A new global steel sustainability standard, being developed with close involvement from Australian steelmakers, requires participants to cut carbon emissions in line with Paris Agreement goals.
Coles has integrated 2,000 of its suppliers onto a global responsible sourcing data service that is also used by Aldi, Woolworths, David Jones, Australia Post and Goodman Fielder.
A new aluminium stewardship scheme with members including Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Apple, is checking that its greenhouse gas goals are compatible with limiting warming to no more than two degrees.
Australia's infrastructure sustainability ratings body will now provide bonus points to projects that reduce their reliance on emissions-intensive Portland cement.
One of the architects of a new global sustainable procurement standard has warned that a one-size-fits-all approach can quickly put suppliers and buyers off-side.
A major new freight precinct in Sydney will slash the number of trucks on NSW roads, have at least 30MW of solar PV on warehouse rooftops, and use cranes that generate power when lowering containers.
Apple is avoiding aluminium from smelters that rely on electricity from fossil fuel-fired generators and aspires to end its reliance on newly-mined metals.