Winners announced for 2017 Green Gown Awards Australasia
07 November, 2017Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) has announced the winners of the 2017 Green Gown Awards Australasia — an awards scheme dedicated to recognising excellence in sustainability within the tertiary education sector in Australasia.
The new home of Woodside achieves 6 Star Green Star rating
06 November, 2017 | Supplied by: Norman Disney & YoungTower 1 Capital Square, the former site of Emu Brewery and new global headquarters for Woodside Petroleum, has received a 6 Star Green Star Office Design v3 rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) — an outcome that represents world leadership in building design.
War on Waste takes out the Gold Banksia award
03 November, 2017 by Lauren DavisThe 2017 Banksia Sustainability Awards have been presented in Sydney, celebrating some of the most innovative, effective and outstanding contributions to improving Australia's sustainability.
Winners announced for 2017 Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards
02 November, 2017The Victorian Government and Sustainability Victoria have announced the 10 winners of the 2017 Premier's Sustainability Awards, recognising and celebrating Victorians who are leading the way to a sustainable future.
Consulting firms report progress addressing gender equality issues
01 November, 2017Flexible work arrangements, sexual harassment policies and non-gendered parental leave are amongst the key policies identified in a progress report published by a group of executives from some of Australia's largest consulting firms seeking to address systemic gender equality issues.
Australians waste over $9 billion worth of food every year
30 October, 2017A new report from RaboDirect finds that Australians waste an average of 14% of their weekly grocery buy, equating to over $1050 per household per year — or a collective $9.6 billion.
Universities installing greenwalls to improve wellbeing of students
27 October, 2017 | Supplied by: The Greenwall CompanyThe Greenwall Company has been working with a number of universities across Australia to design and install greenwall technology, as part of an attempt to increase concentration levels and the wellbeing of campus communities.
Lean and green thinking helps farmers do more with less
26 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Griffith UniversityQueensland's farmers have been doing it tough over the past 10 years, but now researchers from QUT and Griffith University have unearthed a potential antidote to the problem.
Major waste-to-energy project reaches finals in US biogas awards
26 October, 2017 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsA major waste-to-energy project incorporating Global Water Engineering's (GWE) RAPTOR anaerobic digestion technology has been honoured as a finalist in this year's American Biogas Council Industry Awards.
2020 sustainablity goals on target at Brambles
18 October, 2017 | Supplied by: CHEP AustraliaAs a result of its circular business model and supply chain expertise, Brambles has reported it is progressing closer to its 2020 sustainability goals.
Australia's best solar installations honoured
16 October, 2017The Clean Energy Council announced the winners of the 2017 Solar Design and Installation Awards at the recent All-Energy Australia exhibition and conference in Melbourne.
UQ celebrates sustainability milestones
16 October, 2017 | Supplied by: The University of QueenslandThe University of Queensland (UQ) produced enough solar energy to power 1592 average homes last year, according to the university's 2016 Sustainability Report Card.
Melbourne welcomes All-Energy Australia and Waste Expo Australia
13 October, 2017The All-Energy Australia and Waste Expo Australia conferences ran concurrently at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 11–12 October 2017.
The results are in for Australia's livability report card — and they're not good
12 October, 2017 | Supplied by: RMIT UniversityRMIT University has released what is said to be the first 'baseline' measure of livability in Australia's state and territory capitals, and let's just say that if Australia was a school student and the study was its report card, the principal would be wanting a word.
Finalists announced for 2017 Green Gown Awards Australasia
29 September, 2017Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) has announced the finalists for the 2017 Green Gown Awards Australasia — an awards scheme dedicated to recognising excellence in sustainability within the tertiary education sector in Australasia.
