The Energy Efficiency Assist Program, developed by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), aims to help small to medium sized companies in the manufacturing sector to make informed decisions about energy efficiency.
Using funds received from the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism as part of the Energy Efficiency Information Grants.
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More accountable and transparent business practices are needed if Europe is to make a strong and sustainable economic recovery, European Commissioner Michel Barnier said today. Barnier, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, was speaking at the Global Reporting Initiative's 2013 Global Conference on Sustainability Reporting in Amsterdam, before an audience of 1,600 sustainability.
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There are many operational and behavioural changes that can be made to reduce the carbon footprint of facilities at a minimal cost, according to Dan Hoffman, one of the international keynote speakers at the upcoming Total Facilities expo. He says one of the keys to implementing these changes is a good communication plan, and it.
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One important reason facility managers use outsourcing providers is because those providers have core competencies in energy efficiency. A case in point is the Los Angeles Convention Center.
There, an easily fixed inefficiency was spotted by an engineer from an external provider that manages the facility.
Read the full story by David Lewellen, April 2013 at the.
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15 May 2013: The Sydney Morning Herald reported the Energy Efficiency Council criticising the Government for their bizarre move to save a few million dollars by closing the Community Energy Efficiency Program and Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program early.
To read the Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, 'Poor lose out in energy efficiency cuts' by Peter Hannam,.
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The National Sustainability Council presented Sustainable Australia Report 2013 to Minister Burke.
The report provides a picture of Australia - what we look like and who we are. It tells the story of how Australia has changed as a nation over the last 30 years.
Australians are living longer, our health and levels of educational.
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The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released The Sustainability Reporting Journey: Corporate Reporting in Australia – Disclosure of Sustainability Risks Among S&P/ASX200 Companies.
Chief Executive Officer of ACSI, Ann Byrne notes the profound impact that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks have on the long-term viability of companies and their investors to achieve sustainable growth.
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USQ Springfield has launched a new dual degree program, the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business (BSBC).
The four-year dual program is aimed at producing the next generation of graduates qualified to guide business through the process of becoming sustainable in terms of business practices, carbon emissions and energy management.
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17 April, 2013
The Clean Energy Regulator has developed a new online reporting system which will be used by all liable entities required to report their emissions, energy consumption and production under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme.
The system, called the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS) will replace the Online System for Comprehensive.
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