Major Victorian meat processor undertakes energy audit
07 March, 2018With rising energy bills an issue for all businesses, one of south-west Victoria's biggest employers is taking steps towards reducing its energy costs.
AMMA calls for modernisation of energy industry workplaces
26 February, 2018Greater efforts to modernise the nation's workplace relations system are critical to supporting the future of work in the resources and energy industry, according to the AMMA.
Change in ownership for Melbourne energy retailer Flow Power
21 February, 2018Melbourne-based energy retailer Flow Power has announced a change of ownership, with Canadian pension fund OPTrust acquiring a 51% stake in the company.
Toll opens energy-efficient e-commerce hub
06 February, 2018Logistics company Toll Group has opened a new distribution centre in Western Sydney, helping retailers deliver for their customers faster and more efficiently.
B2B sharing platform launches in Western Australia
23 January, 2018FLOOW2 has collaborated with GenS to introduce its online B2B sharing marketplace to Western Australia, in an effort to transform the WA economy into a sharing economy.
Tetra Tech acquires Norman Disney & Young
19 January, 2018North American consulting company Tetra Tech has announced its acquisition of Norman Disney & Young (NDY), a leader in sustainable infrastructure engineering design.
France tops Food Sustainability Index yet again
08 December, 2017The Food Sustainability Index (FSI) 2017 has been released, ranking 34 countries according to their food system sustainability.
Wilmar links loan to sustainability performance
01 December, 2017Palm oil producer Wilmar International has partnered with ING to convert a portion of its existing revolving credit facility of US$150 million with the bank into a sustainability performance-linked loan.
Virtual greening app helps Australians style their homes with plants
08 November, 2017Horticultural Innovation Australia has launched the Plant Life Balance campaign, which is designed to get Australians excited about styling their homes with plants by promoting the health and wellbeing benefits they bring.
How algorithms can improve our responses to environmental incidents
08 November, 2017 by Robin Ormerod, Managing Director, EnvirosuiteWhen an environmental incident occurs, acting quickly and effectively is the aim of every regulatory agency and industry involved. In many cases, however, achieving the goal of speed and effectiveness can be difficult.
The new home of Woodside achieves 6 Star Green Star rating
06 November, 2017Tower 1 Capital Square, the former site of Emu Brewery and new global headquarters for Woodside Petroleum, has received a 6 Star Green Star Office Design v3 rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) — an outcome that represents world leadership in building design.
Universities installing greenwalls to improve wellbeing of students
27 October, 2017The Greenwall Company has been working with a number of universities across Australia to design and install greenwall technology, as part of an attempt to increase concentration levels and the wellbeing of campus communities.
Lean and green thinking helps farmers do more with less
26 October, 2017Queensland's farmers have been doing it tough over the past 10 years, but now researchers from QUT and Griffith University have unearthed a potential antidote to the problem.
The results are in for Australia's livability report card — and they're not good
12 October, 2017RMIT University has released what is said to be the first 'baseline' measure of livability in Australia's state and territory capitals, and let's just say that if Australia was a school student and the study was its report card, the principal would be wanting a word.
3D modelling for sustainable urban planning
21 September, 2017The CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) recently held a special symposium discussing exciting new research into Precinct Information Modelling (PIM) — a type of 3D digital prototyping that promises to be a game changer for planning future city precincts.
