Sustainability

Change in ownership for Melbourne energy retailer Flow Power

21 February, 2018 | Supplied by: Flow Power

Melbourne-based energy retailer Flow Power has announced a change of ownership, with Canadian pension fund OPTrust acquiring a 51% stake in the company.


Encouraging Australians to embrace electric vehicles

20 February, 2018

Evenergi's Charge Together program will involve a social media and marketing campaign to identify prospective EV buyers and undertake consumer research to help understand the barriers for uptake.


Togo charity wins Kyoto World Water Grand Prize

20 February, 2018

The award-winning CCPD has been recognised for empowering individuals and community groups to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation.


Get a glimpse of the ARBS 2018 Speaker Series

19 February, 2018 | Supplied by: ARBS Exhibitions Pty Ltd

The ARBS 2018 Speaker Series will host an array of topics and management issues focusing on innovative technologies and emerging trends in the built environment.


NZ launches electric car share program

16 February, 2018

Yoogo Share is claimed to be the Southern Hemisphere's biggest deployment of pure battery electric cars and largest pure EV car sharing model.


Australia's energy efforts broadly commended by IEA

16 February, 2018

The International Energy Agency has commended Australia's commitment to affordable, secure and clean energy, though it suggests the government could ramp up its ambitions.


When will renewable energy become dominant?

14 February, 2018

The LR 2018 Technology Radar — Renewable Energy study analyses the impact of renewable energy in the next five years and beyond.


Rethinking future cities

13 February, 2018 by Adam Fennessy, EY Oceania Leader – Future Cities | Supplied by: EY

To create better cities, we must improve our understanding of their complex and dynamic nature. Adam Fennessy, EY Oceania Leader – Future Cities explains.


Entries now open for 2018 Awards for Packaging Innovation

12 February, 2018 | Supplied by: Dow Chemicals Australia Ltd

Dow has announced the call for entries for the 2018 Awards for Packaging Innovation, said to be the longest running independently judged awards program in the packaging industry.


Ethics-first builds for smart cities

07 February, 2018 by Associate Professor Nick Falkner, Director, Australian Smart Cities Consortium

A smart city is one where we use the best in technology in conjunction with the resources we already have to improve quality of living and drive economic development, according to Associate Professor Nick Falkner, Director, Australian Smart Cities Consortium.


BHP Billiton Foundation awards sustainable solutions

07 February, 2018

Three inspiring high school students have been announced as the winners of the 2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards.


Toll opens energy-efficient e-commerce hub

06 February, 2018 | Supplied by: Toll Group

Logistics company Toll Group has opened a new distribution centre in Western Sydney, helping retailers deliver for their customers faster and more efficiently.


Protective coatings based on potato starch

25 January, 2018

Fraunhofer researchers are developing a cost-effective surface coating based on renewable raw materials. The focus of their research? Potato starch.


Westpac office receives highest Green Star rating in Australia

24 January, 2018 | Supplied by: Westpac

Westpac Group's fit-out in Tower Two of Barangaroo's International Towers Sydney has received the highest number of Green Star points achieved by any office fit-out in Australia.


B2B sharing platform launches in Western Australia

23 January, 2018 | Supplied by: Generation Sustainable (GenS)

FLOOW2 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.


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