| |  | | |  | Welcome to MOSS  Models of Success and Sustainability (MOSS) is the Trans-Tasman's industry body for individuals, corporations, governments and not-for-profit organisations interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability. It supports business through education, training, networking, tools and advice to drive sustainability and competitive business success, fostering responsible business and assisting business transition to a low carbon economy.
Not many organisations can boast the fact that their name even as an acronym has a meaning. Our philosophy is based on no ecology no economy - no planet, no profits. Like our biosphere - if there is no moss/lichen we don't have a healthy environment. It's also true of our society - if we don't have model organisations focusing on the triple or quadruple bottom line and models / frameworks of how to achieve this - we would not have healthy businesses, communities and prosperity. So join today to show leadership and give back or simply enjoy the many benefits MOSS has to offer including our amazing resource centre and array of tools.
If you are major corporate or multinational looking to play a leadership role, support school and community education, upskill business and industry to build a healthy green economy, we also welcome your support. Talk to MOSS CEO Anne-Maree Huxley today.
"While terms like 'corporate social responsibility' and 'responsible investment' may sound altruistic, they all boil down to sustainable business practices. The kind of business practices Australia needs right now."
Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism, Minister Assisting on Deregulation. |
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| |  | Become a member  Step up and support your industry body. Join MOSS today...learn from industry experts and your peers to become a leader in CSR, ESG & Sustainability...improve profitability and explore how to adapt to a low carbon economy. Access our Members Only Resource Centre with hundreds of reports to aid your business case and professional development. For convenience and ease of navigation we've listed topics under the 4 key impact areas of Workplace, Marketplace, Community and Environment.  All up there's over 25 subheadings ranging from Risk Management and Getting unemployed and homeless back to work through to Leadership, the Business case for CSR and Climate Change, Carbon Management and Health and Well-being. Albert Einstein once said "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them", so join us to learn a new way - a way that will help us to protect our environment and develop healthy vibrant sustainable communities for our children and future generations. Click here to learn more.
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| | | Building a Green Economy  A Green Economy is one in which the vital links between economy, society, and environment are taken into account - which transformations production processes, production and consumption patterns, contributing to a reduction per unit in waste, pollution, and the use of resources, materials, and energy that will revitalize and diversify economies, create quality, employment opportunities, promote sustainable trade, reduce poverty, and improve equity and income distribution.
In its simplest formulation, the "green economy" refers to economics in the name of sustainability: a system of interactions among markets, environmental forces, and social policies that support human subsistence and freedoms over generations.
Political leaders on all levels - city, state, national, regional - are currently embracing green growth strategies. The concept of green growth is, however, still in its infancy and there is a fundamental lack of knowledge; what are the macroeconomics of green growth? What is the role of the private sector? What are the necessary areas of innovation? What is the interplay between policy, technology, innovation and business? What are the best practice models and the necessary public-private partnerships?
Discover how you can help improve your profitability and sustainability performance by transitioning to a Green Economy. Let's work together to make some serious inroads in Australia's transition to a low carbon economy. China, Japan, USA and Europe have already begun. Now it's time to make our companies more robust, profitable and competitive and give them an edge in international markets - before it's too late! |
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|  | | | | Training, Tools, Resources and Recycling Give yourself the gift of knowledge to kick start 2012 and progress your career. Join one of our many workshops.
CARBON. Liability or Opportunity? A Half Day short course for Senior Managers, Executives and Boards. A great follow on from our Innovating for Green Growth Workshop Series. Stakeholder Engagement One Day MasterClass - Yes the rules of the Game have Changed.
Develop a CSR RoadMap One Day Workshop using the In Good Company Framework that has won over 75 national and international awards for carbon management and CSR. We've spent a lot time searching for the worlds best tools as well as collaborating with industry experts to develop tools that will help transition organisations to a low carbon economy and produce more robust and profitable businesses. Tools that will help organisations measure and reduce your water, waste, resources and energy use. Tools that helps local governments and developers in the early stage of planning and design of precincts, buildings and associated infrastructure. Tools that help educate schools and local communities on sustainability and tackle the challenge of climate change. Tools that will help mainstream and embed sustainability and assist reporting. Even tertiary qualified mentoring programs to help disadvantaged youth and nationally accreditated Stakeholder Engagement programs. Learn more...
Did you know there are over 19 million old and unused mobile phones stashed away in cupboards and drawers at home and work? If these phones were recycled the estimated greenhouse gas savings would be equivelent to planting 100,000 trees or taking 6,000 cars off the road. The materials recovered could make 3.6m alumunium cans, 185,000 plastic fence posts and 37,000 gold wedding rings. If your organisation is looking for a simple way to help the environment, how about you join the MobileMuster and recycle your old phones!
Join a discussion, workshop or webinar and explore thought leadership and specialist views on a raft of topics. Whether you want to know about the latest trends and successes in Environmental Education, Behaviour Change or want to updated on best practice and global thought leadership Check out our events program here or talk to MOSS about designing a program specifically for your needs.
There's a plethorea of free resources available on our Links page. Find out what others are doing in the world of CSR, ESG and Sustainable Development and much much more...or join and gain full access to our Member Resource Centre with hundreds of reports and programs to aid your business case, policies or program development to address areas of interest such as diversity, supply chain management, sustainable marketing and greenwashing, ethics, human rights management and much much more. |
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| | | Become a CSR leader  "If you want to build a business to last, you must take Corporate Social Responsibility seriously. Talented employees demand it, informed customers expect it, and longterm investors will require it. Embedded in the business, CSR can be a source of creativity and innovation, leading to new products and services, access to new or under-serviced markets, or even new business models." If you want information about Careers in CSR and Sustainability - refer here. Discover who's providing leadership in the CSR and Sustainability space. Learn what business and finance and sustainability commentators and opinion leaders are thinking at www.evotv.com.au the home of ResponsibleTV, Australia's only internet TV portal dedicated to reporting on sustainability and corporate responsibility issues. 
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| | | |  | Industry News MOSS appoints Dr Martin Blake as Strategic Advisor. Dr Blake is an internationally recognised sustainability expert and a Professor of Sustainable Business Development with a working portfolio of board directorships, advisory roles and keynote speaking engagements throughout Asia, Australia, the USA and Europe. He is highly valued for his innovative business strategies which save money, save energy and support businesses to add value to the triple bottom line: people, profit and planet. Martin is at the forefront of a generation of change agents who know that profitable business practice is enhanced by a more intelligent use of natural resources to create resilient businesses for the 21st century. He led one of the most successful sustainability and CSR programmes in the World (Royal Mail won over 75 national and international awards). He advisors business, small island states and government in terms of Systems Thinking, Integrative Design Process (IDP), how to develop a business case for sustainability and climate change, and Blue Sustainability - connecting and combining seemingly disparate environmental problems with open-source scientific solutions based upon physical processes common in the natural world, to create solutions that are both environmentally beneficial and which have financial and wider social benefits. For consultations call MOSS on 03 987 99 886. 
2012 is International Year of Cooperatives highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration. With the theme of Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World the Year seeks to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperatives all over the world. If you are seeking to better understand your stakeholders and how you can develop better co-operation within your communities, check out our MapYou Stakeholder Engagement MasterClasses. Or ask us about the new nationally accredited MapYou Training programs.
2012 is also the year of 2012 - International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made sustainable energy one of his five priorities and has directed the United Nations to focus on universal access to energy, improved efficiency and enhanced deployment of renewable sources in order to combat endemic poverty. How will you get involved?
Need support developing your CSR or Sustainability Strategy? Want to be transformational as opposed to transactional? Read how we can assist...
New UNEP Report Outlines the Pathways to 2020 to deliver the additional 6 to 11 Gigatonne cuts needed to get world back into safe territory limiting temperatures to a 2 degree increase.
Do you know what you are worth? Check out the  2011 Sustainability Roles and Salary Survey results.
Want to learn how to innovate and profit from the emerging green economy? Discover how you can mitigate your carbon risks with net zero costs, or explore how to transition and transform your organisation to a world class leader in sustainability - MOSS now offer consulting services lead by International sustainability expert Dr Martin Blake and MOSS CEO Anne-Maree Huxley.
Focus Press offer Carbon Neutral Printing. Focus Press, Australia's leading environmental printer offers Carbon Neutral Printing and they absorb the price of the offsets! This is value adding at it's best. Click here to learn how you can take advantage of this special offer.
Transitioning an organisation from a short term take, make and waste thinking to one of long term sustainability is a survival imperative for organisations operating in a world of increasingly scarce resources. MOSS has been involved in developing The Sustainability Challenge a revolutionary new engaging and interactive training tool to aid essential understanding and capability around complex issues such as emissions reduction, sustainable supply chain and social responsibility whilst auditing your culture's attitudes towards sustainability. Click here to see a demonstration or learn more. If you need assistance to reduce your carbon emissions and become more efficient, check out the East River Software Energy and Carbon Emissions Management Platform (ECMP). It enables organisations to focus on reducing energy and water consumption as well as automating carbon emissions management and reporting for all energy sources including electricity, water, gas, fuels, solar, wind, waste and renewables.  Find out how.on |
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