New book for measuring sustainability outcomes
02 June, 2014Researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have released a book which contains a newly developed tool for measuring social, economic and environmental outcomes.
Car share hub opens in Sydney's Central Park
28 May, 2014Sydney's $2 billion Central Park development - a mixed-use urban village striving to be the city's most sustainable urban community - will also deliver Australia's largest car share pod.
NZ Government seeking waste management feedback
22 May, 2014New Zealand Minister for the Environment Amy Adams has released a discussion document on possible options to improve the management of waste products. The document seeks feedback on whether intervention is required to improve outcomes for four waste streams.
Report points businesses towards a sustainable future
08 May, 2014The New Nature of Business report, a cross-disciplinary project be funded by the US National Science Foundation, has devised an 8-point plan designed to halt unsustainable levels of environmental degradation wrought by the private sector.
Energy Network Association releases roadmap for pricing reform
05 May, 2014The Energy Network Association (ENA) has released two new publications - 'The Road to Fairer Prices' and 'Electricity Prices and Network Costs' - highlighting recent influences on energy prices and suggesting smarter pricing structures.
New website to improve business sustainability
29 April, 2014Consult Australia, with the support of gold sponsor Norman Disney & Young (NDY), has released The Business of Sustainability - a website and tool to be used by the professional services industry to improve business sustainability.
New appointments at Parsons Brinckerhoff ANZ
28 April, 2014Consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Dean Toomey as General Manager Water and Andrew Schroth as Regional Director, Western Australia.
Major change required to curb climate change, says IPCC
17 April, 2014The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Working Group 3 has released its contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report. The report, titled 'Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change', finds that global emissions of greenhouse gases have risen to unprecedented levels.
Call for submissions to the RET review
10 April, 2014The expert panel conducting the review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) has invited public submissions on issues relevant to the review.
AWT joins Mott MacDonald Group
02 April, 2014Technology and consulting company AWT has joined Mott MacDonald Group, a global management, engineering and sustainable development consultancy.
Emerson opens Melbourne manufacturing and repair facility
31 March, 2014Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, has opened a manufacturing and service facility in Melbourne to serve the process industry in Australia and New Zealand.
Increase in building information modelling forecast for A/NZ
31 March, 2014In partnership with software provider Autodesk, McGraw Hill Construction has released the SmartMarket report 'The Business Value of BIM [building information modelling] in Australia and New Zealand'.
Australian Ethical appoints head of ethics
28 March, 2014Investment manager Australian Ethical has announced the appointment of Dr Stewart Palmer as its new head of ethics. Dr Palmer has recently championed business consulting, leadership and educational programs at the St James Ethics Centre, advising companies on the implementation of ethical frameworks within their business practices.
GECA seeks feedback for new ecolabelling standards
13 March, 2014Good Environmental Choice Australia is seeking feedback from developers, manufacturers and infrastructure project teams on which additional standards it should develop to help projects earn points under the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia's IS rating scheme.
Cutting energy costs at Cummins
24 February, 2014Cummins South Pacific signed up for an Energy Saver audit of the company's Wetherill Park facility aiming to reduce energy costs by 25%. The audit found ways to reduce costs by more than 50% and cut carbon emissions by nearly 300 tonnes per year.
