SUEZ Community Grants program awards $175,000 in funding
11 August, 2017 | Supplied by: SUEZThe 2017 SUEZ Community Grants program saw 19 lucky community groups, schools and organisations from across Australia receive more than $175,000 to help improve their local communities and the environment.
Education kit teaches culturally diverse Victorians about recycling
10 August, 2017The Victorian government has released an education kit to help councils better communicate with their residents from culturally diverse backgrounds about waste, recycling and litter.
COAG Energy Council establishes Energy Security Board
09 August, 2017The COAG Energy Council has followed through on its commitment to set up an Energy Security Board to oversee the health, security and reliability of the National Energy Market (NEM).
Is workplace health and safety important to you?
08 August, 2017If the answer is yes, you and your colleagues are encouraged to attend the inaugural SAFETYconnect event. Over 400 professionals have already signed up to attend this world-class conference and expo, to be held from 16–17 August at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney.
The timeframe of value: rethinking ROI leads to investment in efficiency
04 August, 2017 by Preeti Bajaj, VP of Strategy and Commercial Operations, Schneider ElectricToday we live in an incredibly important time to be discussing Australia's sustainable energy future.
Victorian Energy Efficiency Target program gets an upgrade
01 August, 2017The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) program has changed its name to Victorian Energy Upgrades and introduced several new activities.
Australia's private schools are going green
28 July, 2017It appears that Australia's private schools are starting to embrace their eco-friendly side, with recent projects including the installation of solar panels, wellness centres and camp sites.
Sustainability-themed investments are growing strongly
26 July, 2017Responsible investment funds are outperforming their average mainstream counterparts year on year as the market for responsible investment continues to grow in Australia, according to the Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2017.
Smart cities standards guideline released
26 July, 2017Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has convened a roundtable to discuss and identify opportunities for ensuring smart cities standards play a necessary role in catalysing and scaling solutions to advance sustainability through technology, data and digital transformation.
The new energy mix
26 July, 2017 by Lauren Davis | Supplied by: AdvisianMatt Robinson, Advisian's director of energy and water for Asia Pacific, predicts what the energy mix in Australia will look like in five years — with interesting results.
Grant winners announced for New Energy Jobs Fund
25 July, 2017Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio has announced the second-round winners of the $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund grants.
The Living Stage set up in New York
24 July, 2017The Living Stage is said to be the world's first recyclable, biodegradable, biodiverse and edible performance space.
New appointments to the CEFC board
21 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance CorporationThe Turnbull government has announced several appointments to the board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).
2017 Clean Energy Council Awards announced
20 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Clean Energy CouncilThe 2017 Australian Clean Energy Summit saw the presentation of the annual Clean Energy Council Awards, which every year recognise excellence in the clean energy sector in the fields of innovation and business community engagement.
Australian climate scientist wins international award
17 July, 2017UNSW's Professor Matthew England has won the 2017 Tinker-Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica for his outstanding research, leadership and advocacy for Antarctic science.
