Free lecture on corporate social responsibility
13 February, 2014Professor Dirk Matten will be presenting a Sydney Ideas lecture, titled The Enigma of the ‘Responsible’ Corporation, next week. The free lecture will be held on 18 February from 6-7.30 pm at the University of Sydney.
Two new appointments at Carbon Trade Exchange
12 February, 2014Carbon Trade Exchange, an electronic carbon credit exchange platform, today announced the appointments of Peter Hawkes as chief general counsel and Mia Mather as operations manager, both effective immediately.
Draft standards on energy audits open for public comment
11 February, 2014Standards Australia has announced the release of three draft standards on energy audits for public comment. The standards are designed to assist organisations when deciding on what type of audit to implement.
Finalists announced for 2014 property development awards
10 February, 2014The 2014 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards celebrate innovation and leading practice within Australia's property development and investment industries.
IChemE releases list of best inventions
06 February, 2014A survey conducted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has revealed what chemical engineers consider to be the most important chemically engineered inventions and solutions of the modern era.
ISCA conducting GHG abatement survey
06 February, 2014pitt&sherry, on behalf of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA), is conducting a survey regarding greenhouse gas emissions abatement opportunities in infrastructure, in relation to the Australian Government’s proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).
Reaching the stars through CEFC retrofit finance
05 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance CorporationThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has plans to accelerate finance opportunities to help Australia's built environment reach the stars this year.
The link between sustainable living and transport: a new paradigm in city design
05 February, 2014 by Alex Iljin, National Business Manager, Infrastructure Planning, MWH Global | Supplied by: MWH Australia Pty LtdRapid urban development in our cities is creating new demands on transport infrastructure. Across Australia, our transport systems are under increasing pressure. Existing assets are ageing, costs to maintain and upgrade them have increased and there is a greater demand on infrastructure, in terms of both passenger and freight use. Essentially, increasing urbanisation is leading to constrained capacity and overuse of our transport networks.
Axing Renewable Energy Target will axe jobs, says RAA
29 January, 2014The REC Agents Association (RAA), an industry body for companies trading in renewable energy certificates, has commissioned an analysis into the potential abolition of the Renewable Energy Target (RET), which found that it could result in the loss of up to 6750 jobs.
Rank Prize for Australian plant scientists
29 January, 2014The 2014 Rank Prize in human and animal nutrition and crop husbandry, based in the UK, will be awarded to two Australian scientists who have known each other since high school.
Success for Edstein through Green Lean program
29 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Office of Environment & HeritageEdstein Creative Stone is one of the largest manufacturers of stone products in NSW, providing stonework for a wide range of uses. The company joined the NSW Government's Sustainability Advantage Program in 2009 and helped set up a Manning Valley cluster of businesses in the program.
Tyre stewardship scheme accelerates into action
28 January, 2014 by Lauren DavisThe federal government last week launched a product stewardship scheme to tackle the environmental challenges arising from used tyres which have not been disposed of correctly. This follows the formation of a separate campaign, The Skids, by the Boomerang Alliance and Australian Tyre Recycling Association (ATRA) in September 2013.
Self-sufficient village in Sydney
28 January, 2014Central Park Sydney is a $2 billion mixed-use urban village that is designed to maximise self-sufficiency through renewable energy sources and sustainable water supplies. Located on Broadway in the suburb of Chippendale, the village sits across a 5.8-hectare site with one-third dedicated to open space and the rest includes commercial, residential and retail developments.
Step beyond the baseline at Green Cities 2014
28 January, 2014 by Romilly Madew, Chief Executive, Green Building Council of AustraliaGreen Cities 2014, from 18-19 March in Melbourne, will explore why business leaders are beginning to think about sustainability not as a technical challenge, but a strategic approach that can improve productivity, health and wellbeing.
Queensland asked to go plastic-bag free during March
24 January, 2014Queensland Conservation-s Plastic Bag Free Queensland campaign is encouraging people to not use single-use plastic shopping bags during the month of March.
