Aged care facility embeds sustainability
31 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Office of Environment and Heritage NSWBaptist Community Services NSW & ACT (BCS) is a not-for-profit Christian care organisation that serves some of society’s most vulnerable people. BCS joined the Sustainability Advantage Program to integrate more sustainable practices into the BCS operation, with a focus on four areas: resources, people, buildings and supply chain.
EnergyAdvice joins global Energy Experts Alliance
30 May, 2012Australian energy consultancy company EnergyAdvice has been welcomed into the Energy Experts Alliance - a global energy management collaboration between energy advisory companies assisting the world’s biggest businesses to manage their global energy use and costs.
Cost efficiency still drives sustainability in the property industry
29 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Aurecon Pty LtdMore than 54% of property industry respondents rate cost and other efficiencies as the most important sustainable feature of a building, compared with just 25% who felt achieving NABERS and Green Star ratings to be the most important sustainable feature, according to a survey by leading engineers, project managers and technical consultants Aurecon.
Low Carbon Australia and Climate Change Authority appointments
29 May, 2012The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced that the Hon Mike Rann has been appointed to the Board of Low Carbon Australia. The government is also pleased to announce it will appoint Anthea Harris as the Chief Executive Officer of the new Climate Change Authority.
UniQuest promotes Australian innovation at world water conventions
28 May, 2012UniQuest will promote more than 20 cleantech innovations at two major international water industry events over the coming weeks. The company’s commercialisation manager, Dr Paul Barrett, is presenting at the annual Bluetech Forum in San Francisco this week, then returning to Brisbane for the International Water Association’s Leading-Edge Conference on wastewater from 3-7 June.
University of Michigan climate change conference report available
25 May, 2012Earlier this year, hundreds gathered online and at the University of Michigan for a three-day conference on the shaping of public opinion around climate change. ‘Increasing Public Understanding of Climate Risks and Choices: What We Can Learn from Social Science Research and Practice’ brought together people from all different backgrounds to share their perspectives from experience and research.
Sustainable resin for inflatable packaging
24 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Cardia BioplasticsCardia Bioplastics is pleased to announce that it has signed a deal with US packaging company Sealed Air Corporation. The Melbourne-based company will supply its Biohybrid sustainable resin to produce the film for Sealed Air’s Fill-Air R5 inflatable packaging, enforcing Sealed Air’s environmental commitment to renewable and recycled content, plus reduced, re-used and recycled product.
Carbon Neutral awarded $441,000 biodiversity grant
24 May, 2012Carbon Neutral, an Australian environmental not-for-profit, will receive $441,000 in funding for a conservation project from the federal government’s Biodiversity Fund.
Schneider Electric and Krohne partner in automation and instrumentation solution
23 May, 2012Energy management specialist Schneider Electric and industrial process instrumentation manufacturer Krohne have announced a partnership to provide customers with a complete solution including Schneider Electric’s PlantStruxure process automation architecture and Krohne’s instrumentation offer.
Fuji Xerox appoints Amanda Keogh as Head of APAC Sustainability program
23 May, 2012Fuji Xerox Australia has announced that its Sustainability Manager, Amanda Keogh, has been appointed as the Head of Sustainability for Fuji Xerox’s International Business Group, which manages 12 Fuji Xerox operating companies in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan.
Seagrasses can store as much carbon as forests
21 May, 2012Researchers at The University of Western Australia have contributed the first global analysis of carbon stored in seagrasses, which shows they can hold as much carbon as the world’s temperate and tropical forests.
Quarry proves green can be gold
19 May, 2012 by Sarah Morgan | Supplied by: Hanson Construction MaterialsA leading Queensland quarry operator has demonstrated that extractive industries and local ecosystems can successfully co-exist, through clever and sustainable practices. Hanson Australia has been recognised as a leader in the field, collecting the state industry’s environmental innovation award for its site rehabilitation program at Wolffdene Quarry.
2012 Banksia Awards: searching for Australia’s leading environmental sustainability initiatives
18 May, 2012There is a whole range of organisations, through to individual Australians, who are determined to make Australia a more environmentally sustainable country. The Banksia Awards encourage these people to step up and make themselves known to the rest of the country.
Australia ‘a leader in sustainable technology’
17 May, 2012Australia is a world leader in developing clean, more sustainable resources and technologies to prevent pollution, the managing director of CRC CARE, Professor Ravi Naidu, said today.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla appointed to Climate Commission
17 May, 2012The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced the appointment of Professor Veena Sahajwalla to the Climate Commission. Professor Sahajwalla is an award-winning scientist and engineer whose achievements include inventing a process of recycling plastics and rubber tyres in steelmaking.
