Buru Energy has established a strategic partnership with water consulting and engineering company MWH Global. The partnership will ensure best practices are implemented in managing water resources as part of Buru Energy's oil and gas exploration and development activities in the Canning Basin, WA. [ + ]

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released the 2013 edition of the annual 'Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM)', which presents a comprehensive analysis of transport's effect on the environment in the European Union. [ + ]

Holistic community health enterprise Western Desert has been announced winner of the inaugural Ethical Enterprise Award 2013. The national awards program was launched in July to celebrate the achievements of Australia's most inspirational enterprise. [ + ]

David Singleton, global planning leader for Arup and chairman of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, says the building and infrastructure sectors need to invest in resilience, not resistance. [ + ]

Organic waste, produced by pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas capable of generating the equivalent of around 1.2 MW of electricity. [ + ]

Solar PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy, known as Yingli Solar, has appointed Daman Cole to the role of managing director of its Australian, New Zealand and Pacific operations after a year at the company as commercial director. [ + ]

Auckland's NZI Centre has been awarded a 5-star base building Certified Rating for energy use under NABERSNZ, the office building energy rating scheme. The scheme provides ratings between one and six stars, with the NZI Centre's rating putting it in the 'market-leading' category. [ + ]

CFSGAM Property, the Packaging Stewardship Forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), together with Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt, this week launched a comprehensive recycling program to boost away-from-home recycling. [ + ]

Inter-Water Australia is a new national water exhibition and conference aimed at water users in industry, commerce and the urban environment, as well as the water-supply industry. [ + ]

The University of Wollongong's (UOW) Sustainable Buildings Research Centre has been recognised in Master Builders Australia's national awards program. [ + ]

The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) is holding two events next week. [ + ]

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) returns to the Sydney Showground from 13-16 May next year with a revamped look. [ + ]

As part of its efforts to reduce energy and water savings across its buildings, the City of Sydney has installed a real-time environmental tracking system. Operating 24 hours a day, the system monitors 95% of water and electricity use across the City’s childcare centres, libraries, community centres, pools and facilities. [ + ]

Kiwibank and Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust have been named the overall winner of the 2013 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards for addressing the critical issue of breaking the poverty cycle. [ + ]

The inaugural Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy, presented by the University of Louisville (UofL), Kentucky, has been awarded to Swiss chemist Michael Grätzel. The $50,000 prize exists to acknowledge outstanding ideas and achievements in research related to the science, engineering, technology and commercialisation of renewable energy. [ + ]