Rene Bakx, chief executive of Christchurch International Airport Ltd, has announced that the airport company has received carboNZeroCert certification from Landcare Research.

David Williamson has joined URS as the company’s senior vice-president and managing director for the Asia–Pacific Regional Business Unit. In his role, Williamson has overall responsibility for the Asia–Pacific operations. He is based in the Sydney office and reports directly to URS division president Gary Jandegian.

In a move designed to reinforce its sustainability credentials across a broad range of building and development areas, Bonacci Group has formed a new operating division called Bonacci Water.

The report Environment New Zealand 2007 provides a timely check-up on the health of our environment and charts New Zealand’s journey towards sustainability, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said at the report’s launch.

Australian ocean energy company BioPower Systems has received a cornerstone investment of $1 million from the Australian government’s Renewable Energy Equity Fund, CVC REEF Limited.

The forest and wood processing industries are taking their environmental message to the public next week in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign.

Every year, more and more volunteers get involved in Clean Up Australia Day but with support from businesses so much more could be done.

Central Queensland University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean Prof Elizabeth Taylor has been awarded the 2007 Eric Brier Memorial Medal for her contribution to advancing the public status of the engineering profession, particularly in the field of sustainable development.

Australia has been given a low global ranking for environmental performance, mainly because of its assessment as a climate change laggard.

Scientists at Durham University are embarking on what claims to be one of the UK’s largest research projects into solar energy.

South Australia’s cabinet ministers have announced plans to offset the greenhouse gases used in the course of their duties, including all air travel.

The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine has joined with the Australian Conservation Foundation and Visy Recycling to find — and encourage — young people to become environmental heroes by developing ideas and practical solutions for recycling waste; fighting climate change, reducing carbon emissions and saving our endangered wildlife.

Westpac has been named for the third year in a row as one of The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, announced at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Climate scientists are collaborating with experts in economic theory to improve their forecasting models and assess more accurately the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

Farmers from across Australia have told the Bureau of Meteorology what they want from seasonal forecasts.