The effectiveness of emissions monitoring has been brought into focus by two recent events: the VW emissions scandal and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). [ + ]

While fair trade has its advocates and sceptics, its aim is generating and producing positive impacts and benefits for producers in the developing and developed world. [ + ]

Could California happen here? Yes, acute water shortages are not the reserve of historically arid regions alone. [ + ]

If you're about to undertake an emissions reduction activity, there's a good chance you may be eligible to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), and with one ACCU awarded per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emission avoided, there is some big money to be made by selling them. [ + ]

Step aside Kanye, a urinal that generates its own electricity was one of the biggest crowd-pleasers at Glastonbury Festival 2015 in the UK. [ + ]

University of Utah researchers have found a way to make LEDs even more sustainable than they already are — by creating them from food and beverage waste. [ + ]

When not working with sludge from Melbourne's sewers, La Trobe University scientist Elizabeth Mathews is busy thinking about it. In partnership with Western Water, her research is designed to further the understanding of the processes that lead to sewer corrosion in order to ultimately further progress towards a solution. [ + ]

Used Tyre Recycling Corporation, a tyre recycler based in Stawell, Victoria, has just purchased a $250,000 shredder with which to dispose of the town's stockpile of nine million tyres. [ + ]

Over the past year, rainfall totals dipped to their lowest on record for parts of Australia. [ + ]

As the managing director of Cook Medical Australia, Barry Thomas is aware of manufacturers' contributions to environmental issues today — and he believes we should do what we can to address these issues.

Manipulating sustainability performance data to achieve greater market share is not only highly unethical but it has a significant impact on the business performance of a company. Francisco Szekely, Professor of Leadership and Sustainability at IMD and Director of IMD's Global Center for Sustainability Leadership (CSL), provides his opinions on the recent Volkswagen case. [ + ]

Finnish researchers have developed a cellulose dissolution technique that can turn old, worn-out cotton clothing into new fibres for the textile industry. [ + ]

Clean and safe drinking water is essential for good health; however, when you're living on a rural property, clean water from a rainwater tank is not always guaranteed. [ + ]

Businesses across Australia are discovering they can transform their operations by investing in energy-efficient technologies.

The sustainability arena has changed significantly over the past decade. Sustainability Matters talks to Dr Matthew Bell, EY Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Leader, about the changing attitudes towards sustainability strategies and what organisations need to be thinking about. [ + ]