The University of New South Wales has become the first university in the Group of Eight to publish a stand-alone, publicly available sustainability report. [ + ]

The Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE 2014) is running from 9-10 October at Sydney Olympic Park. Now in its fifth year, the expo enables attendees to interact with the latest technology, equipment and solutions from over 100 specialist suppliers. [ + ]

CETA, a distributor of energy-related hardware and software products, has appointed Control Logic as its Australian distributor. The company's product portfolio includes meters, communication devices and an energy-management software platform. [ + ]

Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington are helping to improve the efficiency of next-generation solar cells made from materials like plastics. Their work has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. [ + ]

Scientists from The Ohio State University (OSU) have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device, described as the world's first solar battery. [ + ]

Australia's largest engineering event, Convention 2014, is set to feature a half-day forum on enterprise sustainability. Organised by Engineers Australia, the Business Enterprise Sustainability Forum will be held on 27 November from 1-6 pm. [ + ]

Scientists from Southern Cross University have discovered that flood events dramatically increase the release of greenhouse gases from coastal floodplains into the atmosphere where the landscape's hydrology has been modified by human activity. [ + ]

Professional services company GHD has named Blair Shackleton as Market Leader - Water for Western Australia. Shackleton is a chartered chemist with more than 33 years' experience in the water and power industries. [ + ]

As the world is abuzz with talk of declining bee populations, a new book by Cliff Van Eaton has revealed that the issue is dependent on economic factors as well as environmental ones. [ + ]

A US research collaboration has developed a new polymer which, when used added to a solar cell, improves the efficiency of that cell. [ + ]

New Zealand research has found that more and more of the country's citizens are shifting their power to solar energy. The study was led by Dr Rebecca Ford, a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington's School of Engineering and Computer Science. [ + ]

The Australian Government has released the Energy Green Paper - a document which includes policy approaches to ensure reliable and affordable energy that supports business competitiveness, lowers the cost of living and grows exports. [ + ]

Road Lighting 2015, to be held from 9-10 March in Auckland, will help New Zealand road lighting authorities learn about LED road lighting developments that could halve the country's road lighting costs. [ + ]

The National Landcare Awards gala dinner, held last week in Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building, celebrated 25 years of Landcare and the outstanding individuals and groups who are excelling in their delivery of a range of different landcare projects. [ + ]

Forty small and medium businesses from around Australia have submitted an open letter to the government, urging it to retain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and reject the recommendations of the recent review to shut down or severely reduce the target. [ + ]