Australia
In Pharma Sustainability, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Rate High
On a scale of 1 to 100, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are the only pharmaceutical companies to rate above 70 in a recent survey of ...
Australia Delays CO2 Cuts
Australia has decided to delay its program to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
More Trouble Ahead for Australia’s Carbon Trading Scheme
The Australian government faces increased opposition to its carbon trading scheme after it released legislation it hopes to pass by mid-year, reports the Voice of America. ...
Australia Allows Industry a Voice in Emissions Trading Scheme
Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's administration has named a committee of businessmen to advise on Australia's emissions trading scheme (ETS) in a move to divert increased ...
Global Hospitality Industry Taking Green Steps
Government agencies, developers, and operators in the hospitality industry have numerous opportunities to jump on the green bandwagon, found Ernst & Young in Global Hospitality Insights (pdf). Highlights from the report: In Asia, resort brands and ...
Rio Tinto Likely To Receive Free Carbon Permits Worth $462M in 2010
Rio Tinto is likely to be the biggest recipient of public support under the Australian Federal Government's carbon trading scheme. Free carbon permits worth $462 million are expected to flow to the ...
Could The Global Recession Lead To Global Warming Slowdown?
Tim Hanlin, managing director of the Australian Climate Exchange told the Australian that there is some good news in the midst of a global recession-- global warming is also slowing down. Hanlin says economic cycles ...
Australian Companies Brace For Carbon Emissions Trading
Australia is currently grappling with implementing a carbon emissions trading scheme. Here, Jennifer Westacott, National Leader Water and Environment, KPMG, comments on the difficulty in continuously monitoring C02 emissions, the mandatories of monitoring and ...
Saab Plants Trees To Placate Australian Ad Board
A year after Saab was accused of Greenwashing, Saab Australia's parent company, GM Holden, has been successfully sued by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for misleading buyers into believing their ...
Australian Carbon Plan Could Strangle Companies
According to “Modeling Success: Designing an ETS that Works,” a paper by the Business Council of Australia, three of the 14 firms studied may close if the government's proposed emissions compensation ...
Australians Compensated For Emissions Trading System
Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said power producers and households will be compensated for an emissions trading system starting in mid-2010, which will let markets decide the price of carbon, Bloomberg ...
JohnsonDiversey Saves Customers Over 1B Gallons Of Water In 2007
In its Global Responsibility Report for 2007, JohnsonDiversey, a provider of professional cleaning and hygiene products and systems, says its Aquacheck water management program helped its food and beverage customers save ...
Coke’s Australia Bottler Most Water-Efficient
Coke's bottling facility in Australia has become the most water-efficient bottler in Coke's global system, according to Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA). One of several water conservation measures Australia's largest beverage manufacturer began several years ago -- ...
Westpac Demands Sustainability From Suppliers
Australian banking company Westpac will ask more than 10,000 of its suppliers to meet its new Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) code of conduct, which requires all suppliers to show they meet ...
Plastic Bag Ban A Pain. No, Really.
Down in Australia, the shop assistants' union wants laws to protect checkout operators from injury when they are forced to lift environmentally-friendly, reusable bags, which can carry up to 40 percent more ...
Foster’s Installs Solar Power At 6 California Wineries
Foster's Wine Estates plans to install solar energy systems at six of its California wineries, including Beringer Vineyards, Asti winery, Chateau St. Jean, Etude, Stags' Leap Winery, and Meridian Vineyards. SolarNet will install ...
Geo-Sequestration Plant Opens In Australia
A geo-sequestration plant, capable of capturing and compressing 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide which is stored two kilometers underground, has opened in Victoria, Australia. Researchers hope the project will help to significantly reduce the emission ...
Sydney Bows Earth Hour
Sydney kicked off Earth Hour with lights going out on the city's landmarks on Saturday night, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Commercial towers and apartment buildings went dark. City hotels, ...
CDM Rulebook Launched By Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie's climate change practice has launched the CDM Rulebook website, an online database for the rules surrounding the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. Users can also browse the ...
Lightweight Wine Bottles Better For The Environment
Bottling wine in lightweight bottles can significantly reduce CO2 emissions, according to a report by the Waste & Resources Action Programme comparing the impact on the environment of four different types ...
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