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In 2012, Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) will be celebrating 25 years of growth and success. Help celebrate this milestone at the EIANZ annual conference to be held in Sydney on the 24-25th of October. Venue: Sebel Pier One, Dawes Point Sydney (Under the bridge) Come celebrate…

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming a global currency for environmental claims with Green Building rating schemes globally and the market place in Europe increasingly demanding EPDs for building products. As ALCAS is Australia's peak professional body relating to life cycle assessment, management and thinking, the Board will be considering…

NELA brings together environmental lawyers and related professionals to foster discussion, learning and harmonisation of environmental law in Australia; exchange information and ideas on best practice environmental regulation in Australia and the Asia-Pacific; and strengthen environmental law networks in Australia and internationally. For more information see www.nela.org.au This contribution focuses…

A sustainable Australia is not at odds with a prosperous and resilient Australia. Ultimately, a pathway towards sustained growth will underpin predictable economic growth. Australians have the capacity to fundamentally change our relationship with the environment in which we will interact and the resources we exploit to ensure the longterm growth of our economy. Drivers of change And yet…

HIA’s submission to the Department of Climate Change on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) Green paper in September 2008 for example,  noted the embodied energy within the construction materials used to build a new home generated 160 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2-e) and an additional 80 tonnes for infrastructure associated with a new residence. At a…

Where do these ideas come from? Are they based on fact or fiction? The most common misconceptions surrounding printed communication are to do with paper. Far from being the medium that destroys forests, print is one of the most environmentally sustainable ways to communicate. Making paper destroys forests.  Actually the…

Acknowledged as a world leader in a number of environmental management areas, we work hard to continually improve our performance through technological innovation, community partnerships and conservation of resources. Alcoa has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for nine consecutive years and was named among the top three companies in climate-related innovation and carbon management by Maplecroft-Bloomberg…

“Heat-reflective coatings are the biggest contribution the painting industry has made to combat global warming,” says Daniel Wurm, GreenPainters Managing Director. “This technology, when applied to the exterior of a building, has been proven to reflect up to 50% of solar radiation, which not only directly lowers heat build up in the atmosphere, but also helps buildings improve their…