Message from ARA CEO, Paul Zahra Having navigated the global pandemic, Australian retailers are now moving on to tackle the next big global disruption – climate change. Unlike previous disruptions
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has today released the inaugural ARA Retail Review 2022 – an annual research report which consolidates the insights from the country’s leading retail experts on
While governments and businesses intend to do much of the heavy lifting when it comes to tackling climate change, as a community, we shouldn’t ignore the powerful role that our
With less than 5% of large retailers globally having made a commitment to address climate change, the ARA has an important role to play in helping our sector in Australia understand the steps we can take as we transition to net-zero
The Race to Zero retail campaign is backed by the United Nations and was launched by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) at the COP26 Climate Change Conference
To mark the launch of its Net-zero Roadmap, the ARA hosted a webinar to explore the role of Australian retail in addressing climate change and to look at some of the global trends shaping the local response.
The impacts of climate change have become all too apparent for many of us in recent years, including severe storms and floods, devastating droughts and catastrophic bush fires. In Europe and
COP26 comes five years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, at which 190 members of the 197 original signatories to the 1994 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed
A significant proposal that will be discussed in detail at COP26 is the European Union’s proposal to implement a Cross Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): a carbon tariff.
As of the 1st of September 2021, the supply of single-use plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, dinnerware, polystyrene takeaway food containers and polystyrene cups is banned in Queensland. This follows similar bans that have recently come into
