Four green building fellowships have been awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) to recognise and reward the significant contributions of four industry leaders to Australia’s sustainable property and construction industry.

Sanyo has announced its sponsorship of Clean Up Australia’s 2011 Green Teacher Award - an award which recognises teachers who have positively influenced students by carrying out environmental projects within their school community.

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced the establishment of an independent Climate Commission, appointing the leading science communicator - Professor Tim Flannery - as Chief Commissioner.

For the first time in five years, environmental salaries have overtaken that of safety professionals, survey results have revealed. The survey includes data from over 60 Australian companies, primarily from the ASX 200, and covers a diverse range of industries including energy, resources, construction, manufacturing, industrial and retail.

Annual emissions projections released by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, demonstrate that Australia’s emissions will rise steeply without decisive and effective new policy action.

An opportunity for Australian water-saving projects to be recognised internationally is now available through the annual Intelligent Use of Water Awards.

Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Frank Sartor has congratulated business services provider Converga as the first organisation to be recognised as a Gold Partner of the NSW Government’s sustainability program for business.

DKSH Australia has signed an agreement to become the exclusive sales representative of Titech for Australia and New Zealand.

SULO MGB Australia has officially celebrated the manufacture of its 10-millionth bin and 14 years of production on the Central Coast of New South Wales with an on-site event and the unveiling of the gold 10-millionth bin.

SITA Environmental Solutions (SITA) has said its acquisition of the former state government-owned WSN Environmental Solutions (WSN) signalled a new era for resource recovery and recycling in the New South Wales waste management industry.

Some of the world’s leading climate scientists and government, community and industry representatives will be in Cairns from 4-8 April to attend Australia’s preeminent climate change science conference - Greenhouse 2011.

NSW companies will receive support from Industry & Investment NSW to break into the lucrative US market after their top performances in the highly competitive NSW Innovation Shootout, part of the 2011 G'Day USA event series, held at the Business Technology Centre in Los Angeles, California.

Australian, Belgian and New Zealand scientists have expanded our understanding of the way phytoplankton take up scarce iron in the ocean - a process that regulates ocean food chains from the bottom up and helps remove up to 40% of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere.

The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, emphasised that economies must meet the challenge of climate change by transforming to low carbon, during an event at the Sydney Opera House on 19 January.

From 20 January 2011, Australians will be able to access hundreds of one-off fashion and unique items from local Salvos Stores around the country thanks to the launch of Salvos Stores online, the first charity online shopping website of its kind in Australia.