Launching a Sustainable Coffee Future

Launching a Sustainable Coffee Future

During Climate Week 2024, a groundbreaking initiative was announced, uniting key global players to transform the coffee supply chain. The UNIDO Solutions Platform is a digital tool that helps coffee producers gain important insights into their supply chains. By using artificial intelligence (AI), the platform enables producers to understand the environmental impacts of their operations…

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NGIS and ofi partner to build carbon monitoring tool to protect forests

NGIS and ofi partner to build carbon monitoring tool to protect forests

NGIS, Google’s 2022 Sustainability Partner of the Year, has collaborated with Olam Food Ingredients (ofi), a leading food ingredient company heavily invested in sustainability, to create a carbon monitoring tool. The tool measures carbon gains and losses across ofi’s supply chain. It uses satellite imagery and machine learning to track changes in forest cover and…

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SADA and NGIS join forces to accelerate adoption of Google Earth Engine

SADA and NGIS join forces to accelerate adoption of Google Earth Engine

NGIS has formed a strategic partnership with SADA, a leading business and technology consultancy and award-winning Google Cloud partner, to accelerate the adoption of Google Earth Engine technology. This collaboration establishes a powerful alliance that leverages Google Cloud Products and Google Earth Engine for sustainability analysis, and reporting to the North American Enterprise Market. The…

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What is the European Union Deforestation Regulation?

What is the European Union Deforestation Regulation?

The European Union Deforestation Regulation is one of the most significant initiatives that has ever been established for sustainable sourcing of raw materials. The EUDR is a law that restricts operators from placing products on or exported from the European Union (EU) market that are linked with deforestation or forest degradation. The key driver behind…

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What is greenwashing and how to avoid it for your business

What is greenwashing and how to avoid it for your business

Greenwashing is a marketing tactic used by companies to make their products or services appear more environmentally friendly than they actually are. It involves making false or exaggerated claims about the environmental benefits of a product or service in order to appeal to consumers who are concerned about the environment. Greenwashing can take many forms,…

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A National Digital Environmental Health Decision Support Platform

A National Digital Environmental Health Decision Support Platform

By 2030, the direct damage of costs to health is expected to be between $3-6 billion per year, due to rising temperatures, extreme weather and increasing carbon dioxide levels. In turn, these have an impact on heat-related illness and death,cardiovascular failure, injuries, vector-borne and water-borne diseases, asthma, cardiovascular disease, respiratory allergies, and mental health.  …

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The Future is Now: Next Generation Geo Enterprise Solutions in Sustainability

The Future is Now: Next Generation Geo Enterprise Solutions in Sustainability

On Tuesday, November 15th, NGIS partnered with Google and held an exclusive launch of sustainability solutions using Google Earth Engine at Google’s office in Sydney. The event focused on real life environmental, agriculture and climate risk  applications where Google Earth Engine is used.  Speakers at the event included Nathan Eaton from NGIS and Ian McPherson…

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European Parliament pass bill to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities

European Parliament pass bill to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities

Written by: Nathan Eaton, Managing Director, NGIS In September this year, a significant bill was passed in the European Parliament to ban imports of raw materials that have been linked to deforestation. This deforestation initiative is part of the European Green Deal which sets out a legal pathway for Europe to achieve carbon neutrality and…

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NGIS/TraceMark Achieves Sustainability Partner designation in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program

NGIS/TraceMark Achieves Sustainability Partner designation in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program

NGIS/ TraceMark today announced that it has achieved the Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability designation in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. By earning the Sustainability designation, NGIS/ TraceMark has proven their success in building and producing solutions and tools on Google Cloud to help customers achieve their sustainability and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) goals….

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Geospatial is at the heart of a sustainable future

Geospatial is at the heart of a sustainable future

By Brittany Dahl Here’s why NGIS is at the forefront The most innovative, exciting work in Australia right now operates around world-changing solutions, delivered by businesses addressing all four pillars of sustainability, for our global sustainable future: environmental, cultural, social, and economic. There are many ways to achieve the four pillars of sustainability, from environmental…

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