What to expect at All-Energy Australia 2014
10 October, 2014 by Lauren DavisAll-Energy Australia is back for another year. To be held from 15-16 October at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, the business-to-business conference will offer more than 120 international and local speakers.
Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo kicks off today
09 October, 2014The Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE 2014) is running from 9-10 October at Sydney Olympic Park. Now in its fifth year, the expo enables attendees to interact with the latest technology, equipment and solutions from over 100 specialist suppliers.
UNSW publishes online sustainability report
09 October, 2014The University of New South Wales has become the first university in the Group of Eight to publish a stand-alone, publicly available sustainability report.
Business Enterprise Sustainability Forum at Convention 2014
03 October, 2014Australia's largest engineering event, Convention 2014, is set to feature a half-day forum on enterprise sustainability. Organised by Engineers Australia, the Business Enterprise Sustainability Forum will be held on 27 November from 1-6 pm.
New Zealand road lighting conference returns in 2015
24 September, 2014Road Lighting 2015, to be held from 9-10 March in Auckland, will help New Zealand road lighting authorities learn about LED road lighting developments that could halve the country's road lighting costs.
CSIRO to present at mining conference
22 September, 2014Resourceful Events is this week holding the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC 2014). Held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 22-26 September, the event brings together mining leaders, policymakers, financiers, technical experts, innovators and educators under one roof.
Convention 2014 to include climate change conference
18 September, 2014Engineers Australia is bringing Convention 2014 - said to be the largest engineering event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere - to Melbourne from 24-28 November.
Yarra City Council becomes Australia's first One Planet Council
11 September, 2014Yarra City Council has become the first local government in Australia, and the third in the world, to be officially certified as a One Planet Council by One Planet Living - an internationally recognised benchmark for sustainability.
WorldGBC helps CRC to close the loop
09 September, 2014The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see WorldGBC contribute to CRCLCL's three-year 'Closing the Loop' building project.
Introductory training course on life cycle assessment
08 September, 2014The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has partnered with Edge Environment to provide specialised training in the area of life cycle assessment (LCA), with the aim of increasing industry's understanding and implementation of the subject.
Eco Expo Asia introduces 'theme days'
08 September, 2014Eco Expo Asia, the region's international trade exhibition for green business, serves as a trading platform enabling quality buyers from Asia to connect with green enterprises and government officials.
Aucklanders to use compost as currency this weekend
02 September, 2014This weekend, Aucklanders will be able to exchange a bag of food scraps for goods such as coffee beans, muffins and tee-shirts as part of an initiative by organic waste collection business We Compost.
ARENA delivers first round of R&D funding
27 August, 2014The Australian Government Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $21.5 million funding for 12 solar projects as part of the first round of its Research and Development Program.
Olympus commits to OzHarvest
21 August, 2014Olympus Australia has established a long-term commitment to food charity OzHarvest. The charity was one of two selected by Olympus staff members to be supported by the company.
UN and RMIT strengthen urban sustainability program
11 August, 2014The United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme has received a renewed commitment and investment from RMIT University, which is providing $5 million to the program over five years. The program is the urban component of the Global Compact, which is dedicated to the promotion and adoption by cities of 10 principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
