SICK Australia & New Zealand has announced the appointment of David Crossley as its new Managing Director. [ + ]

Some of Australia's most recognisable brands were recognised at the APCO Awards for their ongoing commitment to sustainable packaging. [ + ]

The National Hydrogen Roadmap sets out a path to develop the action and investment plans required to realise the full benefits of a hydrogen economy. [ + ]

Packaging manufacturer Plantic Technologies has triumphed at the Coles Supplier Awards by taking home the trophy for Sustainable and Ethical Excellence. [ + ]

Water savings company WaterGroup is offering rural councils the opportunity to apply for a free NUmeter trial, irrigation meter trial or meter data assessment. [ + ]

Companies may be cherrypicking sustainability measures that make them look good, while variation in what's reported makes comparisons across firms impossible. [ + ]

Archer Exploration has collaborated with UNSW on the development of full-cell lithium-ion batteries, made with graphite mined from Campoona, South Australia. [ + ]

SA's Goyder Institute has developed tools to help planners and policymakers assess the impact of climate change on water resource systems and guide adaption planning. [ + ]

Australian and international Internet of Things (IoT) experts will gather at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) next month at IoT Impact 2018. [ + ]

ABB and Xylem made the top 10 companies on Fortune magazine's 2018 Change the World list due to their positive impact on the environment. [ + ]

One of Adelaide's largest solar arrays will soon provide one-fifth of the electricity needed to power Flinders University's Bedford Park campus. [ + ]

Smart Cities Week will be held at the Hilton Sydney from 29–31 October 2018, where it will seek to showcase the world's most dynamic smart cities market. [ + ]

ISO 50001, the flagship international standard for improving energy performance, has been updated for the first time since its launch in 2011. [ + ]

More than 55 industry speakers have been confirmed for Waste Expo Australia's three conferences — Waste Summit, Waste Evolution and Wastewater Summit. [ + ]

HPE is building a new supercomputer for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, said to be more energy efficient and more powerful than the current system. [ + ]