Flagships

Australian cities are lagging behind in their Global Sustainability Index scores with no Australian city making the top 30. This index ranks 100 leading global cities on the three pillars of sustainability (people, planet and profit) as well 32 other different indicators that are closely aligned with the United Nation's sustainable development goals (SDG). This indicates that long-term planning is crucial for major Australian cities in order to achieve a degree of sustainable balance, economic legacy and strategic decisions to manage long-term impacts of economic growth.

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Leveraging on JCU Singapore campus’ strategic location within the ASEAN business hub, CITBA’s Circular Economy and Sustainability (CES) flagship brings multidisciplinary expertise from across the three JCU campuses to uniquely weave social and environmental sciences into evaluations of real business models in line with the framework of sustainable development. Our flagship collaborates with private and public sector partners to embed circularity into real-world business models and communicate its relevance on sustainable development in tropical Australia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and China.

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In today’s international trading environment, two key areas of research of have emerged. The first of which examines non-protectionist trade policy and the implementation of non-tariff measures, in particular, the use of technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. According to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, WTO members are authorised by the WTO TBT/SPS Agreement to implement a range of protective measures that endeavour to protect human, animal, and plant health as well as a myriad of environment, wildlife, and human safety factors. Based on this clearly Based on a clearly defined and rational explanation for their existence, empirical studies that examine the impact of TBT and SPS on trade have documented findings that elicit different results depending on objectives and time frames being measured.

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As we look into the future, the balance of work and leisure is once again emerging as a driver of the decisions that people are making. People around the world are rethinking how they work and how they live. The notion of work is being reworked and the idea of leisure and travel are being reimagined.

Changes and disruptions are demanding our attention to reconsider how we live. As the pace of climate change accelerates, attention is drawn to shifts in how we think and interact with our environments.

Find out more about "Into the future: Leisure, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality"