Has your food business tapped into grants?
19 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdThe importance of the food industry to Australia's economic future is being recognised in the grant space, with a number of grant opportunities at both the federal and state level on offer.
Collaboration IS key
18 July, 2016 by Antony Sprigg* | Supplied by: Infrastructure Sustainability CouncilThe IS rating scheme articulates the themes, categories, credits and benchmarks that the infrastructure industry has embraced as the vernacular of sustainability over the last four years.
Sustainability standards for temporary site accommodation
15 July, 2016The Responsible Construction Leadership Group and the Australian Constructors Association's Sustainability Working Group recently brought key construction players, site shed manufacturers and the NSW Government together to discuss adopting industry-wide sustainability standards for temporary site accommodation.
Call for sustainable innovation at Think Tank Asia 2
14 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New ZealandVeolia Water Technologies this week held its Think Tank Asia 2 seminar at ESSEC Business School's Asia–Pacific campus in Singapore.
Food for thought
12 July, 2016 | Supplied by: KPMG AustraliaAn increasing population combined with a decline in agronomic resources will lead to a constant, never-ending rise in world food prices. Then why, oh why do we waste food if it is a precious commodity?
An insider's guide to All-Energy Australia 2016
08 July, 2016 | Supplied by: RX Australia Pty LtdThousands of clean and renewable industry experts are expected to attend this year's All-Energy Australia Exhibition and Conference, taking place from 4–5 October.
South Australia increases waste levy
06 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustAs part of South Australia's 2016–17 Budget, the solid waste levy will increase from $62 per tonne to $103 per tonne by 2019–20.
Golden building with smart technology that responds to the environment
04 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Mirvac LtdCompleted in June this year, 200 George Street is one of Australia's first so-called 'smart buildings'.
Lack of federal policy prevents urban greening, says report
01 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Hort InnovationResearch by Josh Byrne & Associates has identified the top 10 challenges preventing greener and more liveable cities — with the federal government's lack of formal recognition of the value of plants and trees in cities said to be the single greatest challenge of all.
New measures to increase building and appliance efficiency
29 June, 2016Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg has announced a series of measures intended to save Australian households and businesses energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy bills by increasing building and appliance energy efficiency.
A new phosphor for more efficient lighting
29 June, 2016Researchers from KU Leuven have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient.
Cutting carbon from the cement and lime sectors
28 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Calix LimitedCarbon capture company Calix is leading a consortium to apply and demonstrate a breakthrough technology that will enable Europe's cement and lime industries to significantly reduce their carbon footprint.
Sustainable Brands attracting attention in Sydney
28 June, 2016On the first day (27 June 2016) of the inaugural Sustainable Brands conference, local and international thought leaders discussed how Australia can be part of a sustainable world, creating business models that deliver both purpose and profit.
Fujitsu's NABERS Energy-rated data centre portfolio
28 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Fujitsu AustraliaFujitsu Australia has been awarded the country's first fully NABERS rated data centre portfolio across its six Australian centres.
2016 Intersolar AWARD winners announced
24 June, 2016This week, Germany's Messe München played host to Intersolar Europe 2016, an annual exhibition for the solar industry and its partners. The show saw the presentation of the Intersolar AWARD for solar innovations.
