Sustainability

To boost competitiveness and protect local jobs, Victoria-based Burder Industries — a regional manufacturer of customised tractor and earthmoving equipment — has installed a new 355kWp...

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and BVN Architecture have received the Australian Sustainability Awards' Green Building Material/Product Award for their 3D-printed air diffusion system dubbed, “Systems Reef 2 (SR2).”

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) has launched a $71.9 million Future Fuels Fund, aimed at addressing barriers to the roll out of new...

Australia and the United States have signed a new agreement that will increase the research collaboration between the two countries in areas related to...

Queensland’s Energy Minister Anthony Lynham has officially opened APA Group’s new Solar Farm in southwestern Queensland. Located approximately 45 kilometres west of Dalby, the $200 million Darling...

The Federal government and the Queensland state government have joined forces to invest more than $12.79 million in six new recycling initiatives, diverting almost 69,000 tonnes of garbage from Queensland landfills each year.

Downer Infrastructure has completed the $10 million upgrade on its Bli Bli asphalt plant as the company continues to develop its “greener future” policy. The...

Construction has commenced on the $125 million Warwick Solar Farm that will enable the University of Queensland (UQ) to become 100% renewable by 2020. Located at Sladevale,...

Material science company Great Wrap has unveiled a compostable stretch wrap made from food waste in an effort to combat the world’s reliance on petroleum-based pallet wrap and plastic pollution. 

Sustainability topics have continued to rise to near the top of the agenda for many manufacturing CEOs. More and more we are seeing their commitments published along with their investment in delivering environmentally sustainable business. But how well are companies doing, what else can be done, and who’s setting the example?