embedded carbon exposure in energy consumption and contracts
By David Rylah
EnergyAdvice Pty Ltd

With a “price on Carbon” now passed into Legislation, energy users both large and small need to address the financial reality that the carbon by-product associated with energy use and some industrial process now have an explicit price path and associated compliance obligations.
Carbon Farming Initiative
By Simon Fjell

The Carbon Farming Initiative will open up new opportunities for Australian farmers and landholders to participate in lucrative international markets for carbon credits.
Global Biodiesel Uptake
By Danny Williams
Green Power Solutions Pty Ltd
Global Biodiesel Growth
The Global market for biodiesel has experienced an explosive growth which is poised to continue at this rate over the next 10 years, driven by world governments trying to arrest climate change and seeking fuel security.
Seeing advantage in a distributed world
By Mike McAllum
Global Foresight Network
Lead Designer Australia's Sustainable Food Lab

Sustainable Responsible Design
By Lana De Jager

Reputational risk from the carbon price
By Nadya Krienke-Becker
Brand Shaper / Shaper Group

Now that a carbon price is legislated, the dynamics in the Australia market will change. The market will change in many ways, in particular in how the regulated and voluntary markets communicate and engage with their stakeholders on their next steps.
