Delivering on sustainability
23 February, 2015 by Lauren DavisAs one of the world's biggest operators in the logistics and transportation industry, DHL Supply Chain understands the importance of sustainability in order to maintain efficiency and cut down on costs.
Continuous conference streams at Solar 2015
19 February, 2015The Solar 2015 Exhibition & Conference will be held from 13-14 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Energy storage expertise at upcoming conference and exhibition
17 February, 2015The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition will be held from 3-4 June at Australian Technology Park, Sydney.
CBRE increasing its green space
03 February, 2015Commercial property services firm CBRE has set out to increase green space in its offices by 20%, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability.
Workshops to remove e-waste from your workplace
03 February, 2015As part of the 16th Annual Sustainable Living Festival, being held this month in Melbourne, there will be free workshops for organisations looking to responsibly manage unwanted electronics and batteries.
New book calls for early education about sustainability
29 January, 2015The second edition of the book Young Children and the Environment: Early Learning for Sustainability has been released. Designed to promote sustainability education for children up to eight years of age, the updated edition broadens the book's scope beyond environmental sustainability to also emphasise the social aspects of sustainability.
Businesses encouraged to participate in ERF auctions
29 January, 2015Accounting firm RSM Cameron is encouraging businesses to consider participating in the Australian Government's first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, set to take place in March this year.
Corrosion management seminar coming to Melbourne
22 January, 2015The upcoming seminar 'Corrosion Management in the Water and Wastewater Industry' will be held at the Melbourne Marriott Hotel on 26 March 2015. Bringing together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues and their management across the water and wastewater industries, the event will feature industry experts presenting real-life case studies and asset management solutions.
Green cities of the future
19 January, 2015Romilly Madew discusses the latest trends in sustainable urban development in the lead-up to the Green Cities 2015 conference. Co-hosted by the Green Building Council of Australia and Property Council of Australia, the conference is being held from 17-19 March 2015 at Melbourne's Grand Hyatt.
Housing development in Victoria receives environmental certification
18 December, 2014Donvale's environmentally inspired estate, Mullum Creek, has received the highest possible level of certification under the Urban Development Institute of Australia's (UDIA's) national EnviroDevelopment program.
150 Green Star projects certified in 2014
18 December, 2014The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has announced that it certified 150 Green Star projects during 2014 - up from 105 in 2013.
Clean Energy Council partners with All-Energy Australia
17 December, 2014The Clean Energy Council will merge its national solar conference with renewables event All-Energy Australia in October 2015. According to Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton, the strategic partnership has been formed to create a massive single event that will deliver scale and quality for the renewable energy sector.
Countries should not use 'burden-sharing' to determine cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
12 December, 2014Negotiations about a new international climate change agreement are focusing too much on trying to share the burden of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report published (11 December 2014) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science.
Postgraduate program for the resources sector at UQ
11 December, 2014The University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute has launched the Responsible Resource Development program - a postgraduate program to help meet the changing professional training and development needs of the extractive resources sector.
Adelaide Living Laboratory program launched
04 December, 2014The South Australian Government has announced a partnership with the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living and the University of South Australia to develop the Adelaide Living Laboratory program.
