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Australian Prime Minister John Howard last year coined the phrase 'energy superpower' when he identified the further development and export of energy resources as an ambition to which Australia should [...]

National infrastructure has a direct bearing on the sustainability of the nation and our region, immediately determining industrial and economic activity, urban development and community dynamics. Today, the huge resource [...]

After the Kyoto Protocol sanctioned greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets as a way for governments and private companies to earn greenhouse gas credits for trading, offsetting became a key part of [...]

The Water Transformed online education package demonstrates how Australia is leading in many aspects of water management, as well as how, across a number of sectors, companies and organisations are [...]

After the recent UN Framework Convention on Climate Change summit in Bali, there is now great interest in how OECD countries, such as Australia, can assist developing countries to reduce [...]

An Inconvenient Truth, featuring former US Vice President Al Gore's presentation on climate change, was released in cinemas across Australia on 14 September 2006. By 3 October, a Lowy Institute [...]

Taking a lead from successful international schemes such as 'feebates' and Germany's best practice technology regulation, Australian governments could go further in implementing practical measures that create strong incentives for [...]

MUCH OF THE ART of design for the next industrial revolution will come from asking the right questions. What do people truly need? They need paper, not paper mills; mobility [...]

Melbourne-based manufacturer Muller Industries Australia's new cooling system saves 80 per cent of the average water usage in commercial office buildings that use water-based cooling towers. Why is this important? [...]

After several years of foundering, responsible recycling is becoming financially attractive again. Internationally, positive shifts are occurring towards the mounting global waste problem. In a world of shrinking space and [...]

In the April June 2003 edition of Ecos (issue 115, page 23), a feature on the Wentworth Group showed that sustainability issues are significant, multi-faceted, systems problems that need more [...]

Discusses the crucial role of infrastructure planning in Australia's move towards sustainability. Direct bearing of national infrastructure on the sustainability of the nation; Determination of industrial and economic activity, urban development and community dynamics; Implications on sustainable development.

The article presents information about the findings of an inquiry by Australian Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services into the neglect of community concerns by the corporations in Australia. The committee chaired by Liberal Senator Grant Chapman has found that current regulations are sufficient to ensure that company directors consider the wider effect of their decisions. The committee has suggested that large companies should be required to report their sustainability performance annually. The committee has also noted that institutional investors has an important role in ensuring corporate responsibility in Australia.