Industry News
Govt provides $25m for CCS research
The Australian Government will allocate $25 million over five years to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) research project based in Victoria, according to Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane. [ + ]
ASBEC appoints Ken Maher as president
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council has appointed Ken Maher - Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of NSW - as its new president. [ + ]
CBRE increasing its green space
Commercial property services firm CBRE has set out to increase green space in its offices by 20%, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability. [ + ]
CBRE increasing its green space
Commercial property services firm CBRE has set out to increase green space in its offices by 20%, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability. [ + ]
ASBEC appoints Ken Maher as president
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council has appointed Ken Maher - Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of NSW - as its new president. [ + ]
Workshops to remove e-waste from your workplace
As part of the 16th Annual Sustainable Living Festival, being held this month in Melbourne, there will be free workshops for organisations looking to responsibly manage unwanted electronics and batteries. [ + ]
Businesses encouraged to participate in ERF auctions
Accounting firm RSM Cameron is encouraging businesses to consider participating in the Australian Government's first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, set to take place in March this year. [ + ]
New book calls for early education about sustainability
The second edition of the book Young Children and the Environment: Early Learning for Sustainability has been released. Designed to promote sustainability education for children up to eight years of age, the updated edition broadens the book's scope beyond environmental sustainability to also emphasise the social aspects of sustainability. [ + ]
New book calls for early education about sustainability
The second edition of the book Young Children and the Environment: Early Learning for Sustainability has been released. Designed to promote sustainability education for children up to eight years of age, the updated edition broadens the book's scope beyond environmental sustainability to also emphasise the social aspects of sustainability. [ + ]
Trility to rehabilitate Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant
Following a competitive procurement process, Trility has been selected to deliver the Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contract for the rehabilitation of South-East Queensland's Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant. The plant services residents and businesses in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding areas. [ + ]
E-waste recycling encouraged in Hong Kong
In an effort to combat the >70,000 tonnes of computers and electronic equipment thrown away in Hong Kong every year, the region's Environmental Protection Department has launched the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Recycling Programme. The initiative encourages schools and the community to donate used electrical and electronic equipment to non-governmental organisations. [ + ]
E-waste recycling encouraged in Hong Kong
In an effort to combat the >70,000 tonnes of computers and electronic equipment thrown away in Hong Kong every year, the region's Environmental Protection Department has launched the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Recycling Programme. The initiative encourages schools and the community to donate used electrical and electronic equipment to non-governmental organisations. [ + ]
Trility to rehabilitate Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant
Following a competitive procurement process, Trility has been selected to deliver the Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contract for the rehabilitation of South-East Queensland's Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant. The plant services residents and businesses in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding areas. [ + ]
Philips participating in the International Year of Light
2015 has been announced by the United Nations as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). The global initiative will highlight the importance of light and optical technologies to our lives and to the development of society - and the impact of its absence on poverty-stricken countries. [ + ]
Philips participating in the International Year of Light
2015 has been announced by the United Nations as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). The global initiative will highlight the importance of light and optical technologies to our lives and to the development of society - and the impact of its absence on poverty-stricken countries. [ + ]
