Reclaiming dissolved copper from wastewater has won Bosch Australia a Victorian Premier's sustainability award, and Darebin City Council has received the inaugural 'environmental justice' award.
The NSW Government's 2015 'green globe' award winners include several councils, as well as engineering company Laing O'Rourke, confectionary manufacturer Ferrero and Austral Bricks.
Qantas, IAG, and Australia Post are finalists in the large business category of the country's top environment awards, with leaders of three well-known organisations in the running for the CEO award.
A CE Daily weekly snapshot for environmental staff that lists changes to legislation, standards and guidelines, recent compliance activity, key events, consultations, and new government grants.
Seminars coming up around Australia over the next few months will cover topics including environmental compliance, energy efficiency, bioenergy, carbon and water management at mines.
Climate activist Bill McKibben tours next week, Westpac offers carbon courses, the Minerals Council on 'future proofing', NSW and Victorian sustainability awards, building retrofits, site contamination and more.