With a growing population, heading towards 9 billion people by 2050, we need to produce food more efficiently and at a lower cost to the...
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Edge joins the Green Star Expert Reference Panels
At Edge we’re enthusiastic members of the Green Building Council of Australia and do what we can to contribute to their efforts to progress the...
Edge Environment one of 100 companies leading the charge on climate change action by setting science-based targets
Around the world, businesses are taking bold action to tackle climate change. Nowhere is this more apparent than under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi),...
Celebrating 10 years of Edge – a short reflection
In March 2008, we started Edge with the mission to catalyse change with scientific integrity and with a commitment to – as an organisation –...
2017 – A year in review
2017 was the year we’ll remember as one in which climate change action got serious. Many businesses and local governments noticeably stepped up their ambition....
Make More Good – Supporting World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Edge Environment’s monthly ‘Make More Good’ donation sends $300 to a worthy cause nominated by a staff member. In November, Jonas Bengtsson chose WWF to be the...
How do you foster innovation and prepare your employees for future trends
This article was first published in the Infrastructure Sustainability Update 2016 by ISCA. Innovation, the national buzz word of 2016 (thanks Malcolm) is far more...
True sustainability takes a life cycle approach
To be truly sustainable, we must consider how products are made, used, and where they go at the end – a lifecycle approach, writes Jonas...
Green Star tightens its LCA credit – here’s what you need to know about v1.2 to gain maximum credit points
The Green Building Council of Australia recently amended its LCA credit to increase improvements in building materials selection. Here, Edge CEO Jonas Bengtsson describes the...
Corporations leading the fight against Climate Change using Science Based Targets
By Wouter Meindertsma and Vincent Hoen, Ecofys More and more companies, including leading Australian multinationals, are actively combatting climate change by committing to set science-based...