Australia
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
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 ...
Foster’s Offsets Emissions Of ‘Cascade Green’
HP Launches Carbon Offset Giveaway Promo
HP is testing a carbon-offset giveaway promotion in Australia that gives HP LaserJet printer buyers a carbon offset certificate for purchases made by April 30, Australian IT reports.
The carbon offset ...
Australia Releases Green Marketing Guidelines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released green guidelines for marketers, The Age reports. guidelines to combat businesses wrongly claiming their products or operations are "environmentally friendly", or "green".
Fines ...
Jetstar Says Voluntary Carbon Offsets Big Success
Jetstar says that 10 percent of people using its website have opted-in to its voluntary carbon offset program during its first week of operation, The Australian reports. The airline expected about a five ...
Qantas Plans September Takeoff For Carbon Offset Program
Qantas says that beginning in September, consumers and businesses will be able to purchase carbon credits to offset their carbon dioxide emissions, Australia's The Age reports.
The company hasn't said how much the offsets will ...
Woolworths Slammed For Using Sustainable Forests Logo
EDS Cuts Emissions From Printing Operations 72%
EDS has launched a set of service offerings to support customers seeking to improve their impact on the environment by reducing carbon emissions, Computerworld reports.
Through its Go For Green Program, EDS Australia aims to slash ...
EDS Hopes To Cut Emissions 25% With Video Conferencing
