White Papers/Resources
The Sustainability Matters Resource Library contains white papers, eBooks, webcasts, videos and technical papers to help you manage and solve work related problems. Select from a variety of application and technology related subjects, supplied by market-leading vendors or written by our editorial team.
Debugging recycled water
21 August, 2006
Forget costly desalination plants and plans to tap into liquid aquifers - water recycling is the only commonsense, sustainable option for water conservation. The task facing a team of Macquarie University scientists is to convince us all that it's safe
Bringing life cycle analysis into the building industry
21 July, 2006
Architects and designers can now evaluate the life cycle impact of their choices for commercial buildings in just a few hours
Incineration as a fuel source
21 July, 2006
Domestic waste can successfully be turned into light and heat when incinerated, under methodology developed by scientists from Chernogolovka in the Moscow Region and staff from the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS
Sustainability in wine making
03 June, 2006
As a wine business operating in the rural environment of the Barossa Valley for more than 150 years, Yalumba understands the significance of sustainability
Transformation needed to meet climate challenge
03 May, 2006
Quite frankly, Sydney doesn't rate in terms of sustainability when compared to other cities around the world. That's why I was asked to prepare a report on an environmental leadership program for the City of Sydney
Sustainability makes good business sense in property
03 February, 2006
The Investa Property Group, the largest listed owner of commercial property in Australia, was recently recognised for its investment in sustainability practices including an innovative new scheme that focuses on its tenants
Melbourne 2006: let the recycling begin
03 January, 2006
Waste management organisations deal with sticky situations all the time, but few would have had to consider how to deal with the hazardous glue used to stick pads onto table tennis paddles
Sustaining the energy
03 December, 2005
Sustainability has become the buzzword of industry and government in Australia over the past 10 years. At the moment, it is a modest group of companies and government agencies who are setting up sustainable frameworks
Open-channel or closed-pipe UV disinfection?
03 November, 2005
At a recent international conference on wastewater treatment, a discussion was included on why more and more operators of wastewater treatment facilities are now opting for closed-pipe UV disinfection systems instead of older, open-channel systems
Where do your sustainability responsibilities start and finish?
03 October, 2005
Sustainability is increasingly being perceived as a crucial approach. Ultimately, it allows for a sound business activity in terms of economic benefits, social stability and continual improvement
The Willunga Basin Pipeline - a triple bottom line role model
03 September, 2005
The Willunga Basin Pipeline in South Australia is a large reclaimed water scheme which is owned and operated by its water users. Despite being funded without government assistance, it continues to expand
Getting your float circuit layout right
03 July, 2005
After confirming that the instruments and valves are working correctly, you conclude that the float circuit can only handle 80% of the design flow. Clearly a potential disaster. However, all is not lost
Why is the 'triple bottom line' so important?
03 June, 2005
Growing 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
Recycling up, costs down
03 May, 2005
A United Nations program for eco-efficiency in food processing has led to some dramatic savings at Golden Circle's Brisbane plant
Pollutants - are fine sediments the real culprits?
03 March, 2005
Studies have shown that significant percentages of heavy metal and organic pollutants in major harbours such as Sydney's are bound up in fine sediments. This is due to a range of events
