Sustainability

Zip Water releases 2025 Sustainability Report

20 August, 2026

The report revealed that the organisation's products have helped consumers avoid more than three billion single-use plastic bottles.


CEFC commits $150m to help small business cut energy costs

18 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance Corporation

The commitment builds on the successful CEFC co-financing program with ANZ, which has helped bring lower-cost clean energy finance to SMEs at scale.


Tomago Aluminium smelter gets green investment

13 August, 2026

The joint government investment will deliver a long-term renewable energy solution for the smelter that supports commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028.


Stantec acquires Sydney-based consultancy

13 August, 2026

The acquisition grows Stantec's environmental services team in Australia to nearly 450 professionals, with a presence in every mainland state.


NSW EPA CEO takes on federal role

11 August, 2026 | Supplied by: EPA NSW

CEO Tony Chappel will depart the state's independent regulator in September to take up a new role in the Australian Government.


Protecting the environment is top reason people recycle: report

05 August, 2026

Research has found reducing litter and landfill outweighs financial incentives as a motivator for recycling, with more than 12.3 billion containers returned.


2026 Love Water Grants recipients announced

04 August, 2026

They were awarded a share of $123,839 in funding from Hunter Water to support water-saving and sustainability-focused initiatives across the Lower Hunter.


Applications open for 2026 Chloe Munro Scholarship

04 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Council

T​​​​he scholarship supports women working in clean energy, energy management and carbon abatement to undertake a fully funded leadership development course.


CEFC announces new CEO

28 July, 2026 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance Corporation

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation, replacing Ian Learmonth.


Australia's data centre future will be built on concrete — so make it more sustainable

23 July, 2026 by Steve Fergus, co-founder and CEO of Neutralis | Supplied by: Neutralis

The way we build data centres will shape whether Australia's AI future is genuinely sustainable or simply energy-intensive, says Neutralis CEO.


Climate reporting is exposing a problem bigger than emissions

21 July, 2026 by Lisa Zembrodt, Principal and Senior Director, Schneider Electric | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

Many Australian businesses are entering the next phase of climate reporting in survival mode, says Schneider Electric.


Concerns rise over AI data centre adoption in Australia

16 July, 2026 by Kylie Baracz

Organisations have concerns whether the nation is prematurely adopting 'hungry' data centres without a strict plan to reduce their impact on the environment.


$142m project to invest in Tasmanian forestry plantations

14 July, 2026

The natural capital platform is set to create local jobs in Tasmania and inject capital into the regional economy while protecting a Ramsar wetland.


Study finds safer method for rechargeable battery recycling

14 July, 2026

The researchers investigated how fossil-based chemicals used in metal recovery can be replaced with alternatives produced from renewable biomass.


Engineers extract lithium using low-water alternative

09 July, 2026

By leveraging differences in solubility between lithium salts and coexisting salts, the process enables efficient separation without the need for freshwater inputs.


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