A two-day workshop on the experience of developing countries in implementing and promoting the ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility opened on 5 November in Geneva, Switzerland. [ + ]

People are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbours have one, according to a Yale and New York University study in the journal Marketing Science. [ + ]

The first two Green Star - As Built ratings for industrial facilities are proof that industrial facilities can be truly sustainable, according to the GBCA. [ + ]

Engineering, architecture and environmental consulting company GHD is responding to growing market needs for experienced tunnelling professionals by appointing Evan Stamatopoulos as its Major Projects Executive - Tunnels. [ + ]

The Gillard government’s Clean Energy Future package will reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and transform the economy, according to projections from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. [ + ]

Rupert Posner, the newly appointed CEO of Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA), says consumers need independent reassurance to avoid being taken in by greenwashing. [ + ]

Countries are attempting to balance global warming and the continued use of fossil fuels by developing clean coal technologies, states a new report by GlobalData. [ + ]

This month, Wellington geospatial company Splice Group will launch an energy-monitoring dashboard that accurately judges energy use in real-time. [ + ]

More effective monitoring of pollution levels in the workplace is on the horizon following the development of a new construction method for microscopic structures made of gold. [ + ]

A leading researcher who is helping to make the nation’s vast reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG) an even cleaner fuel is among five winners of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science announced yesterday in Canberra. [ + ]

An independent report from strategic consultancy SKM MMA shows that Australia’s 20% Renewable Energy Target has delivered $18.5 billion in investment, with the potential for $18.7 billion more if the policy is retained in its current form. [ + ]

Australia has joined the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), a research organisation which specialises in the application of advanced systems analysis to examine the complex systems which are at the heart of today’s global challenges. [ + ]

In an Australian first, senior executives from the banking, finance and related industries will join environmental regulators at the Environmental Bankers Association of Australasia (EBAA) Roundtable in November. [ + ]

The London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has launched a Global MBA with a specialisation in aarbon management. [ + ]

Greener manufacturing in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries has received a boost following the establishment of the $24.9 million Victorian Centre for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing (VCSCM). [ + ]