The University of Melbourne has released its first institution-wide Sustainability Plan — an ambitious four-year strategy that is intended to position Melbourne as a sector leader in sustainability. [ + ]

Green-tech start-up GreenSync has raised a total of $11.5 million in a Series B funding round led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Southern Cross Venture Partners. [ + ]

Green Property Summit 2017 will bring together experts in sustainability and the built environment to discuss how New Zealand can combine building green with lucrative investment opportunities to create healthy cities of the future. [ + ]

Kathmandu Coast to Coast has partnered with Leave No Trace New Zealand, ensuring that the natural landscape of New Zealand's South Island is preserved for the duration of the 243 km race. [ + ]

Standards developer ASTM International has announced the launch of a new technical committee dedicated to developing standards for the growing field of recovered carbon black (rCB). [ + ]

Procter & Gamble is partnering with recycling experts TerraCycle and SUEZ to launch a recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25% recycled beach plastic. [ + ]

South East Water's head office in Frankston, WatersEdge, has switched on a 99 kW rooftop solar panel system, enabling the building to meet more than 10% of its energy needs. [ + ]

Oslo City Council this week instigated a temporary ban on diesel cars in the centre of Norway's capital, in response to rising air pollution. [ + ]

The Victorian Government will boost the powers of the Environment Protection Authority with an immediate injection of over $45 million over two years, as part of its response to an independent inquiry into the EPA that was released last year. [ + ]

2016 has been described as a watershed year for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar, drawing record numbers of installations, heavy investment from numerous Tier 1 organisations and even interest from the big banks. [ + ]

Unilever has committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully re-usable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. [ + ]

Global investment in renewables has steadily grown for more than a decade, rising from less than US$50 billion in 2004 to US$305 billion in 2015. [ + ]

Darling Harbour's new International Convention Centre Sydney will transform into a facilities hub this March as the nation's FM minds converge at Total Facilities 2017. [ + ]

The first Australian Beef Sustainability Framework has been released, after 12 months in development. [ + ]

The 11th NSW Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition will be held from 29–30 March at Exhibition Park, Canberra. [ + ]