On 19 February, 2013, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced it has exceeded its original Skills to Succeed goal of equipping 250,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business. As a result – and to increase its impact in communities worldwide – the company has set a.
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Are environmental impact assessments (EIAs) achieving what they were designed to achieve? Do they do a good job of protecting Australia’s diverse environments and their inhabitants for future generations? If not, what can be done to improve them?
Check out the full story by Bianca Nogrady in the March edition of ECOS - Science for Sustainability,.
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NABERS (the National Australian Building Energy Rating System) has announced the launch of their comprehensive new guide to help tenants take control of the office energy use on November 2012. The NABERS energy.
Leading medical organisation the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has joined with the Climate and Health Alliance and the Climate Commission to issue a health alert in response to recent heatwaves (14 January 2013).
Heat is the silent killer. Most Australians do not realise that heat is the leading cause of weather-related death. The three organisations are.
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Business Sustainability Tools
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For sustainable business
Here's a 19 page step-by-step guide for business sustainability from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Queensland Government on Sustainability including a Roadmap Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland on Sustainability More.
By Timothy Devinney, University of Technology, Sydney
The first decade of the 21st century has heightened interest in the ethical and social positioning of companies. However, one of the real dilemmas associated with the movement toward more “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) is the lack of any clear definition of what “social responsibility” means.
Even with the.
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By Alan Morris and Lynne Chester
The well-being of low-income Australian households is being seriously undermined by the increasing cost of housing and electricity. Many such households are suffering from both housing stress and energy poverty.
Housing stress occurs when low-income households (the bottom 40% of households) use about a third of their income to.
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Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, has announced that they are partnering with Siemens to support the UK Government’s “smart grid” and “smart metering” initiatives. The UK Government has set a target date of 2020 for installing a smart meter in over 26 million homes country-wide. Siemens and Software AG have developed.
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