Welcome to Rewild Agency’s quarterly newsletter

July, 2021

Wominjeka – welcome to the first newsletter from Rewild Agency. A big thank you for subscribing, I am excited to welcome you to the Rewild family.

When launching Rewild at the end of 2020, I had certainly hoped to send our first newsletter well before now, but what can I say – it has been a truly wild year thus far. I knew there was a need for an accessible, versatile and creative approach to sustainability consulting, but I did not expect just how quickly we would find our feet and hit the ground running. We are so grateful for our wonderful, forward-thinking clients and the work they have entrusted us with – and I am excited to share some projects we’ve been working on with you here.

These occasional newsletters will share a selection of interesting reads and talks, along with sustainability-related news highlights each quarter – while also including details of our own events, inspiration and project updates.

I hope you enjoy this first edition and we look forward to sharing future updates with you. Of course, we welcome any feedback, suggestions or questions you may have along the way.

Thank you in advance and happy reading!

Abbie Freestone
Founder & Sustainability Consultant – Rewild Agency

Interesting reads & talks

RESET.21 Forum 6 | Below Zero 2030: Emergency action for negative emissions – National Climate Emergency Summit

How systems thinking compliments behavioural approaches in solving complex social problems – Peter Slattery & Stefan Kaufman

UK tells business: Phase out carbon or lose out on contracts – Bloomberg Green

How to kick-start the carbon removal market: Shopify's Playbook – Shopify

Countries are getting serious about climate change. And then there's Australia – Grist

The open-source rulebook for communicating impact and avoiding greenwashing – Provenance

Introducing the B Climate Climate Tools Base – B Lab

Project news & updates

Our lovely clients Ulleo, recently launched their industry-led interior design short course! We are delighted to have been a part of the course development through helping to bring Ulleo's 'Design for the Future: Sustainability leadership for Interior Designers' lesson to life. To learn more about the course, visit the link below.

We’re thrilled to have been working with Peak Green over the last few months. Peak Green is a platform and community for news and stories of positive change to help create a more sustainable Australia. I (Abbie) recently sat down with Peak Green to discuss starting a sustainability journey as a small or medium-sized business. Head over to their website (link below) to watch the interview and learn more about Peak Green.

We recently shared our thoughts on some of the key reasons to be optimistic about the future of sustainability in business with the wonderful team at Compass Studio. You can read the article via the link below.

One to watch…

Earlier this year, we were introduced to the team at givvable – a new platform for businesses to discover and track the sustainability credentials of suppliers. We were blown away by the concept, which is evidently a significant game-changer in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space in Australia.

The givvable platform automates the discovery and tracking of supplier sustainability so that organisation’s procurement is aligned with their strategic ESG objectives.

Up until now, sourcing, screening, verifying and selecting suppliers has been a time-consuming and challenging task for procurement and sustainability teams within organisations of all shapes and sizes.

We asked Frances Atkins (founder of givvable) to share her number one piece of advice for businesses starting out on their sustainability journey or start-ups tackling social and environmental issues head-on.

“Look at what makes sense for your business, based on its size, maturity and, of course, the products and services you deliver. Sustainability is a journey. This is not about quick fixes.” – Frances Atkins, Founder at givvable.