If climate change is the greatest moral challenge of the century, the nexus between the communication and the environment is of critical importance to all PR practitioners. Murray Hogarth, speaker, writer and media commentator on climate and sustainability issues and author of The 3rd Degree: Frontline in Australia’s Climate War, shared highlights of his extensive experience and comments on where we are all heading.
Speaker:
Murray Hogarth is a business environmentalist. He advises corporate, government and community clients on climate change, environment and sustainability strategy and communications through his consultancy the 3rd degree, and also is a freelance writer.
A former Environment Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and ABC-TV Four Corners reporter, Murray had an award-winning career in journalism extending over more than two decades, including coverage of many major environmental issues. After leaving full-time journalism, Murray worked with Australia’s pioneering specialist sustainability firm Ecos Corporation for nine years from 1999, including serving as joint managing partner in 2007-8. Through Ecos, he consulted to major national and international companies across numerous industry sectors in Australia, the US and Asia.
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Question 1:What is the importance of corporate social responsibility?
Question 2: Would sustainability be an issue in our working lives?
Question 3: Is The Australian relevant on climate change or will they reinvent their position?
Part 4: about Ecos Corporation
Part 5: Ecos Corporation sustainability
Question 6: Will we see actual action for climate change or is it too late?
Question 7: If we have all of this correct information, then why is sustainability not consistent?
Question 8: Discusses sustainability within our community and its relationship with government
Question 9: How can we as individuals create a more sustainable community?
Question 10: Who will win and who will fail the sustainability battle?
Question 11: Are dishwashers better than washing dishes by hand?
Question 12 from a webinar registrant: I’m a final year student, how do you recommend I get into the field?
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