 Dr John Lee and Patricia Morris from Footprint Energy Footprint's Dr Lee and Patricia Morris attended the Bush Summit held in Townsville on Friday 23rd August 2024.
Presentations included, from Prime Minister Hon. Anthony Albanese, Opposition leader Hon. Peter Dutton, Queensland Premier Steven Miles and shadow Minister, David Cristafulli. The event was hosted by the courier Mail and is one of several Bush Summits to be held across Australia. There was a vast range of topics discussed including Energy Futures and the many projects planned and being implemented by Copperstring, Powerlink and Ampol, for example. Townsville's focal point is in northern Queensland and across the state. There was a focus on keeping the regions connected in various ways. Professor Grace Smallwood talked about ongoing problems still to be resolved in Indigenous Communities. Overall, it was a wonderful opportunity to meet and listen to the country's leaders and recent innovations, and the challenges we are facing today and into the future! - Patricia Morris, Education and Engagement Manager, Footprint Energy - 28 August 2024
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 Footprint Energy's Project Manager, Paul Sedman, is currently completing his Graduate qualification in 'Sustainability Practice' from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Paul is exploring the practical and theoretical aspects of science policy in Australia, and building knowledge of the evaluation of climate change impacts and energy storage solutions. Further, he is identifying up-to-date sustainable practices and opportunities to assist Footprint clients in promoting social and environmental responsibility. Stay tuned for a series of Blogs Paul will be writing to share his learnings and insights.  Footprint Energy's 'Complex Systems Advisor', Dr John K Lee, was recently awarded his PhD (Science, Ethics, Education and Environment) - 'Values and science in contemporary education: the study and impact of student orientation', from the University of Newcastle (NSW, Australia).
Congratulations John! A tremendous achievement. Stay tuned on our LinkedIn page for a series of blogs and educational posts from Dr Lee, from the outcomes of his PhD work. Dr Lee's impactful and insightful knowledge and findings will also be incorporated into Footprint Energy's future projects, to assist clients and the community in this very pertinent and important future- focused body of work. The construction industry is one of the fastest-growing industries and one of the largest contributors of waste in Australia, to landfill and into the natural environment, land and sea.
According to the Federal Government’s National Waste Policy data, Australia’s construction and demolition industry generates more than 27 million tonnes of waste production annually worldwide, and building materials make up about half of all materials used and half the solid waste generated. This generated waste has the potential to impact the social and natural environment and requires management throughout the building process— starting from the initial extraction of raw materials, then to processing, manufacturing, transportation, construction and disposal, and decommissioning or renovation/reuse at the end of a building’s life cycle. This Policy aims to build and share the industry’s collective knowledge of construction and demolition waste, especially with regard to how we can achieve a more circular economy through waste minimisation from the outset. This is closely followed by an emphasis on the reuse and repurpose of materials. A win-win for the environment and the costs of running business. Our team at Footprint Energy offers a Site Waste Minimisation and Management Plan (SWMMP) preparation service which involves a practical and strategic approach to minimising waste generation, maximising recycling, and in turn minimising disposal and waste costs. With consideration of the nation-wide policy (as referred to above) our focus is helping your business to comply with waste management regulations at the state and local levels, outlined in local Development Control Plans (DCPs) technical manuals and development application permit requirements. Author - Paul Sedman, BD Manager and Building/construction specialist at Footprint Energy, February 2024  We are currently preparing to support the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the aim of being part of the business community offering environmental and sustainability services as part of the Queensland Government's team of local, sustainable, ethical and diverse suppliers.
Footprint is excited with the prospect of contributing to this exciting event which will emphasise and showcase innovative and impactful sustainability and environmental strategies, and provide significant economic and social benefits to the QLD community and beyond borders to the rest of Australia. Nature positive action from business, industry, government and financial institutions is required to help create a new operating model or platform, which is drawn from the concepts of regeneration, resilience and circularity. Repairing and restoring the natural environment, whilst extracting the various resources from the environment or impacting the environment from business activities, provides an opportunity for nature and business activities to achieve balance - this also make good sustainable economic sense.
Footprint Energy services incorporate a 'nature positive' approach in strategies and actions plans we help create for our clients' businesses or activities. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, agreed in Montreal on December 2022 by the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and which is strongly connected/supportive of the 'nature positive' approach, presents a revised focus for our relationship with nature, with business and industry sector action vital to the mission of halting and reversing nature loss by 2030. Businesses and organisations are finding opportunities to operate their activities in ways which reduce impact on the natural and social environment (also coined as' natural and social capital'), resulting in improved reputation among their customers and the public at large, increased profits and reduced risk for Boards of Directors and investors.
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