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Modern slavery in Australia – the issue, the legislation and what to do about it

December 18, 2017 By Nicole ThompsonIn Edge News, Edge Publication, Modern SlaveryTags Engagement & Training, Gap Analysis, Modern slavery, Policies & Procedures, Supply Chain, Sustainable Procurement

The term “Modern Slavery” has been in the news a lot lately. Companies all over the world – many of them household names – have...

ARENA launches method and guidance for undertaking life cycle assessment (LCA) of bioenergy products and projects

February 7, 2017 By Jonas BengtssonIn Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle AssessmentTags Annette Cowie, ARENA, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Bioenergy, Bioenergy Australia, Biofuel, Biofuels Association of Australia, Clean Energy Regulator, CSIRO, Department of Environment, ISO 13065, ISO13065, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, MEO Carbon Solutions, QANTAS, RMIT, Science Based Targets, Tim Grant, Virgin Australia, WWF

Australia is committed to taking strong domestic and international action on climate change. The Government is implementing national policies to reduce emissions and adapt to the...

Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Tool Materials Calculator Guidelines

December 9, 2015 By Jonas BengtssonIn Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle Assessment, Reports and PublicationsTags AusLCI, Australia, BPIC, ecopoints, Guidelines, Infrastructure Sustainability Council Australia, IS Materials Calculator, ISCA, Jonas Bengtsson, LCA, Mat-1, Sustainability

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is the peak industry body for advancing sustainability in Australia’s infrastructure. ISCA’s mission is ‘Improving the productivity &...

Kingspan Insulated Panels – Green Tag Gold Certified and EPDs

February 12, 2014 By Jonas BengtssonIn Ecolabelling, Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Construction

Kingspan Insulated Panels has been publicly publishing its global sustainability performance for the last six years as part of a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to...

Edge and Macquarie University microalgae research published

May 21, 2013 By Jonas BengtssonIn Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle Assessment, Reports and Publications

Scott Grierson (Aquatic Biomass Solutions), Vladimir Strezov (Associate Professor at Macquarie University) and Jonas Bengtsson’s work “Life cycle assessment of a microalgae biomass cultivation, bio-oil...

Latest International Trends on measuring Food Sustainability

November 15, 2012 By Jonas BengtssonIn Ecolabelling, Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Procurement

During the first week of October, Edge Environment’s Director Jonas Bengtsson presented at the 8th International Conference on LCA in the Food industry. This...

Case Studies: Life Cycle Assessment, Greenwash and Eco-labels

August 14, 2012 By Jonas BengtssonIn Ecolabelling, Edge News, Edge Publication, Life Cycle Assessment, Reports and PublicationsTags Apple, Australia, Blue Angel, Dow, ecolabel, Ecopia Tyre, GECA, GreenTag, Greenwash, Herman Miller, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, Nordic Swan, Patagonia, Unilever, Volvo, Walmart, Xerox

LCA is the most complete and comprehensive method for assessing and comparing the environmental impacts of materials, products and services. It does this by following...