Big businesses will soon start refusing to have companies in their supply chain that can't demonstrate a basic level of sustainability awareness, says a leading construction industry expert.
The NSW Legislative Council has amended and passed a Bill to establish a Greater Sydney Commission that will integrate infrastructure decision-making with land-use planning and help metropolitan councils develop 'resilience plans'.
Institutional investors now clearly accept the stranded asset risks associated with traditional fossil fuel investments, and are assessing how climate change might 'partially strand' other major assets, speakers told an investor conference in Melbourne.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has slashed the official list of wastes suitable for product stewardship schemes and dropped household appliances that contain potent greenhouse gases.
Sydney Airport's inaugural sustainability report says it will conduct a climate variability assessment this year, while Newcrest's latest report says it has 'far exceeded' regulatory requirements at its Telfer mine.