Raising awareness of ISO environmental labelling to promote sustainable consumption
04 August, 2006The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Committee for consumer policy, COPOLCO, is recommending that ISO raise awareness of the benefits of its environmental labelling standards.
More companies reporting on sustainability
30 March, 2006More Australian companies are reporting annually on sustainability, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell said recently.
And the winner is...
07 June, 2005The winner of our first draw of the 6 GB, 1500 song iPod Mini is Ann Perkins of Roche Mining in Queensland. Congratulations Ann.
Why is the 'triple bottom line' so important?
03 June, 2005 by Margaret MetzGrowing community expectations of the corporate world to keep the environmental, social and economic dimensions of business in balance have led many organisations to adopt a triple bottom line approach
Human health bottom line of sustainability
26 May, 2005The health of human populations is a truer bottom line of sustainability than the much-vaunted 'triple bottom line' approach, according to epidemiologist Tony McMichael who directs the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University (ANU).
Auckland aims for zero waste
23 May, 2005The city of Auckland is aiming to have zero waste to landfill by 2015.
'Doing Sustainability' forum
16 May, 2005The author of Cannibals with Forks, John Elkington from SustainAbility Ltd, will be a keynote speaker at a one-day forum titled 'Doing Sustainability: Moving from How to Why' to be run in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, 2 to 5 May.
