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Edge event highlights: Sustainable building products – so what?

June 15, 2017 By Richard GriffithsIn Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable ProcurementTags Supply Chain, Sustainability, Sustainable Procurement

Last month, Edge, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the Supply Chain Sustainability School co-hosted an event Sustainable Building Products – So What?, bringing together representatives...

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Edge is hiring: Office and Project Coordinator

June 2, 2017 By Jacqui BonnitchaIn Edge NewsTags hiring, job, job description, Job opportunity, Job vacancy, Manly, recruitment, Sustainability, Sydney

Office & Project Coordinator Status: Full-time position (job-share arrangements available for the right candidate) Start date: July 2017 About Edge Environment Edge is a consultancy...

Part I: Be careful what you wish for – the only ‘con’ to life cycle thinking

October 20, 2016 By Jonas BengtssonIn Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Environmental Product Declaration, Industry Insight, Life Cycle Assessment, Whole of Life, Whole of Life (Triple Bottom Line)Tags EPD, Infrastructure, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, Life cycle optimised, Life cycle thinking, Organic, SBT, Science Based Targets, SDG, SDG v4.0, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Sustainable Design Guidelines, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Procurement, TBL, TfNSW

LCA in transport infrastructure Part I: Life cycle thinking is one of those things – next to democracy, justice and education – that is a...

The 5 factors driving sustainability in procurement

May 30, 2016 By Jacqui BonnitchaIn Edge News, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable ProcurementTags BS8903, EPD, EXIOBASE, GBCA, Green Star, IS Rating Tool, ISCA, ISO20400, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, Material Calculator, SHDB, SimaPro, Social Hotspot Database, Supply Chain, Supply Chain School, Sustainability, Sustainable Procurement

For most of our clients, more than 80% of their impact is in their supply chain. In the past, addressing this impact seemed difficult due to the complexity of...

Guest post: Revamp your supply chain and save money.

May 24, 2016 By adminsIn Buildings & Infrastructure, Environmental Risk and Due Diligence, Industry Insight, Life Cycle Assessment, National News, Policy & Tool Development, Resilience, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Procurement, Whole Building LCA, Whole of LifeTags EPD, ISO20400, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, OECD, Robin Mellon, SCSS, Social Impact, Supply Chain, Supply Chain School, Sustainability, UNEP

Edge Environment announces Jonas Bengtsson as new CEO

April 29, 2016 By Tati GuedesIn Edge NewsTags Australia, Bengtsson, Bioenergy, business, CEO, cost-effective strategies, Environment, Environmental consultancy, environmental strategies, Governance, Growth, Innovation, innovation strategies, Jacqui Bonnitcha, Jonas Bengtsson, Ken Lunty, LCA, Lifecycle Assessment, Nils Vesk, Sustainability, Telecommunications, Tom Davies, Vision

Move announced as next step in consultancy’s governance and decision making restructure, following considerable growth. Known for pushing the boundaries on solid, cost-effective environmental strategies, Jonas has...

Cost savings in the food supply chain

March 21, 2016 By Sarah BrayIn Edge News, Industrial Ecology, Sustainable Food, Waste and RecyclingTags food supply chain, food waste, resource recovery, Sustainability, waste management

Edge Environment can help reduce your waste going to landfill and save money on your waste management. We are funded by the NSW EPA Circulate,...

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 &...

Brazilian Business Network for LCA: Raised awareness of life cycle thinking and introduction to environmental handprinting

October 30, 2013 By Jonas BengtssonIn Conference, Edge News, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable ProcurementTags ABVC, Brazil, GE, Greg Norris, Life Cycle Assessment, São Paulo, Sustainability

The Brazilian Business Network for LCA (Rede Empresarial Brasileira de ACV) was launched in São Paulo on the 30th of October. The objectives of the...

EIANZ NSW delivers Learning to Adapt 5 and is announced a Green Globe Finalist

September 11, 2013 By Gabi StephenIn Edge NewsTags Australia, NCCARF, Sustainability

On 1st August 2013, EIANZ NSW delivered Learning to Adapt 5 – a professional development event to build the capacity of professionals to respond to...

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