This event held in Melbourne, Adelaide and the Brisbane/hybrid event, was a great success, with over 60 attendees over the 3 days.
We are very grateful to Boyd for his wonderful presentation, and trust that it was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Boyd has kindly shared the links and references that he used in his presentation.
We would also like to direct you to the ACigs Sustainability page which provides additional information that is updated more regularly https://www.acigs.org/resources/sustainability
Enjoy the photos and please have a read through the information shared below.
Notes and references Sustainability presentations ACIGS
Books:
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
The Limits to Growth by Donella Meadows et.al.
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel
The Common Good by Robert B. Reich
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by Vaclav Smil
How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
Weblinks:
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_producer_responsibility
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - https://www.oecd.org/env/tools-evaluation/extendedproducerresponsibility.html
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) - https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/
Sustainability page - https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/sustainability/
Sustainability Statement - https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IGS_Sustainability_Statement_Dec_2021.pdf
IGS comment to EU commission - https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IGS-Sustainability-Benefits-of-Geosynthetics-05-22.pdf
Huesker
Sustainability Statement - https://www.huesker.com.au/company/sustainability/
Microplastics statement - https://www.huesker.com.au/company/sustainability/microplastic/
Once again a big thank you to our wonderful sponsors for this event.
