The TerraCycle Cigarette Waste Brigade® has so far collected more than 1 million butts. Any group, workplace or individual over the age of 18 can sign up and collect cigarette waste at home or work, and send it to TerraCycle …
Decision Point #79 is a special issue focusing on a range of research collaborations between ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) / National Environmental Research Program (NERP) researchers and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Decision Point presents articles, …
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The C20 (Civil Society) Summit in the lead-up to G20 addressed a range of issues including climate change and renewable energy investment, food and resource security, and infrastructure. You can read the final C20 Summit Communique.
In his new book Poisoned Planet, Julian Cribb alerts that man-made chemicals are creating a silent epidemic, but shows we have the tools to clean the planet up and create a healthier, safer future for us all.
The new ISO 37120:2014 defines and establishes methodologies for a set of indicators to steer and measure the performance of city services and quality of life. It is applicable to any city, municipality or local government that undertakes to measure …
The State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review 2014 examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) capabilities and performance. It finds that, despite awareness, the implementation of CSR is still markedly slow.
The Business of Sustainability helps to guide professional services businesses of all sizes and disciplines, at any stage of their journey, towards a more sustainable business. It deliberately focuses on professional services firms whether legal, accounting, finance, management, consulting or …
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The NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer has released a report addressing cumulative impacts of activities in the Sydney water catchment, such as long wall mining and coal seam gas extraction, finding no evidence to suggest current activities in the catchment …
The Ramsar Convention strongly encourages the establishment of education centres at Ramsar Sites and other wetlands. A handbook has been produced to provide advice on the design and management of such centres.
New environmental application, Habitat the Game, sends kids on real-life missions to save virtual endangered species and reduce their carbon footprint. Read the media release and download the free app (available for iOS, Android and tablet devices).