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Intel Publishes Climate Transition Action Plan

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger introduces Intel’s roadmap to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions and climate goals. Today, Intel published its Climate Transition Action Plan, detailing the company’s path to reduce its climate footprint. In this editorial, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger introduces the report and outlines the company’s commitment to sustainable business practices. We are in a […]

OFFICEWORKS TEAMS UP WITH RECYCLE MATE TO MAKE RECYCLING EASIER

This National Recycling Week (13 – 19 November 2023), Australian retailer Officeworks has launched a partnership with Recycle Mate, designed to promote environmental sustainability and encourage responsible recycling. The nationwide collaboration emphasises Officeworks’ ongoing dedication to helping its team members, customers and the community to build a more sustainable future. The formalised partnership will raise awareness […]

NEXT-GENERATION CAMRY GOES ALL-OUT HYBRID

**Stylish new design and high-tech interior for the popular FWD sedan** **Exclusively hybrid range delivers power and fuel efficiency** **Due in Australia in the second half of 2024** Toyota has unveiled a next-generation Camry that magnifies the popular sedan’s appeal with a striking design, sharp handling and feature-packed convenience – all powered exclusively by the […]

Phillips Group launches ESG and Sustainability Practice

Phillips Group ESG team – Managing Director Stephanie Paul, Group Executive Director Helen Hutchings, Group Executive Director Andrew Buckley, Senior ESG Consultant Robyn Kozera Leading Brisbane communication, creative, and digital firm Phillips Group today launched a dedicated ESG and Sustainability Practice, providing an expanded service offering to meet the rapidly evolving needs of corporate, government […]

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SCIENCE

THREE-FOLD RETURN ON INVESTMENT SHOWS VALUE OF RESEARCH

A three-fold return on public investment from Australian Research Council-funded research highlights "strong economy-powering returns" for taxpayers from university research - and makes the...

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)

Technology critical for a greener and more prosperous Australia – Intergenerational Report The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has welcomed the sharp...

TECHNOLOGY

Top engineers and applied scientists launch toolkit to create more diverse and inclusive Aussie businesses

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has today launched a toolkit calling on Australia's small and medium businesses to capitalise on...

A TAX INCENTIVE TO ACCELERATE DIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA’S WORKFORCE

A new tax incentive to drive diversity in Australia's largest companies could powerfully shift the dial on equality in the country's workforce – including...

COMPUTERS

Why do people overshare online? 5 expert tips for avoiding social media scandal

Image: Steve Gale / Unsplash Social media are increasingly blurring the lines between our personal and professional lives, leaving us at risk of posting sensitive...

5 big trends in Australians getting scammed

Image: Shutterstock Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital...

ENERGY

A clean energy grid means 10,000km of new transmission lines. They can only be built with community backing

Image: Thomas Despeyroux/Unsplash If you drive through central Victoria, you might wonder at the signs reading “Piss off AusNet” in shop windows or even mown...

Who’s holding back electric cars in Australia? We’ve long known the answer – and it’s time to clear the road

Image: Paul Miller/AAP New analysis this week found strong fuel efficiency standards would have saved Australia A$5.9 billion in fuel costs and emissions equal to...

ENVIRONMENT

Eco Voice Q & A: Andy Marinos, WOSUP (War On Single Use Plastic) Board Chairman

Andy Marinos, WOSUP (War On Single Use Plastic) Board Chairman Background In his first ‘what next’ move since stepping down as Rugby Australia CEO (in June 2023), Andy Marinos takes a seat as Board Chairman of Sydney-based social impact enterprise, WOSUP (War On Single Use Plastic). The former Rugby League and Union International brings 20 […]

Traceability technology supports new sustainability goals for leading PPE manufacturer

TrusTrace, a global SaaS (Software as a Service) company with a market-leading platform for supply chain traceability and compliance data management, announced on November 9 that PIP Global Safety, a leading supplier of protective workwear equipment with over 30 brands globally, has selected the TrusTrace platform to support its traceability needs, including evidence collection to […]

BIOLOGY

Laser eye surgery technology – ‘Wavelight Plus’ Now Available

Technology is a vital part of performing effective vision correction procedures. With an absolute commitment to optimal patient outcomes, Dr Rick Wolfe realises the...

Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

  Image: Shutterstock US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of...

ASTRONOMY

CSIRO TELESCOPE OFFERS NEW INSIGHT INTO COSMIC MYSTERY

Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have detected a 'fast radio burst' in a nearby galaxy that...

A cosmic time machine: how the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

Image: NASA/JWST It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images...

SPACE

The Artemis I mission marks the start of a new space race to mine the Moon

Image: NASA / Joel Kowsky NASA plans to launch the Artemis I lunar mission this Saturday, September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was cancelled...

After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning

Image: NASA / JPL On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going...

ARCHEOLOGY

Homo who? A new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel

 Picture: Yossi Zaidner An international group of archaeologists have discovered a missing piece in the story of human evolution. Excavations at the Israeli site of Nesher...

INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTRE TO ADVANCE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The International Space Centre at The University of Western Australia has been awarded Federal funding to advance optical communications between Earth and space –...