HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT   Friday 10 September 2010 Make EMN my HomePage    SUSTAINABILITY STORIES [ 910 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] New research partnership for clean coal (Monday, 6 September 2010) Australian company Clean Global Energy has entered into agreements with Australian and US based universities to undertake further research into the technical and environmental applications of underground coal gasification (UCG) and carbon capture and storage (CCS). Clean Global Energy can produce syngas for use in heating, power generation and the production of chemicals, fertiliser, ultra-clean diesel and aviation fuels. Full Story... WA’s Direction 2031 plan welcomed with caution by key groups (Friday, 3 September 2010) WA Planning Minister John Day has release a new planning vision and direction for Perth and the surrounding Peel region in response to expectations that WA's population will pass 2.2 million by 2031. The WA Sustainable Energy Association (WA SEA) welcomed the blueprint but the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) said it has already found holes in it. Full Story... Business group wants next PM to deliver a ‘green economy’ (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) Environment Business Australia (EBA) has put forward six key climate change recommendations to the Independents and the Greens in the midst of heated negotiations with the two major parties. Interestingly, one of the six points calls on the Federal Government to adopt similar climate policies to those put on the table by new UK Prime Minister David Cameron, including “creating a pooled index fund, climate bonds, and/or a Green Investment Bank”. Full Story... Building a six star Green Star Ark (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) The Ark building in North Sydney is set to recycle up to 3ML of water annually thanks to its greywater recycling plant. Completed in May, it represents the first high-rise commercial building to achieve 6 Star Green Star V2 Design rating in NSW thanks to its greywater recycling plant developed by water recycling company Aquacell. Full Story... Canberra’s mixed results in latest progress scorecard (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) Canberran’s are becoming more water-wise and less wasteful, but at the same time their ecological footprint and greenhouse emissions have increased, according to the latest update of the ACT Government’s Measuring Our Progress online report card. Full Story... Supply chain transparency gets a turbo boost (Friday, 27 August 2010) An open source database of life cycle assessment (LCA) data from the US is being upgraded by a group of 10 global companies and consultancies and the US EPA. The new version of the Earthster supply chain transparency system, called ‘E2 Turbo’, will provide cost-effective LCAs to help companies and governments better understand and work with their supply chain. Full Story... Toy companies score lowest in latest Climate Counts scorecard (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) AstraZeneca, Whirlpool and Hasbro are the leaders in their product sectors, according to the latest Climate Counts scorecard, which ranks companies on their actions to address climate change. The rankings of leading US companies in four sectors shows they are continuing to improve their climate commitment, but their pace is far slower than required to meet the climate challenge. Full Story... Global 500 better at reporting emissions in transport sector (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) The global transport industry could have a major long-term impact on climate change and world energy usage if strategic investments are not made, says research by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). It also found transport firms are lagging behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in mitigating greenhouse gases and setting targets. Full Story... Consumers seeking cheaper, and ‘resilient’ green products: study (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) Australians generate about 690kg of waste per year per person, making them the second highest generators of household waste behind the US, according to independent business analyst Datamonitor. The good news is that more Australians are recycling household waste on a constant basis, with the report noting “69% of Australian consumers ‘always’ recycle household waste such as glass, paper and plastics, while a further 20% ‘often’ do so”. Full Story... An election climate policy tale of balloons, numbers and stars (Friday, 20 August 2010) Just days away from the election the Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) scorecard of environmental policies shows both major parties have failed to offer credible policy packages on climate change. Meanwhile, policies delivered by the Greens have been well received not only by the ACF but also by The Climate Institute and the Energy Efficiency Council, which also decided to show their own graphs in terms of what they think of the main parties environmental policies. Full Story... Earth to overshoot its annual ecological limit this week (Wednesday, 18 August 2010) Humanity will on Sunday have consumed all of nature’s annual ecological services budget, from filtering CO2 to producing raw materials and food. After August 21 we are drawing down on ecological assets, says the Global Footprint Network (GFN), 35 days earlier than last year. Full Story... Veolia’s green record still positive, despite emissions rise (Monday, 16 August 2010) The Australian business of multi-utility Veolia has lifted environmental performance across its water and transport services, though its environmental services area saw mixed results. Across the group CO2 emissions increased 18% compared to 2008 courtesy of “an increase in the environmental services we provide for the public and private sectors”. Full Story... Private sector spending trillions on green economy (Wednesday, 11 August 2010) Despite the global financial crisis, private enterprises in the major developed countries have invested US$1.6 trillion ($1.76t) in the green economy since 2007, calculates the Green Transition Scoreboard (GTS) developed by Ethical Markets. It includes more than US$400 billion in the last eight months and does not take into account global government green spending. Full Story... Most of Australian’s climate priorities are confused: study (Wednesday, 11 August 2010) Health and lifestyle are continuing to grow as the key reasons for consumers to buy green products, says an Ipsos Mackay study. But Australians are critical about the rising price of green products and also feel confused and powerless when it comes to thinking they can make relevant environmental changes on a larger scale. Full Story... Greens launch $5b for renewable energy projects (Monday, 9 August 2010) The Greens yesterday called for $5 billion worth of loan guarantees for large-scale renewable energy developments, along with an enhanced renewable energy target, a grant scheme and a federal feed-in tariff to move transform Australia into a 100% renewable energy powerhouse. Meanwhile a report by the Climate Group shows Tasmania has the nation's greenest power generation with carbon emissions almost 95% lower than any other states. Full Story... Samsung’s PlanetFirst initiative reaps first rewards (Friday, 6 August 2010) South Korean electronics giant Samsung spent US$865 million ($943m) last year developing greener products and making its manufacturing sites more efficient as part of a global effort to become one of the most environmentally friendly companies in the world by 2013. Full Story... Calls for more corporate carbon footprinting in Victoria (Wednesday, 4 August 2010) Victoria business has been slow to adopt carbon footprinting, shows a study by the Global Sustainability research centre at RMIT, which identified four key requirements to reverse the trend. Meanwhile, the Australian Competitor and Consumer Commission has turned its focus to solar claims after finding two Queensland solar businesses were misleading the public. Full Story... Labor targets green manufacturing with Clean 21 (Friday, 30 July 2010) Labor Senator Kim Carr yesterday announced Labor’s strategy to reduce pollution and fight climate change in manufacturing. The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research told an Australian Industry Group sustainable business breakfast that Clean 21 would build on existing efforts with five initiatives. Full Story... Green Globe Awards winners announced (Friday, 30 July 2010) AGL Energy has taken out the Climate Change Leadership Award at the NSW Government’s Green Globe Awards, while the Sydney Theatre Company won for its Greening the Wharf project. Full Story... AGIC’s sustainability rating scheme flows on (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) The Australian Green Infrastructure Council (AGIC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s injection of $500,000 to help get up its sustainability-rating scheme for infrastructure. Much like the ratings tool for buildings, the scheme covers seven major categories: project management and governance, economic performance, resources, emissions, pollution and waste, biodiversity, and finally people and place and workforce. Full Story... EU consumer group slams ecolabel information (Monday, 26 July 2010) Labelling consumer products with their carbon footprint is not the best approach to combating global warming as the labels can heighten broader environmental impacts and mislead consumers, according to a study by European consumer organisation ANEC. Full Story... Garrett launches two key initiatives at Enviro (Friday, 23 July 2010) Environment Minister Peter Garrett has announced two important schemes at Enviro 2010. The first is the FluoroCycle scheme, which is aimed at boosting recovery of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL)nationwide. Secondly, Garrett launched the 6th edition of the Biohazard Waste Industry’s Code of Practice which is used in Australia and New Zealand. Full Story... Barwon waste group takes home Enviro’s Innovation Award (Friday, 23 July 2010) Victoria’s Barwon Regional Waste Management Group (BRWMG) last night won the first-ever Enviro 2010 SULO Innovation in Sustainability Award. The authority has helped pioneer a sustainable and viable alternative to landfilling expanded polystyrene (EPS). Full Story... Key industry group calls for “robust sustainable economy” (Tuesday, 20 July 2010) “The government to be elected at the August 21 Australian elections will have to deal with a domestic and world economy facing renewed economic uncertainty, while meeting the demands of a booming resources sector and all the pressures that entails,” said Australian Industry Group (AI Group) CEO Heather Ridout. Full Story... Latest round of commercial project funding announced (Friday, 16 July 2010) Crucible Carbon Pyrolisis is one of 11 lucky businesses to get funding from the Federal Government’s primary source of assistance for businesses trying to transform their ideas into commercial realities, Commercialisation Australia. In addition to funding, it will also receive the support of a case manager to steer it through the commercialisation process. Full Story... EU foresees surge of trillion-dollar biodiversity business market (Friday, 16 July 2010) A new report funded by the European Commission (EC) makes a strong case for integrating biodiversity into private sector business plans and core activities around the globe. The report reveals considerable recent growth in eco-certified products and services, growing consumer concerns for sustainable production, and shows how biodiversity can provide a substantial business opportunity in a market that could be worth US$ 2-6 trillion by 2050 ($2.2-6.8tn). Full Story... Greens plan to unplug Melbourne (Wednesday, 14 July 2010) The Greens want to repower Melbourne with renewable energy by the end of 2020 via a new plan released today by Adam Bandt, a candidate for the federal seat of Melbourne. It would see up to a third of the Melbourne CBD’s electricity needs still sourced from the grid, but the remaining 200 MW produced by large-scale renewable energy. Full Story... Kelloggs recalls 28 million toxic cereal boxes (Monday, 12 July 2010) Kellogg is recalling as many as 28 million boxes of cereal in the US because a chemical is leaching from the packaging into the cereal. The US Food and Drug Administration states the reason for the recall as "uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell coming from the liner in the package." The incident highlights a little-appreciated concern; while packaging can help food last longer, it can also leach chemicals into foods. Full Story... IBM and EEP’s sustainability imperative (Friday, 9 July 2010) Global computer manufacturer IBM and sustainability consultancy firm Esty Environmental Partners (EEP) have launched the Sustainability Innovators Working Group along with another 12 companies to push the envelope on developing new management systems and approaches to corporate sustainability. Meanwhile, many European retailers have just signed a sustainable business code. Full Story... Lend Lease to target emerging green mall trend (Friday, 9 July 2010) Property giant Lend Lease is part of research that is set to challenge the traditional notion of “big box” shopping centres in a bid to improve the triple bottom line performance of retail spaces. Meanwhile, retail is also increasingly being targeted by ratings tools, with NABERS and Green Star developing sector-specific frameworks in recent times. Full Story... 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