Category: Highlight Sustainability

Managing Safety in the Construction Industry: A Short Guide for Busy Professionals Construction sites are dynamic environments where multiple activities happen simultaneously, often involving complex risks. Managing safety effectively is not just a legal obligation but a critical factor in protecting workers and ensuring project success. Here’s a concise, practical overview of how to manage…

Abrasive Blasting Safety: What Every Workplace Needs to Know If your business involves cleaning, preparing, or finishing surfaces for construction or manufacturing, abrasive blasting is likely part of your operations. While incredibly effective, this technique requires careful management to prevent exposure to substances found in the product being removed. Let’s break down what you need…

Understanding the New Code of Practice on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment: What’s Changed? The Australian Government’s release of the Work Health and Safety (Sexual and Gender-based Harassment) Code of Practice 2025 marks a significant shift in how workplaces must address and prevent sexual and gender-based harassment. Below, we break down the key changes, their nuances,…

In recent years, sustainability or ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) have become an important consideration for businesses. Clients, customers and investors are recognizing the importance in that way sustainability and ESG practices can directly impact revenue growth and enterprise risk management. Today, we will provide 6 reasons why sustainability or ESG adds value to a…

Sustainability starts with strategy session(s) for the business to effectively take its first steps in choosing and refining sustainability goals and objectives. Here are key steps to help get started when planning and executing sustainability strategies: 1. Assemble a cross-functional team: Many sustainability outcomes require passionate people from different expertise and influence in the business to…

Disclosing sustainability metrics, targets, certifications or reporting has become essential for organisations seeking to demonstrate to clients or customers their impacts on and commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Studies have found disclosing relevant sustainability metrics leads to further revenue and investment, but disclosing the wrong metrics or communicating it incorrectly could lead to labels…

Inclusive leadership is becoming an essential component of effective team management today and is one key component to managing psychosocial hazards. It is a leadership style that focuses on creating an inclusive workplace environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to contribute and succeed. Inclusive leadership can lead to increased productivity, employee satisfaction,…

As the Australian market and government intensifies its focus on sustainability, contractors supplying goods and services to mining and other large operations are increasingly expected to address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Understanding Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions are becoming critical components of doing business in the sector. This guide breaks down…