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Eco Voice Q & A: Jenna Leiner, Sustainability Lead at AWS, Asia Pacific (APAC).

Jenna Leiner, Sustainability Lead at AWS, Asia Pacific (APAC). Background Jenna is part of the Amazon Web Services Global Sustainability team. Her team develops and executes programs to integrate environmental sustainability into AWS’s global infrastructure and operations, partnering with engineering and operations teams. Jenna leads sustainability programs to help AWS customers across the APAC achieve […]

Australian Museum undertakes global search for new Co-Directors of Lizard Island Research Station

Australian Museum Two of the best marine science jobs in the world are now being recruited in Australia. The Australian Museum (AM) the nation’s first museum, is seeking two new Co-Directors to manage its Lizard Island Research Station, located 270kms north of Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the […]

Australia’s record-breaking rainfall has AU$1.98 billion price tag, Aon report reveals

Extreme weather events continue to reveal significant vulnerabilities across Asia Pacific Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has published its 2024 Climate and Catastrophe Insights Report, exploring global natural disaster and climate trends and the effects they have on Australia’s economic stability. The report found that record-breaking rainfall in December 2023 carried an […]

Mambo and HoMie have teamed up for an exclusive ‘REBORN’ collection, setting new standards in circular fashion, social responsibility and style.

Iconic Australian brand, Mambo has partnered with local social enterprise HoMie to launch the HoMie X Mambo: REBORN range. With each piece unique, this range is limited edition and likely to sell out.  The exclusive ‘Mambo X HoMie Reborn’ collection is available today from 10 am, online and in-store at HoMie’s flagship store in Fitzroy. […]

Bigger and better solar panel recycling centres needed to deal with PV waste says report

  UNSW Sydney A new report on solar panel recycling has recommended a raft of measures including the establishment of large waste facilities in five big Australian cities by 2027. The ‘Scoping study: Solar Panel End-of-Life Management in Australia’ report from the Australian Centre of Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) which is led by UNSW Sydney, highlights projected cumulative volume of […]
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More than 1.5 Million Birds Counted in the 10th Annual Aussie Bird Count

The Aussie Bird Count is off to a soaring start, with more than 1.5 million birds tallied in the first three days and many more to be spotted before the event wraps up this Sunday. With a goal to reach five million birds counted by the end of the week, BirdLife Australia is on track […]

KitKat’s big break for soft plastic

Favourite chocolate bar* leads with Australia’s first food wrapped in soft plastic made with 90% recycled plastic. In an Australian first, KitKat has increased its use of recycled plastic in the wrappers of select products to 90%, the highest proportion used in soft plastic by any major Australian food brand. The major step in the brand’s sustainability […]

Snake-eat-snake world: Python cannibalism caught on camera in Far North Queensland

  If you think you are having a dreadful day, at least you are not a python being eaten alive by a fellow python It wasn’t necessarily an average day in Far North Queensland for Nick Stock. Only three months into the role as Sanctuary Manager at Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Piccaninny Plains Wildlife Sanctuary […]

RMIT student’s electric vehicle retrofit invention accelerates into theglobal Top 20 of the 2023 James Dyson Award

● Selected by 14 Dyson engineers from across the world, the best 20 entries to the James Dyson Award have been shortlisted.  ● Sustainability-focused Australian invention ‘REVR’ has made the shortlist – an electric vehicle retrofit solution, engineered with a new motor that fits easily onto the wheel of any car.  ● From Spain to Singapore and Poland […]

Greenworlder launches Carbon Calculator in partnership with Doconomy to track environmental impact

Greenworlder, the social media platform for sustainability, released a Lifestyle Carbon Calculator for its users, in collaboration with Doconomy. The Lifestyle Carbon Calculator allows Greenworlder users to reduce their impact, transforming their eco-anxiety into genuine climate action. By providing a practical tool for assessing the environmental impact of various activities, people can make more informed […]

It’s Time to Step Out and Look Up: The Annual Aussie Bird Count is Here!

Spotted a brush-turkey’s poking around in your backyard? Heard a kookaburra laughing at you?  Seen our new celebrity bird of the year the Swift Parrot flapping around? Now it’s time to celebrate our feathered friends by participating in the Aussie Bird Count. This year, the challenge is on for Aussies to set a new record […]
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