Independent Review of the EPBC Act – Final Report

Published: 1 February 2021

Professor Graeme Samuel AC, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra

released 28 January 2021

The 38 recommendations in this Review amount to substantial and necessary reforms to reverse
the current state of environmental decline. They will enable Australia to meet future development
needs in a sustainable way and will support long-term economic growth, environmental improvement
and the effective protection of Australia’s iconic places and heritage for the benefit of current and
future generations.

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Small business sustainability in a COVID-19 world

Published: 28 January 2021

Australia Post & Banksia Foundation

released 28 January 2021

This paper examines what the key drivers and sustainability issues are for small businesses right now, and explores how small businesses can be better prepared to tackle a world impacted by COVID-19. Importantly, this paper points to the SDGs as the global blueprint for regeneration, and proposes a clear roadmap
for the way forward. I trust this paper will stimulate thought and action in small businesses across Australia.

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Hitting Home: The Compounding Costs of Climate Inaction

Published: 28 January 2021

Climate Council

27 January 2021

The report outlines the latest science on how climate change is driving more destructive heatwaves, downpours, cyclones, droughts, fires and other extreme weather events. It highlights significant events in Australia and around the world from the past two years. Taken alone, any one of the events described in this report – from Australia’s Black Summer bushfires to the record breaking North Atlantic hurricane season, or the remarkable Siberian heatwave – would mark the year as unusual. Taken together, they paint a disturbing portrait of our rapidly escalating climate emergency.

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The Global Risks Report 2021, 16th Edition

Published: 20 January 2021

World Economic Forum

released 19 January 2021

The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment, and geopolitical fragmentation. Businesses risk a disorderly shakeout which can exclude large cohorts of workers and companies from the markets of the future. Environmental degradation—still an existential threat to humanity—risks intersecting with societal fractures to bring about severe consequences. Yet, with the world more attuned to risk, lessons can be drawn to strengthen response and resilience. In 2020, the risk of a pandemic became reality. As governments, businesses, and societies grapple with COVID-19, societal cohesion is more important than ever.

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Australia’s emissions projections 2020

Published: 11 December 2020

Australian Government, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

released 10 December 2020

This report provides detail on Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions trends to 2030, including sector specific analysis of factors driving emissions. The report estimates the emissions reduction effort required to meet Australia’s emissions reduction targets.

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