The University of Sydney will substantially reduce the carbon footprint of its listed share portfolio over the next three years, with a reduction target of 20% relative to the footprint of its current listed equity composite benchmark. [ + ]

Health, safety and environment (HSE) recruitment company safesearch has released the results of its annual remuneration survey, answered by 1200 HSE individuals across 133 companies. The survey revealed there has been an average salary decrease of 4.8% across all environmental roles other than GM/head of level. [ + ]

As part of the 16th Annual Sustainable Living Festival, being held this month in Melbourne, there will be free workshops for organisations looking to responsibly manage unwanted electronics and batteries. [ + ]

The Australian Government will allocate $25 million over five years to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) research project based in Victoria, according to Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane. [ + ]

The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council has appointed Ken Maher - Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of NSW - as its new president. [ + ]

Commercial property services firm CBRE has set out to increase green space in its offices by 20%, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability. [ + ]

Commercial property services firm CBRE has set out to increase green space in its offices by 20%, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability. [ + ]

The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council has appointed Ken Maher - Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of NSW - as its new president. [ + ]

As part of the 16th Annual Sustainable Living Festival, being held this month in Melbourne, there will be free workshops for organisations looking to responsibly manage unwanted electronics and batteries. [ + ]

Accounting firm RSM Cameron is encouraging businesses to consider participating in the Australian Government's first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, set to take place in March this year. [ + ]

The second edition of the book Young Children and the Environment: Early Learning for Sustainability has been released. Designed to promote sustainability education for children up to eight years of age, the updated edition broadens the book's scope beyond environmental sustainability to also emphasise the social aspects of sustainability. [ + ]

The second edition of the book Young Children and the Environment: Early Learning for Sustainability has been released. Designed to promote sustainability education for children up to eight years of age, the updated edition broadens the book's scope beyond environmental sustainability to also emphasise the social aspects of sustainability. [ + ]

Following a competitive procurement process, Trility has been selected to deliver the Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contract for the rehabilitation of South-East Queensland's Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant. The plant services residents and businesses in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding areas. [ + ]

In an effort to combat the >70,000 tonnes of computers and electronic equipment thrown away in Hong Kong every year, the region's Environmental Protection Department has launched the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Recycling Programme. The initiative encourages schools and the community to donate used electrical and electronic equipment to non-governmental organisations. [ + ]

In an effort to combat the >70,000 tonnes of computers and electronic equipment thrown away in Hong Kong every year, the region's Environmental Protection Department has launched the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Recycling Programme. The initiative encourages schools and the community to donate used electrical and electronic equipment to non-governmental organisations. [ + ]